phazeshifter

Hey guys,
I'm was tryint to install my Autometer Air/Fuel gauge the other day and have a question for anyone else who has used one before. Well, the gauge works, but not really. See I will start the car and it will read between lean and stoich and when I'm driving it was stay around the same level but more towards stoich. The big problem is that when I step on the gass anywhere above 2500rpm the gauge totally cuts off with only one of the leds lit up all the way on the rich side. This will happen EVERY time I step on the gass even a little bit. Just daily driving, whenever I'm accelerating, the gauge cuts off untill I take my foot off the gass then it rwads again. Obviosuly this defeats the purpose of the gauge because I'm planning on using it for when I run my NX kit and my foot will definatly be stiomped down. Does anyone know why it would do this, has this happened to you, and is there any way to fix it? Thank you in advance, cause I'm kinda pissed after spening money on it and gettting a gauge pod and now it is worthles cause it dosn't read when I need it to. -Ryan

PM-Performance

thats how they all work man , dont stress it much though, its not accurateunless your usining a wideband o2, basically its a nice light show at night.

91CivicSi

Mine is the same way. Whether it gives the same readings under the same conditions more than once depends on the alignment of the planets and the gravitational pull of the moon.

Take the gauge, sell it, and save up for a Tech-Edge wideband. For your motor's sake, please do not rely on the AF gauge for tuning.

PM-Performance

, couldnt have said it any better myself, i almost learned that same thing the hard way

Hellz99si

I was thinking about getting one...is it really that bad? I mean doesn't at least give a rough idea of you A/F ratio?

HybridKOOP

I think if you get one cheap enough or have it laying around... might as well use it. I'm using one right now, and as long as that things BURIED in the rich area (like it always is under boost), I know I'm not remotely lean.. which is all I'm concerned with.

PM-Performance

NOPE , no where even close. when i was running the nitrous in my car. the A/f looked great . . . on the gauge, i get to the dyno jus in case and i almost blew mty motor i was that lean . , so no , they arent cloe without a good o2

b18turbocivic

HAHAHAHA!! .........funny but true.