Anybody running, strictly leaded fuel through their system? How long do widebands usually last? I'm considering running 110 octane on my car full time. It's pretty much a weekend car though. Curious as to what I can expect out of my wideband before it needs replacement.

 

o2 sensor won't hold up at all. prob. be dead by the end of the weekend

 

yes widebands will go, quicker than normal. also, are you boosted? i am assuming so in the f/i forum. do you have a leaded fuel valve in your wastegate?

 

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Yes sir, I have the tial 46 w/ the leaded valve. What happens if you run leaded on the non-leaded valve? I see the warnings, but never understood how the lead would be hard on the valve.

I know a guy who mixes 50/50 leaded and pump gas. His o2 seems to have lasted forever. Does the 50/50 really help to tone it down that much?

 

I understand it would be nice to have the wb as a meter and for added assurance / safety, but you could always consider removing it once the car is tuned. Just a thought

 

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You mean, just pulling all o2's and running in open loop, correct?

 

I run the innovative lm1 and they say anywhere from 50-500 hours, i got about 50 only 40 bucks for a new sensor, but i will definetly pull mine out from now on.

 

I have pumped about 20 gallons of leaded in my old setup and my origional 2yr old sensor is still going strong.

 

120 octane always, wideband o2 lasted 2 years just changed it, not a daily driver though

 

Must be running airplane fuel.

 

we use vp u4 in our racebikes with widebands, they are running strong still, its been about a year or so of hard track use

 

I've heard 20,000 miles with leaded. It's floating around somewhere on the techedge web site.

 

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