Just a quick question ive had on my mind for a couple days. I was wondering if a wideband is necessary seeing as my tuner says he has plenty of widebands to tune the car with. Do I need a personal wideband? If so which one should I get?

 

You don't have to have one, but its good to have as a safety measure to keep your eye on it. It can help you save your motor if something goes wrong causing you to run lean. The innovate LC1 is a good cheap wideband.

 

Hey I just noticed your in Columbia, Where are you planning on getting tuned? I'm building a motor right now, should be done in a couple months and gonna need a good tuner.

 

Of all the stupid gauges that people line the interior of their cars with, this is the only one I think is absolutely necessary.

 

I Suppose. Been running 12 years Turbo Honda without it. Unless I'm the tuner, I don't need it. All it does is scare people when they let off the throttle while on the highway because it reads 15.2 for a split second. Yes, you need one for actual tuning, but after that, if he's not a good tuner, you'll know something's wrong regardless of what the gauge says. If you can't shut it down fast enough (and no one ever can), its not the most helpful. I look at oil pressure being the most important.

 

Hey 90ZCREX I am from columbia youve probably seen my hatch sitting in the yard its a yellow hatch. And Shodan thanks man I was contemplating if I needed a wideband all day cause I have had a few friends tell me not to drive the car without a wideband on board

 

And I am going to Asheville NC to get tuned by J.Davis

 

If its turbo put one on it, there cheap enough for added insurance. Shodan is correct you dont nessesarly need it if you have a good tuner but its nice to have to keep an eye on things. I fyou live in a climate thats constantly changing then tune may be a little off when weather changes and could need adjustment which you will see on the wideband reading really rich or lean in boost