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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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okay i installed a a/f guage in my 89 honda civic hatchback and the first 1 didnt work it was broke so went bought new faze a/f gauge and it worked whenit installed it in the gauge pod then i moved it to my dash and inlayed it n my center console wired it up works right but whwen i accelerate and get steady speed it just sits there and jumps up and down never finding a set point like lean rich or anything any suggestions on how too fix it??? please help it is super annoying and not very reliable if there was somethhing actually wrong with the air flow


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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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Default Re: a/f gauge is going nuts (jon4honda)

Are you turbo or supercharged? Any work besides bolt on done to your motor? If not there is not even a use for you to have one.

But with that being said I assume you are running the stock 1 wire O2 sensor correct? If so you need a wide band, A/F gauges are basically a light show when you dont have all the proper stuff to run them.
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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Default Re: a/f gauge is going nuts (jon4honda)

ok faze is garbage all it is is a light show. but anyways it is working correctly. thts how they work. at idle it will bounce around everywhere and at acceleration it will bounce around too but not soo much and deceleration it will get so lean it wont light up. but seriously get rid of it take it back to autozone and spend a few extra dollars for a autometer it is way more accurate
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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Default Re: a/f gauge is going nuts (dohczccrx)

^^^x2

obd0 is just a light show with a normal a/f gauge. i have had a friend do the same thing, he got a wide band from auto meter (cobalt series i think) and it works for him (and yes, he is boosting)

besides that, it is pointless
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Default Re: a/f gauge is going nuts (spikehead221)

Damm gay rainbow makers are useless.. get a wideband with digital #'s
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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yeha its stock besides for bolt on parts and the reason i had it in first place is i had gotten my computer messed with changing my a/f mixtures and such but other than that the wide band was not really wat i was looking for at the moment when i gotten it if i boost ill go with wide band thanx good advice
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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i got a a/f gauge and IMO there junk!buy a wideband bre has a feature while datalogging u can logg your a/f ratio then u can go back with the emulator and retune.
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