Hey guys, how long would anyone say wideband o2's would last with leaded race gas? id like to switch to race gas but i know it ruins o2's, also im using a aem wideband kit. So im thinking tune with the o2 then pull the o2 for track use? any suggestions thanks.

 

I leave mine hooked up, Ive never had a problem, the car doesn't get driven much though. if the sensor ever goes bad I'll just replace the sensor. I like having it hooked up so I can datalog a/f

 

thats what i would like to do keep it in and datalog but if the sensor lasts only like 5 to 7 passes idk if i should be going this route with race gas. my car will be driven to the track and back home and once a week drive to work 15-20miles round trip.

how long have you had your o2 in your car with the race gas Discosteak?

 

I've tuned plenty of cars on race gas and never had a sensor go out due to the fuel. So I would imagine the sensor would last way more than 5-7 passes lol.
as a daily driver on the other hand, life expectancy would definitely be decreased.

side not though, if you get the innovate lc-1, you can buy the sensors at almost any auto parts store with a 1 year warranty it's a standard Bosch sensor for some turbo diesel vw's. the sensor the aem system uses is actually the same exact sensor, but with a different pigtail on it.

 

Um like 5 or 6 years haha

 

alright thanks motoxxxman, im gonna just go for it and use race gas for the track and drain the tank and fill up with pump, switch to street map settings when im not racing it. That will be my best bet i think. More work but its my best option.

 

oh crap lol... thats a long time. How often do you drive the car on the street? im going for it gonna pick up some race gas and try it out.

 

not very often I put maybe 1000 miles on it last year which was its first time being a street car again since its historic now. But for clarification it runs on nothing but c16

 

oh i see, will see how long the o2 will last for me.