just recieved my TechEdge wideband kit today. it costs around $300 shipped and $125 for the O2 sensor from thePartsBin. i can't wait to put this in, i've been using Apexi turbo timer which has a numeric A/F readout. it seen to be fairly reliable but it's still not a wideband. now i can find out how acurate it is compair to the wideband. does anyone who have installed one have any suggestion on install mine. should i hook it up to a toggle switch before running it to an ignition source so i can turn it off even when the car is running so i dont wear out the O2 sensor quicker?




[Modified by rice4life, 8:15 PM 11/21/2002]

 

I got mine in last week and I already put it in. EMS automapping owns..

 

do not turn it off while the car is running

the o2 sensor always needs to be powered while running so the heater element will be burning off the excess carbon deposits off the sensor element so that it doesnt get contaminated.

 

i was thinking that too, specially turbo application because the car runs a little richer than NA.

i'm using the vafc hack right now but i'm planning on converting from obb0 to obd1 and get EMS if i dont sell the car.

 

if you get AEM EMS, then you dont have to convert to obd1

 

ems does not suport obd0, i will need a conversion harness to plug the ems into my wire harness, and re-pin my distributor for 0bd1.

 

you need the conversoin harness but you don't have to use an obd-1 distrbutor. The ems software is configurable to the obd-0 dizzy

 

i know that i dont have to use an obd1 distributor, i thought i just have to rewire the pins so the ems can get the right signal. this is from what i have read but i have no experience with EMS so maybe you are right. so i dont have to rewire the distributor at all and just tell the EMS that it's an obd0 distributor and it will get the right singal from the right wire. i was just going to convert to obd1 and then get an EMS for an obd1 car.

 

If you don't want to wear out the sensor just get a bung plug and cap off the hole between tuning sessions.