I was just wondering what a/f gauge you guys are using and what do u think about them? Also what does a wideband o2 senser do? Thanx in advance.

 

a/f gauge = pretty lights, basically a rich lean meter. black and white

wide band sensors give you an accurate reading of the a/f mixture.
thats what i use

 

Greddy A/F warning metter... not good has a wideband but...

I think it worth the money.

 

ok i have a dumb ? but how does the wideband display the mixture or is it only accesed on the dyno.

 

it reads from its own sensor which you have to place in the exhaust like your stock
oxygen sensor

 

So is the sensor hooked up to a meter in the car so u can read it or how does that work.

 

the controller acts as a display and I can also datalog it using my hondata.

 

http://www.techedge.com.au/vehicle/wbo2/default.htm

 

This is actually who I am looking at geeting one from. Datalogit in Austrailia recoomnd them as well.

 

Ok i see they are in Austrailia so does anyone in the U.S. carry this one and are there others which are as good or better. I dont meant to be a pain; i just want to get all the info possible. What is datalogics website?



[Modified by ITR-862, 6:37 PM 1/26/2003]

 

Whats wrong with ordering from Autstralia?

 

Good product, just order it from Aust.

 

rice meter

 

I have no problem at all ordering from Aus. I was just wondering if any companies in the U.S carried these or any other ones. I am now searching like i should have done in the first place but thinks for the info guys. You are always a big help.

 

The two most common around here are the TechEdge unit, and the one from FJO...

Check here for some more info/comparisons:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=386534

 

they sell them in U.S. and they run close to or over $1000.. good to have, yet, not necessary.. you need wideband when tuning the car, regular (narroband) meter is pretty much useless in my opinion, no matter what brand.

the more hp you make, the more need you might find for one of these.. - Australian kit is more reasonably priced and its already assembled, theres one DIY in U.S for much less money, but you have to do more assembly..

 

i just use a autometer a/f gauge. works fine.

 

me and some of my friends use auto meter. they work really good. but i guess that's "rice" to you huh lee?

 

The Autometer A/F Guage really doesn't work. I guess it looks cool though ......
The Aussy DIY Wideband is a really nice unit. Customer service is great. It only took 4 or 5 days to receive my Wideband O2 sensor when I ordered it back in May.

I have the Techedge intergrated into my AEM EMS and the two combined can do DataLogging as well as Automatic Fuel Mapping. Which has made tuning on the fly real easy.




[Modified by Christian, 5:29 PM 1/28/2003]

 

MMMmmmm AEM EMS....wonder if Ralphy can do something similar for my setup...

FWIW, Im gonna be running a Halmeter gauge once I get the ECU installed...

 

i have got a defi "d-gauge"
a lot more acurate then autometer, because it reads in numbers

 

Does it have a wideband sensor? If not, it's still unreliable for tuning.

 

what, are you going to tune your car while driving to work?

 

As long as the car is tuned well, an a/f gauge is basically useless. That's all.

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As sgt (and many others!) have already said: an a/f gauge without a wideband is just pretty lights.
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[Modified by JohnnyK, 7:43 PM 1/28/2003]

 

Correct me if I am wrong but the DEFI uses the stock O2 sensor, therefore it will not work very well either. The stock O2 sensor has three basic readings Rich, stoich and lean and isn't very accurate. So instead of flashing lights you get a needle that just bounces around aimlessly. An AF guage is really useless.

An in-car wideband O2 is also pretty useless in a mild to moderately modded car especially without a stand alone tuning device.


[Modified by Christian, 8:22 PM 1/28/2003]