i have read some threads, but they mostly explain installation. i wondering what a wideband does? when is it needed? i am going to run a built d16 on uberdata. thanks guys

 

The stock o2 sensor is a narrowband sensor. It only has a range of 0-1 volts. Basically it was only engineered to tell you if the engine is running at stoichiometric conditions (14.7:1). This Stoich level isn't even what you would tune a boosted or nitrous car for, this would only apply to an N/A tune.

A wideband o2 can read from 0-5 volts and gives a much more accurate reading. This is engineered to be accurate and read air/fuel at different levels than stoich (rich or lean).

 

is it required for a turboed car? what are the differences? i have seen some for 200 and some for a grand

 

not required, but necessary to tune. narrowband will never let you know that you are running rich enough for boost.

you could just go to a dyno that has a wideband and tune it and then leave it alone. the only problem with not having one installed daily is that you could have a situation in which your car leans out or becomes untuned and you don't know until...boom!!

 

whats a good one? why the diifernece in price?

 

I've had good success with the Innovate. They are quite popular and are a great price. Innovative Motor Sports I belive is the name of the company.

 

does anybody know the website addy to Innovative Motor Sports??

 

i use the techedge 2.0 and it's pretty inexpensive.

 

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http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/

This should clarify a lot of wideband questions, hopefully:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=635792

-PHiZ

 

hey thanks phiz!! so a normal O2 sensor won't give you a accurate reading where as a wideband will? also they can be used as datalogging right? since uberdata doesn't have datalogging (yet) a wideband would be a good idea? or is it not nessesary

 

yes so can the innovative motorsports wideband datalog?

 

Here's a graph of a wideband O2 sensor's voltage range:


And here's a graph of the stock narrowband sensors, notice the cutoff and "accurate" range.