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Old 05-16-2008, 03:45 PM
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What 02 sensor and what color wire on the 02 sensor should I splice into to get my a/f gauge working on my 06 Corvette ls2.
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Originally Posted by huggerorangss
What 02 sensor and what color wire on the 02 sensor should I splice into to get my a/f gauge working on my 06 Corvette ls2.
Any help would be tremendous.
Thanks!
If I understand your question correctly, it sounds like you bought a wideband gauge and are trying to hook it up to one of your 4 existing narrowband sensors. If that's the case, it won't work that way.

You have to put a wideband sensor BEFORE the cats to hook up to the gauge. I use the LC-1. (in Borat voice) "It's very nice!"
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If it is a regular autometer af guage then the purple wire is the one you want
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It is an autometer gauge, and there is no purple wire leading from the 02 sensor on either manifold....maybe im missing something?
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If it is an Autometer "Wideband", you need to step up to a wideband O2 sensor and install it in addition to your stock sensors.
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It is just a standard a/f gauge, not wideband.
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Originally Posted by huggerorangss
It is just a standard a/f gauge, not wideband.
Dude - putting a gauge on a narrowband sensor is totally useless. What are you trying to accomplish?
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Go with the wideband O2.....
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Wideband or nothing unless you like a light show
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Guys I appreciate the suggestions, but this car already has the gauge and I just would like to know what wire to hook it up too. Thanks
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Originally Posted by huggerorangss
Guys I appreciate the suggestions, but this car already has the gauge and I just would like to know what wire to hook it up too. Thanks
Please take the gauge out and give specs on it. Make/model that sort of thing. I find it hard to believe that the gauge is meant to be hooked up to existing narrowband sensors. I bet the previous owner took the wideband sensor out and left you with the gauge.

What we are all trying to say is that it a narrowband sensor only reads 14.6-14.8 is not useful for anything other than tuning for fuel mileage. People that try to tune WOT with nb end up with busted motors.
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Originally Posted by white01ss
Please take the gauge out and give specs on it. Make/model that sort of thing. I find it hard to believe that the gauge is meant to be hooked up to existing narrowband sensors. I bet the previous owner took the wideband sensor out and left you with the gauge.

What we are all trying to say is that it a narrowband sensor only reads 14.6-14.8 is not useful for anything other than tuning for fuel mileage. People that try to tune WOT with nb end up with busted motors.
Yep, plus the light show is irritating as hell......



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