Whats a good wideband to use with HP tuners?
05-28-2010, 10:47 AM
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Whats a good wideband to use with HP tuners? I decided to get into tuning my own as I dont wanna have to pay for a tune every time I mod something on my car. I just bought HP tuners today & will need a wideband soon. I bought the premium version, should I get a dual wideband setup as I have the dual sensor bungs in my ORY. If I install the WB in one side it wont read both banks so if I do the single is it best to add another sensor bung behind the Y?
05-28-2010, 11:29 AM
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I wouldn't get to worried about have a WB in each bank, the trims will let up know if you have a mechanical failure like a stuck injector, plugs issue, O2 going out, etc.
I have the NGK AFX and it works great. Do a search on that one on here and the HP Tuners forum and you will find a lot of great reviews.
I have the NGK AFX and it works great. Do a search on that one on here and the HP Tuners forum and you will find a lot of great reviews.
05-28-2010, 11:34 AM
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Using dual or single is a matter of preference. Its always best to have the sensor closet to the manifold as possible so I would mount it as close to you factory 02’s as possible if you plan to leave it in. I use a PLX M300 mounted and wired in my car all the time and have the sensor in the collector of my header and it’s a single. PLX is nice because it self calibrating. If you want a dual I would look into the new wideband made by FAST I think its self calibrating too. If you want to remove it from car to car I would get a LM1 or LM2. I have a LM2 and love it but they need free air calibration every so often.
05-28-2010, 12:15 PM
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single LC1 is my favorate wideband, and have that in both of my daily drivers.
The PLX is pretty decent and I have that in one of my other cars.
I suggest the LC1 usually, because accuracy and such is a bit higher, but it is pretty temperamental.
The PLX is pretty decent and I have that in one of my other cars.
I suggest the LC1 usually, because accuracy and such is a bit higher, but it is pretty temperamental.
05-28-2010, 01:09 PM
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Using dual or single is a matter of preference. Its always best to have the sensor closet to the manifold as possible so I would mount it as close to you factory 02’s as possible if you plan to leave it in. I use a PLX M300 mounted and wired in my car all the time and have the sensor in the collector of my header and it’s a single. PLX is nice because it self calibrating. If you want a dual I would look into the new wideband made by FAST I think its self calibrating too. If you want to remove it from car to car I would get a LM1 or LM2. I have a LM2 and love it but they need free air calibration every so often.
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05-28-2010, 01:12 PM
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I have an AFX with NGK sensor for cars with leaded fuel, but I tend to use the LM1 otherwise.
I grabbed an LM2 a while back about 6 months after they came out but mine was action-packed with issues. They added 900 bells and whistles at the expense of core functionality. I would 100 times over rather that they had left all of the other crap and focused on the core sensor controller.
I have an AFX with NGK sensor for cars with leaded fuel, but I tend to use the LM1 otherwise.
I grabbed an LM2 a while back about 6 months after they came out but mine was action-packed with issues. They added 900 bells and whistles at the expense of core functionality. I would 100 times over rather that they had left all of the other crap and focused on the core sensor controller.
05-28-2010, 05:49 PM
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Are you 100% sure that the PLX actually CALIBRATES and doesn't just look to the cal resistor in the connector for it's reference? I try to avoid setups that do that... the sensor ages but the cal resistor is always a fixed value. That is literally the point of free-air calibration.
