favorite wideband?
favorite wideband? Bunch of widebands on the market these days. Whats eveyones favorite and why. NGK makes one and AEM and PLX along with all the Innovative stuff, but the Innovative stuff is more expensive. NGK is a trusted automotive name and PLX is a good deal. Lets hear it. I need to buy one.
don't get a PLX...
http://www.hptuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12388
I wasted money on one just to find out they are inaccurate from 13.5 and up AFR's.. below 13.5 afr the PLX is fine though so WOT tuning would still be OK but don't plan on simming the NB the PLX because it of the way it reads much leaner than it should and will throw off the trims. Literally the PLX will read 15.6 afr when the car is actually at stoich 14.7 and PLX has no way to calibrate it. If you read that thread there were lots of theories from claiming that mods throw off the car to location of the WB to grounds but in the end no answer was found.. its just off by a lot at stoich.
I swapped the PLX for an LC1 and the LC1 read correctly and is no problem to sim the NB and can be re-calibrated as needed once a year or more as it should as well.
http://www.hptuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12388
I wasted money on one just to find out they are inaccurate from 13.5 and up AFR's.. below 13.5 afr the PLX is fine though so WOT tuning would still be OK but don't plan on simming the NB the PLX because it of the way it reads much leaner than it should and will throw off the trims. Literally the PLX will read 15.6 afr when the car is actually at stoich 14.7 and PLX has no way to calibrate it. If you read that thread there were lots of theories from claiming that mods throw off the car to location of the WB to grounds but in the end no answer was found.. its just off by a lot at stoich.
I swapped the PLX for an LC1 and the LC1 read correctly and is no problem to sim the NB and can be re-calibrated as needed once a year or more as it should as well.
Last edited by sixvi6-camaro; Aug 21, 2007 at 01:45 AM. Reason: correction LC1.. not LM1
I have an AEM, It reads exactly what the wideband used for the tune on the mustang dyno read. I like it so far. It's been in a few weeks. I got the gauge by it's self when I bought my NO2 kit. I spend about $100 for the wiring harnesses and the widebank O2 sensor. So far so good.
I suspect there will be more favoritism towards the Innovative as the AEM is new here. But its a better deal, or at least it looks like it and the guage isnt a $200 option.
The LC1 alone is only $199.
The LC1 alone is only $199.
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Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
well Iv'e got a laptop and efilive coming with a road runner so I really only need the lc1 and maybe a guage
I have the AEM, its a nice unit, works well so far but it doesnt go full spectrum like the others. It maxes somewhere around 16.
The PLX is a nice unit. Works well and major piece, its reliable. Too many bad stories about Innovative for me. Zeitronix makes another really nice unit, but honestly is catered more towards the boosted applications.
The PLX is a nice unit. Works well and major piece, its reliable. Too many bad stories about Innovative for me. Zeitronix makes another really nice unit, but honestly is catered more towards the boosted applications.
