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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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ok i dont want megggaaaa acurate reading but a good one. is there any type of any car which is good or are they all about the same?

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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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You'll want a wideband mate.....you can find bosch ones on vw's that do the trick
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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You need:

Wideband sensor
Wideband controller
Wideband gauge


There is NO car that you can pikey that lot off of in a scrap yard as the controllers are built into the ECU and they have no gauge.


You can get a sensor off certains cars, but thats the cheap bit anyway.


You are looking at 200 quid or so for a cheap setup.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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yeah but ive just bought a autometer AF gauge so i only need a lambda dont i?
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Roosie
yeah but ive just bought a autometer AF gauge so i only need a lambda dont i?
If you want a completely useless piece of shit narrow band gauge that basically tells you no information other than wether your car is running closed loop mode or not, then yes, if you want to know if its about to melt at full boost though, what you have is completely useless.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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ok cheers
its only to fill a gap really lol

ill just get a new lambda of ebay
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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so what wideband setup would be good to stick in the car as a permanent system? as ive heard the autometer ones are shite too.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
You need:

Wideband sensor
Wideband controller
Wideband gauge


There is NO car that you can pikey that lot off of in a scrap yard as the controllers are built into the ECU and they have no gauge.


You can get a sensor off certains cars, but thats the cheap bit anyway.


You are looking at 200 quid or so for a cheap setup.
and a laptop
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by avid-fan
Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
You need:

Wideband sensor
Wideband controller
Wideband gauge


There is NO car that you can pikey that lot off of in a scrap yard as the controllers are built into the ECU and they have no gauge.


You can get a sensor off certains cars, but thats the cheap bit anyway.


You are looking at 200 quid or so for a cheap setup.
and a laptop
Depends on the wideband for that, all the ones ive had will work without one, but yes definately better to have one for datalogging etc if its as a tuning aid, but I dont get the impression thats what he is after.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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Chip-3Door

true i have the data log option ..but sadly no laptop ..to view the specs..

just a thought

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