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Old 29-08-2010, 09:17 AM
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Default Best wideband gauge to buy?

As tittle chaps I'm saving up to buy a decent set of gauges and would like help choosing a wideband gauge and what lambda sensor.

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Old 29-08-2010, 09:40 AM
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Iv got the stack one for my corsa, like most kits it comes with the bosch lambda sensor.
Cant tell you how it performs as im a lazy sod and aint fitted it yet
Old 29-08-2010, 09:43 AM
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aem or stack mate
Old 29-08-2010, 09:52 AM
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I've got a AEM one in my 3 Door, Martin @ Reyland says it's very close to the one he users to map cars with.
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Cheers tim lots of help there mate lol
but I'll look into the aem and stack ones cheers chaps.
Does nobody rate the innovate ones?
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had a aem in my series 2 and was spot on no probs and well priced. Now got the innovative works well but herd lots of people having probs and they seem pretty expensive compared to others
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zeitronix in mine

cant tell how good that is yet as its still in the box
Old 29-08-2010, 12:41 PM
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Aem for me
Old 29-08-2010, 12:43 PM
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the issue with innovate is they seem to suffer failures on the LC-1 controller, whilst it works theres nout wrong with them
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Originally Posted by creator
Cheers tim lots of help there mate lol
but I'll look into the aem and stack ones cheers chaps.
Does nobody rate the innovate ones?
Id google problems with innovate before u buy one! after sending mine back after 3 weeks off trouble shooting and makeing shore it was fitted right i got a stack one works sport on
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Originally Posted by ajamesc
Id google problems with innovate before u buy one! after sending mine back after 3 weeks off trouble shooting and makeing shore it was fitted right i got a stack one works sport on
cheers mate will do.that's why I asked the question don't want to be spending silly money on something that's going to fook up all the time.


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zeitronix in mine

cant tell how good that is yet as its still in the box
just had a quick look at that gus looks amazing bit of kit perhaps a little to much for what Im wanting but will have a more detailed read about it when I get the chance.
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Mostly the innovate seem to be either perfect or duff to start with, rather than failing in use from what I've heard, I use TECHEDGE 2J1 myself.
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innovate lm2 works well for me
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