Question about Wideband O2's?
01-22-2005, 01:00 PM
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01-22-2005, 01:37 PM
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QUOTE (Tibbiette)
so why are people saying that an a/f guage is also needed with a wideband?
I think they mean a wideband o2 gauge that gives you an exact reading on your a/f ratio. You don't need a narrowband a/f gauge with a wideband.
01-22-2005, 02:21 PM
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k i get what mad machine is saying.. but a wideband comes with a digital meter doesnt it? and this digital meter reads the a/f ratio right? so wouldnt this be enough to tell if the a/f is running rich or lean?
Yes.. the wideband sensor is made to be used with a gage or meter.. it will give you all the variations in the air/fuel that the stock sensor cannot tell you or the engine.
If you run a narrow band sensor with your meter... it will jump back and forth from rich to lean.. telling you almost nothing at all.
