How to connect air/fuel ratio gauge?

**Cali Night Stalker** · 07-28-2008, 07:25 PM

Just purchaced a air/fuel gauge and was wondering were do i connect the purple wire to? o2 sensor? were is best and if you have pics would be great thanks! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg

**Mr. Luos** · 07-28-2008, 07:26 PM

To connect it...
Power, ground, purple wire off the O2 wire.
I would recommend this...since it is the perfect wire fit for the O2 harness. Meaning, no cutting into the factory wiring, which can cause all kinds of problems.
http://www.lmperformance.com/2602/1.html

To be honest though, that gauge is nothing more than a light show. Isn't accurate using the stock O2's....which are narrowband.
Wideband or nothing.

**Cali Night Stalker** · 07-28-2008, 07:32 PM

All i need to know if its lean or rich not specific numbers. Will it atleast tell me that? where is the 02 sensor located on the car?

**ls1camino** · 07-28-2008, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

To connect it...
Power, ground, purple wire off the O2 wire.
I would recommend this...since it is the perfect wire fit for the O2 harness. Meaning, no cutting into the factory wiring, which can cause all kinds of problems.
http://www.lmperformance.com/2602/1.html

To be honest though, that gauge is nothing more than a light show. Isn't accurate using the stock O2's....which are narrowband.
Wideband or nothing.

Can Wideband O2s be purcahsed at any Auto Parts Store? cause my A/F Guage is bouncing around and I could not fine the answer as to why...Luos is the man

**Mr. Luos** · 07-29-2008, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by Cali Night Stalker

All i need to know if its lean or rich not specific numbers. Will it atleast tell me that? where is the 02 sensor located on the car?

Barely.
And only at WOT.

Search LSx sites for used systems. I doubt you can get them (although they may be able to order something) at your local parts place.
Wideband will be $250+ for everything.

**FORD RECOVERY EXPERT** · 07-29-2008, 02:06 PM

+1 on the wideband. also look around on craig's list.

**Frost** · 07-29-2008, 06:29 PM

The ultimate in cheap, but a surprisingly good wideband can be found here: http://www.14point7.com/JAW/JAW.htm

You need a sensor to go with that, and I have them for sale here at quite a nice price (shop around and see!) http://www.lsxtune.com/shop/product_...roducts_id/345

**9t8z28** · 07-29-2008, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

Can Wideband O2s be purcahsed at any Auto Parts Store? cause my A/F Guage is bouncing around and I could not fine the answer as to why...Luos is the man

A wideband 02 gauge will bounce around also. It will never stay at a specific ratio.

**Mr. Luos** · 07-29-2008, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

A wideband 02 gauge will bounce around also. It will never stay at a specific ratio.

Yes...that is your A/F changing.

**0rion** · 07-30-2008, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by Frost

The ultimate in cheap, but a surprisingly good wideband can be found here: http://www.14point7.com/JAW/JAW.htm

You need a sensor to go with that, and I have them for sale here at quite a nice price (shop around and see!) http://www.lsxtune.com/shop/product_...roducts_id/345

that is slick....have you ever seen that one working and logging with hptuners? That's also a nice price you have on the bosch sensors....I paid ~$80 for mine last year I think. I'll know where to go when this one dies. I murdered my other one with condensation...won't make that mistake again.

**ls1camino** · 07-30-2008, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by Frost

You need a sensor to go with that, and I have them for sale here at quite a nice price (shop around and see!) http://www.lsxtune.com/shop/product_...roducts_id/345

If I put this in place of one of my front bank O2 Sensors, would this mess with my ECU? or should I drill a separate bung in for this sensor and leave my front 2 O2s untouched?

I already have a A/F Guage.

**Mr. Luos** · 07-30-2008, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

If I put this in place of one of my front bank O2 Sensors, would this mess with my ECU? or should I drill a separate bung in for this sensor and leave my front 2 O2s untouched?

I already have a A/F Guage.

Yes.

You have to have a sensor bung welded in for the wideband. You cannot remove the factory O2's unless you have a completely new ECU that runs off the wideband sensor. Which is a LOT of money.

**Frost** · 07-31-2008, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by 0rion

that is slick....have you ever seen that one working and logging with hptuners? That's also a nice price you have on the bosch sensors....I paid ~$80 for mine last year I think. I'll know where to go when this one dies. I murdered my other one with condensation...won't make that mistake again.

Yep. One of the heavy posters over on HPT's forum (5_liter_eater) I think is his name, has one in his procharged C6 and did his tuning with it. It's been around for a few years... long enough that most of his links to cheap parts for it have all expired.

**Frost** · 07-31-2008, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

If I put this in place of one of my front bank O2 Sensors, would this mess with my ECU? or should I drill a separate bung in for this sensor and leave my front 2 O2s untouched?

I already have a A/F Guage.

It needs a seperate bung. Many people use a rear O2 since many people ditch their cats. Even if you keep the cats, the rear O2s could still be tuned out so that a wideband sensor could reside in one of their bungs.

I have bungs and plugs here: http://www.lsxtune.com/shop/index.php/cPath/103_104

rapter34 · 07-31-2008, 11:57 AM

Now here is a question unless you are tuning isn't the wideband just for show? I mean you can watch your A/F but IF you already had it tuned they are kind of useless????

**FORD RECOVERY EXPERT** · 07-31-2008, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Frost

It needs a seperate bung. Many people use a rear O2 since many people ditch their cats. Even if you keep the cats, the rear O2s could still be tuned out so that a wideband sensor could reside in one of their bungs.

I have bungs and plugs here: http://www.lsxtune.com/shop/index.php/cPath/103_104

Plugs for the bungholes now sold here!!!!!

Do you also have T.P. for my bunghole??

Wide bands aren't useless, even if you are already tuned, you can monitor your wot a/f ratio, and detect when something changes w/o your consent.

**Frost** · 07-31-2008, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by rapter34

Now here is a question unless you are tuning isn't the wideband just for show? I mean you can watch your A/F but IF you already had it tuned they are kind of useless????

MAFs drift off from calibration over time (and not that much time either) and nitrous, S/C'd or turbo'd setups have more complex and critical needs as well. Fuel pumps get fatigue, rail pressure drops and AFR changes as well.

I can't imagine not having one, you are essentially blind.

My stock 02 Z71 5.3L has only one aftermarket part. Wanna guess what it is?

**ls1camino** · 08-01-2008, 02:27 PM

Frost, does your Wideband O2 come with wiring intructions?

**Frost** · 08-01-2008, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

Frost, does your Wideband O2 come with wiring intructions?

no need, it comes with the connector that is supposed to be on it. You can get it with an NGK/NTK connector if you need as well.

**blkSS98** · 08-06-2008, 06:11 AM

If I buy the AEM Wideband that comes with a gauge and only one sensor, can I put it in place of one of my rears o2's and plug the other one. Then have my o2's deleted from my computer, or would it be better to put the wideband in the y-pipe? I really like the aem gauge/sensor combo, but I don't think it will work w/ one sensor for each bank.