Wideband install.

[23109VC]

Originally Posted by JAAY

Installing the AEM uego gauge to the box. Bought it from aemonly.com if you are interested. Some stuff I did today.


I will do a small write up on that too when I get the chance. It is a simple install.

compared to the engine swap you did - ANYTHING else is a simple install now!

let us know how it turns out. you think that gauge will look okay on the inside of the car? does it glow amber or another color? I know ffrom past experiences on other cars, there are some high $$ gauges out there that you can alter the gauge face color to match your OEM lights. i think durameter made a line of gauges that did that. if that was somethign you were concerned with..

can't wait for more pics!

[JAAY]

Yup the gauge is led lit and can be a multiple of colors with a touch of a button. I am going to mount it with the autometer single column gauge pod. It is a replacement plastic for the top of your steering column with a spot for a gauge. Gauge was 175 shipped to the door. Not too bad. I will finish it up maybe early this week. There is still a foot and a half of snow in front of my garage. Also swapping in H&R coilovers as well right now. Keep posted....

[Johnny Danger]

Jaay,

I'm convinced that you're involved in a clandestine project with NASA to turn your boxster into the next space shuttle. Over and out !

[blue2000s]

Just curious. Why just the sensor+gauge and extra bung instead of a WEGO with data logging and a narrow band simulator that would replace one of the existing sensors? Logging with rpm and load sensing sure makes tuning much easier, especially with one person. You wouldn't need the extra bung either.

[Boxtaboy]

Jay, the only thing I understand in your post is the ale. Lol. What is that you are installing?!

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

Jay, the only thing I understand in your post is the ale. Lol. What is that you are installing?!

Typical narrow band oxygen sensors found in most cars are only accurate in reading the oxygen content in an exhaust stream (and therefore projecting the air/fuel ratio) near the stoichiometric ratio. This is only useful when the car is running at low loads (cruising) when you want the engine to be running near this ratio. They aren't accurate at reading the air/fuel ratio when the car is at high load (accelerating) or idle. Therefore, they're not very useful for tuning an engine.

The wide band oxygen sensor has a different construction that allows it to be accurate for a much wider range of air/fuel ratios. With this sensor, you can measure and tune an engine for optimal operation under all driving conditions.

[JAAY]

What he said

[backman_z]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

Typical narrow band oxygen sensors found in most cars are only accurate in reading the oxygen content in an exhaust stream (and therefore projecting the air/fuel ratio) near the stoichiometric ratio. This is only useful when the car is running at low loads (cruising) when you want the engine to be running near this ratio. They aren't accurate at reading the air/fuel ratio when the car is at high load (accelerating) or idle. Therefore, they're not very useful for tuning an engine.

The wide band oxygen sensor has a different construction that allows it to be accurate for a much wider range of air/fuel ratios. With this sensor, you can measure and tune an engine for optimal operation under all driving conditions.

Jaay, congradulations on the baby. Kids are great. I have 4 myself.

Anyway, I too am new to Boxsters and a lot of this tecnical jargon. Though I have done a lot of my own basic car maintenence and repairs, I have never done any performance mods to any of my cars.

Let me see if I can get this streight:
- This gets installed on the exhaust
- I presume it somehow gets hooked into the cars computer?
- It can help the cars computer to improve air/fuel ratios
- It can improve performance and I would also presume efficiency

Anything else missing?

Frans

[VRsyncro]

What MAF housing are you running? 3.5" or stock?

I should probably see if I'm running rich on my 3.4 swap as well.

Also let us know how the H&R Coils handle.

Thanks!
Mike

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by backman_z

Jaay, congradulations on the baby. Kids are great. I have 4 myself.

Anyway, I too am new to Boxsters and a lot of this tecnical jargon. Though I have done a lot of my own basic car maintenence and repairs, I have never done any performance mods to any of my cars.

Let me see if I can get this streight:
- This gets installed on the exhaust
- I presume it somehow gets hooked into the cars computer?
- It can help the cars computer to improve air/fuel ratios
- It can improve performance and I would also presume efficiency

Anything else missing?

Frans

Aftermarket wide band O2 sensors include the sensor and a power/converter box that will power the sensor and convert the reading from the sensor to one that you can read. It also includes output signals so that the data can be read and collected by another device, like an ECU or laptop. This box almost always has a readout on it so that you don't really need to get another gauge. The output from a wideband sensor is NOT compatible with that of a narrow band sensor, so you can't just plug a wideband into your car and go. Widebands have outputs from 0-5V in a very linear fashion, narrow bands read from 0-1V and have a very non-linear characteristic.

You can get wide bands on your car in a couple of ways. You can add another bung to the header, as JAAY did and it will be completely independent of the existing feedback system.

They also have versions that will simulate a narrow band signal so that you can remove the O2 sensor that's already there, screw in the wide band, and plug the narrow band connector into the converter box.

Along with the wideband and converter box, you need some way to tune your AFR, either by controlling the DME or by interrupting the MAF signal that goes into the DME with another controller box. This box adjusts the MAF signal going into the DME to richen or lean the mixture for any given running condition.

The wideband is essential for proper engine tuning. It's the best way to know what your AFR is during non-cruising conditions. Having said that, if you're not tuning the car yourself, there's really no point to installing one.