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Dec 30, 2006

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A/F Ratio Question

Hey guys, got a free auto meter air/fuel ratio meter from a friend who thought he could use it on his car but he couldn't.

My question though, what do I need to do to make it wideband? I found this kit on auto meter's website
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Will that work or not? The gauge gas three wires running off it, one power, one ground, and one sensor wire. If I get this kit, will I be able to just run it off the sensor wire and make it wideband with the correct sensor?

Dec 30, 2006

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You need a wideband sensor and a wideband gauge that can read and process the wider range of lambda values.
That kit is a 3 wire O2 sensor. Widebands have 5.
To my knowledge, there is no autometer wideband.

Dec 30, 2006

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Well, then do I neccisarily need a wideband? I could really care less if i see a digital numerical readout. I mean people use things like this on drag cars and get by with it. All I need to know is it rich, stoich, or lean. So if I bought that harness, and used my gauge I got, will I get an accurate reading without it jumping around like a narrowband? And will it hook into my stock harness?

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Dec 31, 2006

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to get an accurate reading u should sell the autometer gauge and buy the aem uego wyband( i cant spell). that gives you the most accurate reading without jumping around.

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the autometer guage is good for nothing more than a light show.

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a narrowband gets annoying after a while...

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Yes Autometer makes Wideband gauges. Auto Meter

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I have this gauge. And I get exactly that, I light show. I always thought it was cause I installed it wrong. I just need a freakin 3 gauge pillar cluster.