ok lot of forums have been buzzing about this new wideband so i was just wondering if any of u guys have heard about it or kno people that use it..more specifically on rotaries if the o2 can handle the heat etc. heres the honda-tech review
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=599740

and heres the main page

http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/

 

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well, if the honda folks say its "dope"....

 

Ak ak ak...

 

but if u read the thread its not only the honda people..its been on the nasioc forum(subaru) the maxima froum and the mr2 forums

 

Wow looks very reasonable.. now what's wrong with it and why doesn't it cost $1000.00+?

 

It's pretty much the same as the DIY widebands, using the same sensors as well.

 

looks pretty good

 

I wonder how accurate their analog output is in comparison with what the unit displays...ala the problem with the techedge v1.5WB. It sucked for datalogging.

Dunno if they fixed it with v2.0 or not...I'm curious to see how this on handles it. Although I can't say I like the overall bulkiness of this one. I could hide the techedge display in my ashtray if need be.

 

I've heard the Innovative wideband was having trouble with the heat of the rotary and giving inaccurate results.

I dunno why everyone's so stoked about it - there's a number of sources for cheap wideband setups, and there has been for some time.

Dale

 

The nice thing about this setup is that it comes standard with a computer datalogging interface, and the sensor it uses (NOT the same as the TechEdge/DYI WB) is a $40-$50 sensor, so if you cook it, it's no big deal. It's got facilities for analog outputs (1V narrowband sim and a 5V linear) as well as a number of inputs (pressure, revs, etc).

There are problems with the units however. We've got one, and have found it to be, well, flaky. It likes to read fine for a while, and then basically just start wigging out. They say it's a sensor body overheating issue, I say it's buggy firmware. Either way, it's Not Yet Ready for Primetime.

Brandon
BR7 Racing

 

No7Yet, I have not had any of those problems yet. The only inconvience is having to recalibrate it every now and again, but ehh....to be expected. Have you upgraded the Firmware from there site?

 

no7,where did you mount the sensor?

 

ok that thing cost $349 while microtech cost ~900
i'd pay 600 more