i been looking for one but also not having 250-300 for one right now, my brother says that he has a friend that can get a couple brand new aem ones for 180 sounds good to me, just want to see peoples experience with them on the 7... i see it on aem for $222

 

the early production ones (about 4 years ago) were a pain and had reliability problems, but I think the current ones are fine.

 

anyone using the new ones? or are most using plx's and innovate ones

also this mostly been answered before buttt will it fit in the stock o2 area, or i really gotta weld a bung into it.. i ask because my dp is wrapped and taking it off to unwrap it will be a pain in the ***

 

The AEM gauges are OK, not super big on them.

I'm a BIG fan of Innovate's gauges/widebands:

http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/x...cat=262&page=1

The DB-1 gauge with the LC-1 wideband is $229 retail, less than that street price. Good, clean looking gauge, solid electronics, nice 5v output to datalog with - just a winning combo.

Dale

 

dale do you have a picture of that one actually lit up? you know how the pic they have are like spruced up a bit, if you know what i mean... that does look nice tho, so can it fit into the stock O2 sensor area?

 

you'd want your wideband further down the downpipe than the stock narrowband o2. say just before the cat would be ideal.

 

ook, but is there any bad effects of running it in the stock location?, i really really dont want to take this dp off again and have to unwrap it., bad enough taking it off i was hopeing next time i get it removed is when i go single

 

closer it is to the exhaust port the faster the sensor will die, but also reads more accurately.

PLX, innovate and techedge are the most reliable widebands IMO.

 

humm that would be a pain in the *** to go out and buy a 80-90 sensor

 

also i think i can get anyone the aem one for that price, pm me if your interested

 

http://www.negative-camber.org/crispyrx7/wideband.htm

He put his on the mid pipe, just after the Down pipe, before the cat...

you might want to consider doing this, like "Karack" said, might not be as accurate, but would do good, for not taking the DP off...

if you do decide to go the mid pipe route, you could either ceramic coat it, or wrap it after you get the bung welded on..


J.

 

mid pipe is still accurate. the difference wouldn't be much.

 

i had aem in my rx8.. i have an innovate now... i like them because they have a larger range of A/f ratio.....

u can run the sensor in the o2 sensor spot but it will shorten your sensor life

 

Read this:

Wideband Shootout

 

I have the Innovative LC-1 with the gauge and I have to be honest. It's probably the best one I've used so far. It's got really linear reading. It also looks really cool and is bright enough to read in the dark or in the bright sun.

Also, my friend and I compared the datalogging capabilities, and the Innovative one is much simpler, lol.

 

I have the AEM one, and other than a wiring problem that is a result of my poor wiring abilities, it works just fine, I got it for 150 slightly used and couldn't pass up the deal. It is the newer model too.

 

humm i think i may be sold on the innovated when ever i have that kinda cash.. T_T ...... it also tells you if the sensors gone bad.... plus i drive my car maybe 7 days out of a month, so maybe the stock location would be fine for awhile till i can go single

 

Have AEM, can't complain. nice display, response time not horrible, not super great either though. Accuracy seems to be just fine.

 

i bit the bullet and me and my brother bought the aem one for 185each, lets see if i get it and its the real deal,

 

I have the AEM, i i love it. Quick response time, and very easy to read. Accurate to .1 AFR.

 

just got the wideband in the mail, its seems like the real deal, original box, sealed, brand new.. so if anyone wants to get these for 185 shipped, let me know

 

so when i go to get the bung welded in the midpipe, it should be straight up correct or does it have to be at an angle

 

Great article, thanks for posting it. The Innovate comes out looking good, the AEM ok, and the PLX like poo. Too bad they couldnt have included the Techedge.

 

If you guys plan on running any type of leaded fuels (C16) stay away from the Innovate or any wideband that uses the bosche sensors. If not, you are fine with almost anything.

The sensor is the heart of a wideband, that is why some will cost $800 (NTK sensor) and some will cost $200 (bosche sensor).

Read up on the NTK L1H1/L2H2 sensor vs the bosche sensors to get a better understanding.

Here's another link too.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...light=wideband

Anthony

 

where did you guys hook up the power source to? i already have 2 things in the fuse box driver side foot well, didn't really wanna add another line in that area