Robust Wb02 systems
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What I do know is that in OEM applications wideband o2 sensors use closed-loop PID (or maybe just P+I) control for the heaters. It's certainly possible that for whatever reason, Innovate's heater consistently regularly overshoots the setpoint temperature on a lot of cars. Maybe there wasn't enough testing done. Maybe their "digital" method of control has a very fast feedback rate that tends to overshoot. As far as aftermarket widebands go, the Innovate LC1/LM1 (I've never used the LM2) products might be too smart and sophisticated for their own good sometimes. It may or may not be more accurate enough to actually matter. For most people ignorance is bliss anyway.
There are wideband systems out there that can take a LOT of heat. Most of the Subarus have the factory Denso-made wideband sensor before the turbo right off the showroom floor and they don't burn up. Most of the latest direct injected turbo engines also have factory widebands that see rotary levels of heat. Usually they will fire the actual injector very very late (after top dead center) and super hot exhaust will leave the engine to warm up the cat for a cold start.
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I'd like to nominate into the discussions a MoTeC PLM even if it is sans programmable.
That said, if I didn't have a one I'd be running an AFX in concurrence with Mr Ludwig...
That said, if I didn't have a one I'd be running an AFX in concurrence with Mr Ludwig...
FWIW, the NGK AFX is built by ECM for NGK. The ECM AFM 1000 is the lab grade system used as the bogey in the quoted test. When I had used Innovate stuff I leaned on that test as evidence I was using good stuff. Once I got tired of readings that made no sense and grew tired of replacing sensors, I stopped using Innovate controllers and have not once regretted it.
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From my experiences I would have to say the ECM AFM1000 B model is the best I've used..
The other one's I would recommend are the Autronic B Model with Uego sensor and Motec PLM, The NGK AFX is by far the best inexpensive unit out there.. You can throw the Aem's and Innovates in the trash cause they are the absolute worst widebands i've ever used...
I only tune with and trust NTk Uego sensors. I'm old school and stubborn maybe but when working on very expensive engines I have a hard time trusting anything else...
The other one's I would recommend are the Autronic B Model with Uego sensor and Motec PLM, The NGK AFX is by far the best inexpensive unit out there.. You can throw the Aem's and Innovates in the trash cause they are the absolute worst widebands i've ever used...
I only tune with and trust NTk Uego sensors. I'm old school and stubborn maybe but when working on very expensive engines I have a hard time trusting anything else...
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+1 for the AFX unit, good bang for your buck, backed by a solid company. Everyone should have one in their tool box. One of the key features is it can read Lambda so you can use it to data log/tune gas, methanol (E85) etc.
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I almost forgot to mention (the post above was a late night post before bed) LOL if you do want to use the AFX for fuels other than gas you must view your values thru logging. The somewhat slow screen can only display the pre-set gas values.
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Just because it matches the dyno's you have been on doesn't mean that its accurate. Also any tailpipe sniffers I have used have been a tenth or two lean in comparison to the main wideband. Were the dyno's using a 5 gas emissions analyzer or a vehicle unit used setup for the dyno? The NGK units I have used have definitely been slow but not sure about accuracy.
-Mustang in floor unit @ Dragonwerks
-Dynojet in floor unit @ Some shop I can't remember the name of in Brampton
-Dyno Dynamics @ Defined autowerks and a dyno dynamics mobile system they brought to the dragway last year.
I don't think they were automotive units - I'm sure they were the dyno's own unit. At least on the mustang dyno I'm 99.9% sure it was. The others...amybe 80% sure.
I just fail to believe (and people always say "OH YOU DONT KNOW A DYNOS AFR IS ACCURATE") that across this length of time, running the same tune/mixtures, getting the same readings on the dyno and my unit, that the unit is out of whack to any measurable degree. I've had an AEM unit fail - and it flat out failed. Read 10.00 the entire time it was running.
The sensor I'm using is an NTK. Marco - IIRC, I think Jim is using a bosch sensor, and god knows how long his has been in there!! I Bought mine because he had good luck with his after the first year
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I haven't bought a new wb02 yet.
I did notice however that with a Motec M84 you can wire in the LSU sensors (4.0, 4.2 or 4.9) or even the NTK sensor and get wb02 that way.
Its a free feature with that model. When I factor that and the integrated EBC $2500 isn't looking so bad.
I did notice however that with a Motec M84 you can wire in the LSU sensors (4.0, 4.2 or 4.9) or even the NTK sensor and get wb02 that way.
Its a free feature with that model. When I factor that and the integrated EBC $2500 isn't looking so bad.
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Through extensive Google-ing I have stumbled across a document dated 2001 that is reverse engineer apparently copied from an OEM wb02 system.
What is interesting is at a glance over the half the parts seem consistant with what is populated on my LC-1 pcb.
So combining a dead lc-1, a schematic it was most likely based off, and also the Bosch published tech data I honestly think I could just about make my own now.
What is interesting is at a glance over the half the parts seem consistant with what is populated on my LC-1 pcb.
So combining a dead lc-1, a schematic it was most likely based off, and also the Bosch published tech data I honestly think I could just about make my own now.
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It showed up as I was getting off the highway (I had been running it hard earlier) on my way back to the garage. The next time I started the car (a few days later) it went away, but in my experience it will probably show up again if I don't change the sensor.
I know there are other options out there but I really don't feel like getting rid of it. It hasn't pissed me off enough yet. I'd have to pull the interior apart and probably break 20 plastic pieces in the process.
I know there are other options out there but I really don't feel like getting rid of it. It hasn't pissed me off enough yet. I'd have to pull the interior apart and probably break 20 plastic pieces in the process.
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It showed up as I was getting off the highway (I had been running it hard earlier) on my way back to the garage. The next time I started the car (a few days later) it went away, but in my experience it will probably show up again if I don't change the sensor.
I know there are other options out there but I really don't feel like getting rid of it. It hasn't pissed me off enough yet. I'd have to pull the interior apart and probably break 20 plastic pieces in the process.
I know there are other options out there but I really don't feel like getting rid of it. It hasn't pissed me off enough yet. I'd have to pull the interior apart and probably break 20 plastic pieces in the process.
That is not the type of unreliability I'm harping on about. I'm harping about it works for 6 weeks fine from new, then one day the light just doesn't come on anymore, and that is it. No more communications, no more voltage on the sensor output, the sensor doesn't get hot, the controller is just plain dead.
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For what it's worth, I have an LC-1 I bought back in the summer of 2007, and i've been using the same control unit since then. On my turbo FC (daily-driven for about 2 of those 4 yrs), sensors used to last about a year. They did die of the "Sensor Overheat" error, and would occasionally drop out if I was at high RPM, WOT conditions for a while. The most recent one I installed a sheet of aluminum between the sensor and the exh pipe with little "wings" to try to keep the sensor body cooler, and haven't noticed it drop out at the hot conditions yet. It's lasted the past 2 years, and still seems to be fine. When the car is cold and I change from a warmer running condition to something like idle or over-run fuel cut, the sensor will drop out (I assume it'll cool down too quickly - lending credence to the sensor temperature control problems). Once the exhaust heats up a little, it performs very consistently.
I haven't had the opportunity to compare it to a "trusted" sensor or lab equipment, but in my experience it's been very reliable, even though its mounted to the underbody of the car, away from the exhaust (but exposed to water, dirt, grime etc).
I haven't had the opportunity to compare it to a "trusted" sensor or lab equipment, but in my experience it's been very reliable, even though its mounted to the underbody of the car, away from the exhaust (but exposed to water, dirt, grime etc).
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