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How to Tap Into the O2 Sensor at the ECU to Install an Air/Fuel Gauge?

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Old 07-08-2006 | 02:04 AM
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Well I wouldn't be asking this if I had my hayes manual. I threw it out because it sat out in the rain overnight and got ruinned. So could someone post a pic or tell me how to tap into the O2 sensor at the ECU to Install an Air/Fuel Gauge on my S5 Turbo II? Also what do most of you guys use to hold your A pillar pod in place?



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Old 07-08-2006 | 02:47 AM
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Throw the AFR gauge away or sell it to a civic driver. It wont do you any good. Go buy a wide band AFR gauge it will require a wide band O2 and plug right in.
Old 07-08-2006 | 03:11 AM
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No. It came with the A pillar pod so why not hook it up?



At least it will give me somewhat of an idea of the AFR.
Old 07-08-2006 | 02:30 PM
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Okay I found what I was looking for thanks anyways.



Here's a pic for future referance guys.
Old 07-08-2006 | 08:05 PM
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It will only tell you there is nifty looking lights blinking in your face.
Old 07-09-2006 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by iceblue' post='827465' date='Jul 8 2006, 04:05 PM

It will only tell you there is nifty looking lights blinking in your face.


That's a really ignorant statement...



I completly disagree that an A/F gauge on the stock sensor is "useless" and "worse than nothing at all". If you understand what they're displaying and know how to interpret the readings they can be very useful.



Most people who critisise A/F gauges are talking about their ability to do something they were never designed to do, i.e. accurately read full-load mixtures.



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Old 07-09-2006 | 08:43 PM
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Spite much do we.



You go ahead and let me know how well that tuning and mixture is runing there bud.
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havnt posted in so long...whoa cool skin.



anyways..... not to be biased but iceblue is right. you probably have a narrowband AFR gauge.. which is useless. itll just go all over the place and be "blinking lights" like what he said. they dont give any sort of accurate reading. at ALL. the only way to have some idea of your A/F ratio is if you have a wideband AFR gauge. ppl buy narrowband ones and regret doing so when they see what it does when its plugged in.
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Originally Posted by rotary_pwr' post='827646' date='Jul 9 2006, 04:50 PM

havnt posted in so long...whoa cool skin.



anyways..... not to be biased but iceblue is right. you probably have a narrowband AFR gauge.. which is useless. itll just go all over the place and be "blinking lights" like what he said. they dont give any sort of accurate reading. at ALL. the only way to have some idea of your A/F ratio is if you have a wideband AFR gauge. ppl buy narrowband ones and regret doing so when they see what it does when its plugged in.


I didn't specificly pick and purchase the gauge it came in a pod that I purchased.
Old 07-10-2006 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by iceblue' post='827357' date='Jul 8 2006, 01:47 AM

Throw the AFR gauge away or sell it to a civic driver. It wont do you any good. Go buy a wide band AFR gauge it will require a wide band O2 and plug right in.




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