wide band landba setup.
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always makes me chuckle

got my kit today. looks very good quality.

few questions tho. upon reading the manual it says for turbo use i must mount it 36inches away from the exhaust port. so working this out that means from the turbo backwords it will be at least back to the gearbox selector in position to be able to get the 36"s. so where has evryone mounted theirs?

Yes i moved to the darkside

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On the metro van, we have the sensor on the bend as it comes under the car, between the subframe and shell. Seems to work fine

to follow on from Brett's statement, who else has followed the 36" instruction?

I've not bought my kit yet but want to install the boss on the exhaust now so I can mount everything up now amd need to decide where it is going

cheers

Rob

No,

they end up mounted on the Y of the LCB, or a few inches (about 5 if that) from the turbo.

so if i mount it just as the downpipe come under the floor then before or after the knuckle?

that will be fine,

I reckon put it before the knuckle though, as if the knuckle leaks it will throw off the reading.

will do, cheers Joe

mine will be alor closer than stated now with the plan ive got, am i right in saying it affects the life of the sensor rather than the readings it gives having it closer?

above about 600 degrees is meant to start reducing the life aparently,

I have a Temp probe about 3" after my turbo and the highest I have seen is about 480deg, it might get higher on a smaller turbo though.

I thought that might be the case, The confirmation good news tho. :)

so im looking for a good/cheep wide band to use on my 1098 turbo 2x wide bands for $360aud seems good to me
anyone know if this one is good for turbo use when installed in a sample chamber (to reduce pressure) and if its compatible with MS3X?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PERFORMANCE-52m...=item1e72f81701

I've never heard of that brand and it doesn't say in the ad anything about an analog output. Without that output, you can't connect it to an ECU. I would not use this.

If you don't need the gauge, you could go with two Spartan units from 14point7.com. These will work with an MS3 and are likely the cheapest option that is known to work. However, you should contact them before ordering because they sometimes are very slow in responding to orders.

Edited by jbelanger on 16th Jul, 2013.

http://www.jbperf.com/

i see better off paying for the known brands like aem any particular model?

While others like AEM, I personally would not recommend it. I've seen too many problems with a mismatch between the gauge reading and the analog output you connect to the ECU. And the problem is the output voltage is actually different from what it should be according to the gauge.

Having said that, I don't know of any brand that doesn't have dissatisfied customers.

http://www.jbperf.com/

I currently use a pair of TechEdges (in the sample chambers) and a single Innovate in the main exhaust. They can all give an analogue (0-5V) output for the ECU.

My experience is the TechEdges are much better (and they are from your own country...)

I was going to swap to three 14point7 SLC units (because they can interface digitally with my MS2/IOx setup which is better than analogue) but I was one of the people who experienced very bad customer service. Someone else on here, I think it was Jimster, also had a bad experience with them earlier this year. A shame really as the 14point7 range of products technically seem the best, and are all a good price.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

rod whats your setup with the TechEdges ?
ive had a look around but im confused is it like ms3?
for the moment ill be needing two wide bands to try get the best average afr with the hif44 but id like to get the stuff to go efi later on

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

i think i may have found what im looking for
i will if i remember i i shall call them directly and ask a bunch of silly questions to try find out if this i want i need
http://wbo2.com/3h1/default.htm

my under standing of this is that this kit/setup can log two wide bands and the rpm on a chart and also log 4 temperatures in puts like coolant, ambient air, boost air temp and oil temp for instance or could an input be used for say boost psi to reference when boost comes in?

at this point i think MS3X would be better as it can do spark fuel and map as well as lots more i think im looking at the wrong type of thing for what im after at this point is two stand alone dash mount gauges that can be hooked into ms at a later time for logging

this is all just thinking and typing at this point..