Which Wideband Controller Should I use?

becauseican

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Mar 31, 2005
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I have used and installed quite a few different ones heres my opinion:

-AEM Uego, super simple to install, two wires, no calibration needed, they work great everytime. I have one gauge/ sensor kit that has been used for 4-5 years now in multiple cars, and as a portable one that I can just stick in the tail pipe for road tuning.

- Innovate LC1, pain in the butt to install, as it has a seperate gauge to wire up power and 02 signal to, and the controller needs a push button calibration switch and an LED to be wired up. Then it has all sorts of calibrations that you need to do before using and every month or two (reccomended). Its a 2-3 hour install. I have gone through 3 sensors on two different units in two years. They are way more complicated than they should be. The last one I used was brand new and read a full 2-3 AFR points off the AEM, like 13.0 when the AEM was reading 11.0, and the AEM was reading correct as it always had. We tried a second sensor but it was still way off, so I sent it back for a refund. I try to avoid these at all costs. Even Haltech has stopped using these with thier computers as they have had too many problems with them.

-PLX works good, install is pretty straight forward. The gauge/ controller is a little bulky and boxy and read into the .01 AFR's which isnt really needed and it gets annoying to look at as the numbers are always changing quickly and more difficlut to read.

-Motec, is great and super accurate but very expensive.

So my advice is go with the AEM, super reliable, and easy to install, and the price is great.

Randy
 

91TurboDave

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Nov 8, 2007
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Thanks for all the info guys, Looks like I have some further research to do about looking into the PLX....Wondering what type of upkeep is there on the Zetronix unit....Ill be buying something soon as I need a controller....I am running rich (Fouling plugs) and need to tune the AFPR...thanks again all...