Transom Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 14 hours ago, rusty360 said: What model did ya buy? Did ya get the gauge to? Spartan 2. No gauge have a gauge already and will be connecting wideband to link ecu Prob a dumb question from me but Do I split wires to the gauge or use an ecu analog output to drive the gauge ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Fleming Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 just for future reference.....there's sh#tloads of one Nascar event (approx 500 miles) used sensors for sale on ebay at very good prices.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/NASCAR-Bosch-Oxygen-Sensor-1928404687-0258988000-low-mile-/373116550486?hash=item56df7abd56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 21:14, rusty360 said: What the maximum you can have these away from engine? Can ya do a temp setup and poke it up the tail pipe? I'd imagine this would not be the most accurate thou? Mixing with the outside air etc I have a 400mm length of pipe with a sensor that clamps inside the tail pipe. Have used it and seems to correlate well to the usual spot. Rigged my wideband with 2m extension lead and can be battery/cigarette/hardwired depending on the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, NickJ said: I have a 400mm length of pipe with a sensor that clamps inside the tail pipe. Have used it and seems to correlate well to the usual spot. Rigged my wideband with 2m extension lead and can be battery/cigarette/hardwired depending on the vehicle. Cool this is exactly what I was thinking, how do ya deal with the difference size tail pipes? Could ya take a pic for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I not super schooled on these sensors but is there any reason why this kit wouldnt do the trick? I'm happy to solder up the leads etc. And I'm picking the read out will save me buying a gauge. It's just to setup a carb on my old holden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Just now, rusty360 said: I not super schooled on these sensors but is there any reason why this kit wouldnt do the trick? I'm happy to solder up the leads etc. And I'm picking the read out will save me buying a gauge. It's just to setup a carb on my old holden. That's the one I've ordered so I'll let you know how I get on. I'm assuming it'll save a gauge etc too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, chris r said: That's the one I've ordered so I'll let you know how I get on. I'm assuming it'll save a gauge etc too Sweet as, what was the total cost on fr8 etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, rusty360 said: Sweet as, what was the total cost on fr8 etc? 125 usd, freight was 30 us. I only ordered on the weekend so we'll see how long it takes to arrive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, rusty360 said: Cool this is exactly what I was thinking, how do ya deal with the difference size tail pipes? Could ya take a pic for me? diameter doesn't need to be very big. I made one from 25mm box as thats what i had hanging around. the longer it is the better. as further can jam it up exhaust more likely to get a accurate reading. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 12 hours ago, kpr said: diameter doesn't need to be very big. I made one from 25mm box as thats what i had hanging around. the longer it is the better. as further can jam it up exhaust more likely to get a accurate reading. Arh so you mean attach sensor to end of small pipe - box and feed up inside tail pipe? Exhaust gases are cool enough here for the wiring? Does it matter which way the sensor sits in the gas flow? Straight in or sideways? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Nah so the sensor stays outside, but the further the start of the pipe is that can extend into it. The less likely you'll get contaminated readings from fresh air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Righto that makes sense! Picture says 1000 words! So you want as much test pipe up the tail pipe as possible that makes sense. So the seal into tail pipe is not important. Cheers for the info guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 If had a pipe that fit tight in the tail pipe, would work good. but yeh obviously would only work on one sized exhaust. so getting it right up there is a good compromise. also only the tip of the sensor needs to be in exhaust flow. so a long boss for the sensor to screw into is good. can help with sensor overheating/cooling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 This is the setup that we use for cert emission tests 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 The wire is in case it falls out, the sensors do not enjoy bouncing along the road and are expensive to replace, this is something I learned the hard way 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 20/07/2020 at 02:47, rusty360 said: I not super schooled on these sensors but is there any reason why this kit wouldnt do the trick? I'm happy to solder up the leads etc. And I'm picking the read out will save me buying a gauge. It's just to setup a carb on my old holden. I bought one of their original kits that came as a bare pcb and components, and it worked well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I ordered the sigma but got sent the spartan... They are sending me a sigma, but annoyed as I wanted the display to see what the carb is doing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Fleming Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Cletus what emission numbers are you looking for at time of cert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Mark_Fleming said: Cletus what emission numbers are you looking for at time of cert? https://lvvta.org.nz/documents/standards/LVVTA_STD_Exhaust_Gas_Emissions.pdf Depends on age of car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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