Transom 4,866 Report post Posted July 19 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark_Fleming 157 Report post Posted July 19 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickJ 3,610 Report post Posted July 20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty360 907 Report post Posted July 20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty360 907 Report post Posted July 20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris r 8,409 Report post Posted July 20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty360 907 Report post Posted July 20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris r 8,409 Report post Posted July 20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpr 5,858 Report post Posted July 20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty360 907 Report post Posted July 20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roman 12,224 Report post Posted July 21 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty360 907 Report post Posted July 21 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpr 5,858 Report post Posted July 21 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cletus 35,028 Report post Posted July 21 This is the setup that we use for cert emission tests 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cletus 35,028 Report post Posted July 21 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cubastreet 1,411 Report post Posted August 12 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris r 8,409 Report post Posted August 12 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark_Fleming 157 Report post Posted August 12 Cletus what emission numbers are you looking for at time of cert? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajg193 8,006 Report post Posted August 12 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
