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Old 12-21-2011, 11:59 PM   #30 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by ron View Post
every car with a standard oxygen sensor could benefit from a wide band sensor. if you have a 2 or 3 wire sensor for about 70bucks and a search DIY on how to convert to a 4 or 5 wire wide band oxygen sensor now referred to as sensor oxygen meter,the old sensor told the ecu too lean or too rich , or the bang bang effect. the newer meters are capable of (metering fuel ) well the ecu uses the info to meter fuel. should be worth about 3 to5 % so you can figure payback mileage. note an oxygen sensor fails to properly cycle at around 70,000 mi , so you might need a new one anyway. cheaper and less hassle ,only about 2 to 4 hrs max.
But do you think the DX ECU I have will be able to "read" and use the data for engine management?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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