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Old 05-31-2019, 05:37 PM   #17 (permalink)
Ecky
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Originally Posted by Shaneajanderson View Post
Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.

$20 gave me my choice of a few brands, including Denso, on rockauto. I'm sure the Toyota part would be ridiculous but I seldom buy OE branded parts, and I've never regretted it.
The Insight uses a special wideband that can go as lean as 24:1, and every report I've heard of people trying to use aftermarket O2 sensors with that particular car have resulted in poor drivability and a CEL. I've personally tried two aftermarket downstream sensors and gotten catalyst efficiency codes which didn't exist with the OE sensor.

This is getting into the weeds though.

Honestly the best mod for improving fuel economy is pretty consistently found by adding a very detailed fuel economy gauge front and center to the driver. I'm not sure what kind of instrumentation the Odyssey comes with?
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