Does this come with its own o2 sensor or are you tapping into an existing
one somehow. If so, hows that work?
Bill
'97 SS/T
On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Jon Steiger wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 Dak99RT@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 4/14/99 5:17:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu writes:
> >
> > > I have recently purchased an Intellitronix digital air/fuel guage. I
> > > haven't had a chance to install it yet, but it should be interesting to see
> > > what results it will give me, and to see how well it corresponds with the
> > > signal that the PCM is getting. (I just haven't had the time to install it
> > > yet.) Hopefully it will be fairly accurate, so I can monitor the A/F ratio
> > > under hard accelleration. (The connection to the data link connector is
> > > severed by the PCM under hard acceleration, so I can't use my laptop to
> > > monitor anything under those conditions.)
> >
> >
> > Thank you, Thank you Thank you, Jon,
> > I was starting to think I was on my own with this one. I to was thinking
> > about getting an air/fuel meter. I have a couple of questions on your
> > Intellitronix digital air/fuel gauge. Where did you get it? what was the
>
>
> I bought it from Summit; it was about $30. There are actually 3 different
> types of A/F guages. One shows you a direct readout of the voltage from the
> sensor, another has a row of LEDs that go from red to green, and the third
> is an "analog" style, where the needle pointing straight up is 14.7:1, left is
> lean, right is rich. I chose the needle guage. It seems like that'd be the
> easiest to read and keep tabs on. The "needle" type wasn't shown in the
> Summit catalog when I ordered it; I special ordered it through Summit using
> an Intellitronix part number. I've been told that this guage is in the latest
> catalog though, in the "new products" section. I was going to build an A/F
> meter by reading the voltage from the O2 sensor, but I figured when I could
> have a turnkey solution for $30, it just wasn't worth the hassle. :-)
>
>
> > cost? Can it record a run down the drag strip to be viewed later? If so how
> > long does it record? Something like this IMHO would be absolutely necessary
> > to go fast safely.
>
>
> Nope, no record ability here, its just a straight guage that displays
> the current reading. I'm hoping to be able to find a pillar mounted guage
> pod (maybe one from a Chevy or Ford or something will fit in my Dak?) to
> keep the guage at eye level. I suppose it would be possible to use a
> microprocessor, an A/D converter, and a D/A converter to record a run
> (would sample the voltages and store it to memory), then have it play back
> by spitting those voltages back at the guage... It would just be mounted
> between the sensor and the guage... (Great, just what I need; another
> project!) ;-)
>
>
> > Thanks again, (especially for the correct O2 voltages I asked about a while
> > back but never got a definite answer too.)
>
>
> Sure thing! Glad to help.
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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