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Old 12-06-2004, 07:02 PM
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Wideband O2 Question.

With the TechEdge setup, must you add a new sensor bung in the downpipe or can you replace the factory primary O2 sensor?

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Old 12-06-2004, 07:31 PM
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I'm almost positive with any O2 sensor you need a seperate bung for it, but I could be mistaken. Im pretty sure the car would start throwin codes if it saw the stock sensor missing.
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I was told this weekend by an RSX-S owner that their stock primary O2 sensor reads wideband.
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I have the Techedge.

You need a seperate O2 bung.
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I don't even have both of my O2 sebsors plugged in. NO difference and no CEL. INteresting.
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The Techedge has a narrow-band output so that you can replace your primary O2 sensor with the Bosch sensor without welding on an additional bung.
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Any reason why Scalbert decided to add an additional bung on his set up?
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Not sure.. maybe he didn't trust the Techedge narrow-band output?!? I ran a third O2 bung myself.
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I"m gonna go with a 3rd bung as well just for the TechEdge.

Smitty, you ready to order?
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Are you guys looking at using building the DIY unit?? If not then there are alternatives. The TechEdge is still a fine unit and highly suggested, but it isn't the only one. The AEM unit looks nice and seems to work well.

http://www.aempower.com/product_ems.asp

If the TechEdge is desired in the build-it-yourself form, below is what you will need:

AU$194 2.6m WBo2 (2A0) D-I-Y kit
AU$9 7057 harness connector kit
AU$70 LD01 display kit

If you want a prebuilt unit you can use the following:

AU$520 2.6 m WBo2 (2A0) system (for 7057)

In either case you will need the Bosch 0 258 007 057 sensor. This can be purchased from:

https://www.1stvwparts.com/

I beleive the current AUD to USD exchange rate is around a 0.75 multiplier.

Take care,
Scalbert
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for those that know alot about widebands, which would you take if you had the choice between the prebuilt unit 2.6 m WBo2 (2A0) system (with Bosch 7057) or the aem. i can get both for about the same price, so which one is better to go with?
I really like the aem version gauge, its alot nicer and cleaner than the techedge, plus techedge is in AU and if anything goes wrong, i have to send it all the way there!
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I already have two gauges for my gauge pod so I really don't have a place to put the AEM unit. Although the AEM gauge does look nice. I think it comes down to personal preference.

I sent an email to TechEdge asking if I could get a discount if I ordered two units at the same time. Maybe we could organize a "group buy."
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See if they want to come on the site and advertise... I can set something up with them.
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even though i can get the techedge for less than the aem (by about 15 bucks though), i think the gauge of the aem is much cleaner and even if i werent to have a gauge pod, i would still prefer the gauge of the aem over the techedge display. the techedge seems to be a better display to put anywhere though since it is box shaped rather than circle.
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