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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 02:50 AM
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Question air/fuel ratio

What would be the easiest way to check my a/f ratio?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 07:26 PM
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"Easy" or "best"? From my limited knowledge Daryl, the dash mounted displays you can get for under $200 (the "easy") are 1,2, or 3-wire readers only (splice in to O2 line voltage) and they roughly try to tell you the ratio based on voltage. They use a dial or a LED graph to tell you if you are lower than or above 14.7 AFR, but are not accurate to "how much" above or below you are. True a/f ratio tuners use 4 or 5 wire sensors (like the Bosch) that cost around $400+ and tie into several places on the vehicle.

What is it you are trying to do? Tweak something to fool the CPU? Oh, I bet you are going to put bigger injectors on, eh? Most cars with a/f meters are turbos. You wouldn't be puttin' a turbo on that beast now, would you? (grin)
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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actually just check it.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 08:09 AM
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A good mechanic may have one, and I'm guessing a dealer should (I say, should) have one that you could get tested with. Just call around.
 
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