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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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If i were to get an AFR and Trans temp gauges, would it be easy to hook them up? Can i hook AFR gauges to my standard O2s or do I NEED a wideband for it. I also know that my truck has the trans temp sensor (from what ive read) and that it will work with an escy cluster with the temp gauge, so how would i go about hooking it up?

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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:25 AM
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Dont buy a narrow band gauge, its a waste of $. Buy a wide-band, it will come with a bung that will need to be welded or if you have no rears you can put it there.

The cluster, Escy or SSS is a plug and play unit.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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how much is a good widebang/gauge combo?
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Old May 2, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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$250-$400
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ouch, i think stick with a narrow band gauge, I don't do my own tuning so its not that big of a deal. The main thing im concerned about is the tranny temp gauge. and do these gauges just hook into the obdII plug?
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Why buy a narrow band at all, save your money.
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Originally Posted by trever1t
Why buy a narrow band at all, save your money.
x2...a narrowband O2 gauge will do absolutely nothing for you.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by trever1t
Dont buy a narrow band gauge, its a waste of $. Buy a wide-band, it will come with a bung that will need to be welded or if you have no rears you can put it there.

The cluster, Escy or SSS is a plug and play unit.
Must be programmed for miles & options also.

Originally Posted by Stoichiometric
$250-$400
Look around on price. What style Autometer do u like?

Trever & Thunder are 100% correct, the narrow band is just a light show. One needs to know the true idea of what's going on( lean or rich); that is best done w/ a wide band.

Last edited by fastnblu; May 2, 2008 at 11:51 AM. Reason: x3.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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To be honest, its just to have more than once gauge so it doesnt look stupid. I dont have any huge mods like FI or NO2 to where i really need to be constantly looking at my AFR. So how much would a narrow band gauge cost? 40 bucks?
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Widebands are good for NA applications too, or if you want another good gauge to have Fuel Pressure would be good, regardless of whether or not you are heavily modded.
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