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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 11:57 PM
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i guess i could have used the lc-1 as it came with all the wires hanging everywhere, but it looked like it would be a pain in the ***. so i went by the local radio shack and grabbed one of those little project boxes used for electronic projects and fabbed up a controller box for the calibration pushbutton and the led indicator. to power the unit i used a cigarette lighter power supply, which also has a built in on-off rocker switch with an led. keeps things a little more organized looking.



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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 12:04 AM
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Nice, I like it. I got the LC-1 unit too and was trying to figure out where to mount all that crap.
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thanks.

yeah i could see my self driving around with an *** load of wires hanging out everywhere...

i noticed you've got the TB stall...how do you like it? does it stall up pretty good? waitin to install mine.
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Whats LC-1?
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Originally Posted by Okie5.3
i guess i could have used the lc-1 as it came with all the wires hanging everywhere, but it looked like it would be a pain in the ***. so i went by the local radio shack and grabbed one of those little project boxes used for electronic projects and fabbed up a controller box for the calibration pushbutton and the led indicator. to power the unit i used a cigarette lighter power supply, which also has a built in on-off rocker switch with an led. keeps things a little more organized looking.




I did the same thing with mine. I bought the same lighter plug from Radio Shack but I went a little cheaper and drilled a couple holes in the side of the box it cam in and put the calibration button and LED through the box. I just keep all the excess wires rolled up in the box with another slot for the wires to poke out of. I then run the wire out the door and just close the door up on it. Keeps it portable between multiple cars like I have.
The LC-1 is the cheapest way to have a wideband if you have a laptop. It is made by Innovate.
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Originally Posted by Okie5.3
thanks.

yeah i could see my self driving around with an *** load of wires hanging out everywhere...

i noticed you've got the TB stall...how do you like it? does it stall up pretty good? waitin to install mine.

Love it. With the LS1, it stalls up to about 2800. Really makes a huge difference on the launch when you punch it.
I'm sure there are a lot better converters out there but you can't beat it for the price.
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Its not fun to install all the ****. Shaking hands and small wires dont go together. I mounted the switch and LED in behind the panel that hides the 12 volt outlets. I did have to make an output extension to use my XD1 gauge in my overhead console.
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Love it. With the LS1, it stalls up to about 2800. Really makes a huge difference on the launch when you punch it.
I'm sure there are a lot better converters out there but you can't beat it for the price.
yeah can't beat the price. 2800 behind your ls1. so should/may get it to 2600 or so behind mine. that's right about where i wanted it. thx.
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Its not fun to install all the ****. Shaking hands and small wires dont go together. I mounted the switch and LED in behind the panel that hides the 12 volt outlets. I did have to make an output extension to use my XD1 gauge in my overhead console.
bet it looks pretty good mounted up like that. i thought about something like that, but wanted to keep it mobile. once your "friends" find out you've got one then they want you to come by and check their chit.
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bet it looks pretty good mounted up like that. i thought about something like that, but wanted to keep it mobile. once your "friends" find out you've got one then they want you to come by and check their chit.
I spent to dam long installing it. But on the friends wanting AFR checked...... I happened across an LM1 handheld at work that was quote returned. It was missing the PC cable and instructions so they defected it out. It was in our garage sale bin. Cant beat an LM1 for 20 bucks!
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