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winreboot,


What you are doing is TOTALLY useless... there is virtually nothing you will discern from a stock O2 sensor.  You see a lot of these gauges and such for a/f and it is likely the biggest scam going.  How a stock O2 sensors works is the following: when a/f is below 14.7:1 there is one voltage and when above 14.7:1 there is a higher voltage.  Your stock ECU, similar to ECUs in other cars, simply uses the stock O2 to "hunt in" on the desired (ideal) a/f which is 14.7:1.  In other words, there is really no way, for example, that these O2's can tell the difference between 10.0:1 and 14.0:1.


If you are trying to use the stock O2 for tuning forced induction motor, you likely want to target an ideal (under bosst) a/f of 12.5:1.  If you are running under 11:1 you're too rich and if you get North of 13:1 you may be in trouble.  The stock O2 or even the available aftermarket gauges CANNOT discern the difference.


The good news (sort of) is that there is a solution.  In fact it is a very good one, albeit expensive. I am using it now to tune my BBSC. The kit consists of a 5-wire (expensive) O2 sensor and a black-box brain/controller.  Once installed, it will let you display instantaneous a/f ratios (accurate to 1/100) and, more importantly, it will let you datalog for virtually any period of time.  You can then playback the datalog or, using the supplied software, you can generate a/f graphs.  There is a provision for a RPM-in (mandatory) and an auxilary in (0-5v) for a Map-in voltage, for example.


All values are datalogged.


My testing has consisted of modifying the fuel maps and then doing 4 or 5 2000-6000 full-throttle acceleration runs. (6K-8k can be tuned in after you get the hang of it.) I use 3rd gear and will use 4th gear for final tuning.  It is almost essential to have a passenger with you. Have the passenger watch instantaneous a/f to make sure no values over 13:1... while datalogging the whole sequence.  Next, return home and view the graphs.  Make changes to the table and repeat the process.


If you are careful and methodical, I believe that this method with the right tools is the BEST way to tune a forced induction car like the BBSC.  In my mind, many advantages over the Dyno.


I hope I haven't over-reacted to your O2 question, but please be careful regarding the expectations you may have on what the stock O2 can do for you.


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