I'm trying to decide which of the two I should get. Based on your experience what do you recommend? As far as ease of install, functionality, and which 02 sensor will last longer. Price seems to be about the same with the innovate including the db-red gauge. Thanks in advance!!

 

Aem is your best bet and it is reliable as opposed to the lc-1 which is kind of hit or miss as to weather or not you will get one that works when buying them new.

 

Wow I was not aware of that. Thanks for your input.

 

Get the AEM with the analog display.

 

Where is the best place to weld the o2bung for the wideband? I have a test pipe.

 

ive seen many with it welded about 4 inches before the end of the downpipe, before the test pipe.

 

I have just installed the AEM Analog Wideband and it is working flawlessly. You can change the lighting of the gauge to match the rest of your gauges in the vehicle. You can also datalog via ADC analog input, which is really nice if you are self-tuning!

 

lol i had the same question i was told to get the innovate as its easy when tuning to use. hooks straight up etc. My tuner is going to be mellon and he recommend that over aem any day of the week. I have both a innovate and aem. im going to put the aem in my 350z and innovate in my evo. Mellon is one of the best stock ecu tuners in the market today i trust his word over anybody else he has tuned enough to know what works.

 

I have had no problem with my innovate kit. The wideband sensor itself has lasted for several years now, including the occasional tank for leaded 110. Does AEM even use a different wideband sensor then innovate?

 

They both work, but I had an issue with the Innovate gauge going through O2 sensor every ~7months... Replaced it with an AEM and haven't had an issue since...

BTW - I have my Innovate gauge sitting in my garage that I would let go cheap as I don't ever plan on using it again...

 

I used the lc-1 back in the day but the last 2 in a row for my friends evo did not even work as they were faulty and since his car was getting built in that amnt of time (5 months) they will not honor their warranty which is bs but on the opposite end of the state my other friend bought one for his evo and it did the exact same thing as the other faulty 2 units 200 miles away so out of the last 3 that I have dealt with 3 did not work so imo that is way 2 much of a failure rate to deal with again, Whoo knows the next 500 units could be flawless but I will never even consider one ever again.

Oh and btw it was not an installational error so ytou can rule that out

Of course you can choose which ever one you desire but I am just offering a fair warning.

 

I have had both. I prefer the aem wideband.

 

What else do you need to connect to the ADC analog input (from laptop to analog input) ? Are you using evoscan?

I thought LC-1 and Aem both use Bosch O2 sensor. Is there a difference? Though I must admit I like the look of aem digital/analog look better on the gauges rather than the simple design of innovate basic gauge.

 

Exactly what I had in mind, thanks for assuring it for me.

 

all you need is the aem guage and the o2 sensor right? u dont need the aem controller?