zeitronix Zt2 or AEM wideband?

Hi, I have difficulties on choosing, pls let me know what is the pro and cons of the zeitronix zt2. thanks.

AEM, its cheaper, works very well, proven over time, alot of support, easier to mount. I own two in both my cars, never had one issue.

Same here. I've owned 2 AEM UEGO widebands. Accurate, reliable, proven and inexpensive.

Ive owned both widebands. I would also go with the UEGO from personal experience. Mine were very accurate and always worked. Very easy to wire up... any newb with little to no experience can do it.

+1 aem

The AEM is cheaper if you just need a gauge to read or a wideband signal to feed into another logging program.

The Zeitronix has strong datalogging capabilities on its own to log the wideband AFR, RPM, TPS and optionally with additional sensors boost and EGT. While all the options can add up, it is cheaper than filling the a-pillar with a bunch of electronic gauges and you have logging capability added on top of that.

Both are quality parts with excellent local support. You would get one or the other depending on your purpose and intended usage.

Mike W

i also went with aem.

i c, i think i have made up my mind to get the zeitronix + dashdaq, but now i have icolor boost controller on my ride, and i just need the a/f and exhaust gas temp to be shown together with a/f while i datalog, so my question is, can both of the egt and a/f tap to the dashdaq directly instead of plugging on zt2 then connect to dashdaq?
pls kindly share, thanks.

as far as i know, you still need to connect to zt2 to read the correct values..

You need to connect to the ZT2 box, it is the brains of the Zeitronix operation.

EGT needs amplification, conversion and cold junction compensation. AFR needs a complex circuit to drive the sensor. Zt-2 does all of that and reports the data to DashDAQ for your viewing pleasure.

Zeitronix ZT2 + Dashdaq is a potent combo.

AEM is for those that like the blinkity gauges that lack functionality.

For the real performance enthusiast who wants something they can actually tune with, log TPS, RPM, AFR, LAMBDA, 0-5V inputs out of the box with proprietary datalogging software, Zeitronix is the way to go.

I bought my Zeitronix at full retail pricing just like any other customer before we were so impressed with the quality and performance of the superior wideband datalogging system that we became an official master dealer.

With the dashdaq Zt2 combo available from us, you can log all OBD II data outputs as well as 3 x 0-5v inputs, fluid and air temp sensors, Boost 35.5 or 60.3psi, EGT and on and on. It's the best there is.

if we are on the dashdaq and zeitronix, the egt and a/f sensor connects to it, do we connect a cable from zt2 to computer for datalogging and at the same time there should have another tactrix cable link to obd2 (hence we need to disconnect the dashdaq), am i right?

which tactrix cable should i buy?

freq plug/unplug will damage the obd connector?

i also heard that it is better connect the zt2 to computer with SERIAL cable instead of usb, am i right? so does this cable come along with the zt2?

thanks for sharing.

the zietronix packages (at least from what i know depending on the vendor maybe?)..comes with a serial cable from zt2...you will need to buy a serial to usb cable if your laptop doesn't have serial connection...

the cable that is being used by zietronix is different from the tactrix..
the cable from zietronix will provide the data it has logged for your afr/boost/egt...
the tactrix is for you rpm,tps,knocksum,etc..

regarding the plug and unplug, not really sure how to damage the obdII connector not unless you're yanking it or something..just be light on it...

I'm using the PLX and logging it with EVOscan. Works great and love the fact that I can hook up 4 sensors into one gauge and monitor everything.