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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by PDXEvo
The difference between the back of the down pipe and where the CAT is really isnt huge. For the best accuracy possible you should put it in your down pipe but at the back end of the pipe so you dont put it in an area where the EGT's are going to be too hot. The O2 sensor runs really hot as it is and adding additional thermal wear would be bad and will cause false readings.

Putting it into your cat will most likely give you minimal differences in readings and should allow you to tune. I would probably add .1 to all my readings for high RPM tuning just to be safe. Also, make sure you complete a free air calibration on the O2 sensor before plugging it in. You can do this through the Tuner box via a PC connected through Hyperterminal. This is an easier method then doing it manually with the dip switches then needing to update the Tuner box. You should get a reading between 250 and 299. To ensure your accurate after the CAL just go for a quick drive and during a part where you are only part throttle and cruising along at 45 just check your AFR's. You should be right around 14.7. Even sitting at a red light idleing you should be around 14.7. This assumes of course that you havent changed anything for your map in the 0% load area that would cause you to run rich or lean.
so before i plug it in at the bung connect my laptop and do the cal and the screw it in the bung
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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RIght!
Make sure the O2 sensor is wired to the Tuner and dangling in Free Air.
Then turn the car on (but dont start the engine) and wait for the tuner to count down from 30sec. This allows the pre-warmers on the O2 sensor to get the sensor up to the proper operating temperature. Next use your laptop to perform the free air calibration. The free air calibration option is in the User Settings menu at the bottom. If you get errors when running this it may be that you have a bad O2 sensor or its wired wrong. You can download the Turboxs manual for the tuner from this link:
http://www.turboxs.com/_images/Tuner...Manual_1v1.pdf

Page 28 has all the information on Free Air calibration.
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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thanks everybody for your help now i will do the install and the cal
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