Wideband AFR tuning a carburetor

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rfpowerdude

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I’d imagine for tuning a carburetor a single wire (non-wideband) afr gauge may be sufficient and 1/2 the cost. What do you think?
Those are a waste of money. The wideband O2 gauges are cheap enough nowadays that it should be the only way to go.
 
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1983calais

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Great topic for a thread 500/600! This way of tuning has always interested me also as I mentioned before. After reading everyone’s posts, I am curious as to which gauges everybody is using. I am not trying to high jack your post by any means. I thought maybe someone else could use the information as well. Thanks everyone.
 
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fleming442

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You and 100 other guys but then anybody can let the button fly
The button is only as good as the delay you put in it. I don't have enough money to compete in heads up, but it's definitely more fun to watch.
 
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I at least got it plugged in today. Fired it up and it idled at 11.5.
I turned the 4 corner screws in 1/4 turn each and it went to 12.5. Back out 1/4 turn and back to 11.5. I don’t know what I expected but it’s at least that sensitive. Should be pretty fun to mess with.

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Supercharged111

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You can't dial that back to idle at stoich, can you? Big ol' cam needs the extra fuel at idle because it spits half of it right on through? I know one thing to watch for with bigger cams is that's they'll show a false rich condition on the wideband because of that.
 
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I got it bolted inside of the hood today and all wired up. Test and tune will start tomorrow.

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what time and are you going to have a live feed?.... :popcorn:

I'll have to hold the cell phone in one hand, shift with the other hand, and drive with...………………………………...
 
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