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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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how reliable is the zeitronix unit? i wanted a stealthy look for my g35c and was wondering if the zeitronix unit is accurate and sufficient for now? any input from people who have purchased it or know about it will be appreciated.
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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The wideband for the Zeitronix is very accurate and reads into the 9 to1 A/F . Unlike the AEM that had . It DOESNT jump around like the AEM . The Boost gauge works very well . The Zietronix is a low cost unit that uses top quality sensors . It can data log A/F , EGT , and boost for tuning
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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ditto
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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I love mine.

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+1 i like mine also
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 08:08 PM
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Highly recommend!

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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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is there a difference in accuracy compared to the defi bf gauges? i'm asking because the defi gauges are really costly and i'm not into the whole a-pillar look.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 05:31 AM
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I love mine as well!
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by AReddy23
is there a difference in accuracy compared to the defi bf gauges? i'm asking because the defi gauges are really costly and i'm not into the whole a-pillar look.
Defi BF gauge does not compare to the zeitronix in terms of a wideband. For boost, the two wold be comparable, but Defi does not offer a wideband AFR as far as I know.

I run the zeitronix and like it. I recently hooked up the boost sensor to it because I was sick of seeing the boost sitting at -25 on the display. It is a nice little tool. You can hook into your palm via the new pocketlogger software or a laptop with the software that is included with the zt-2. This will allow you to datalog boost. AFR, RPMs, TPS, EGT and whatever else you have hooked into it. I have mine wired into my ECU knock sensor as well

The LCD is very easy to read and IMO, sits very nicely in the center dash cubby compartment (obviously if you have navi, you have to find a new place for it)

The one thing that I would like to see the zeitronix do do is allow dual wideband inputs. It displays lambda and AFR on it's displa., I would really like if I had the capability to run a wideband off each bank and have the LCD display both.

IMO, if you don't get the zeitronix, I would only really consider the Innovate unit. My good friend runs that and it is a good unit, but is kind of flashy with all it's blinking lights. I prefer the look of my zetronix unit, but both are good choices. The Innovate might be a better choice for you if want your AFR gauge on your pillar. I would take the opportunity to buy 3 other gauges and put the zeitronix lcd in the cubby.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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what made you guys go with the zeitronix instead of say the innovate lm-1?
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by meme
what made you guys go with the zeitronix instead of say the innovate lm-1?

I went with the Zeitronix because of the following:
1.) LCD display. It fits nicely in the cubby and since I had three other gauges I wanted on my pillar, I didn't want another round gauge face. On top of that, the display will read out boost, AFR, EGT and user input.

2.) datalogging capablilites: The innovate does this as well well, but I don't know to extent, but I knew the zeitronix did what I was looking for.

3.) the zeitronix interacts with my Palm that I have pocketlogger software for, making it easy and convient for me to datalog without needed a laptop.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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Zivman . Could you tell me how you hooked up the Zietronix to the ECU knock sensor ?
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 11:32 AM
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Zivman . Could you tell me how you hooked up the Zietronix to the ECU knock sensor ?
Use the N11-d diagram to find the knock signal wire:
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Tap the knock signal wire with the blue wire (pin #12 ) and follow the install instructions with the unit and it will display as "user input" in voltage. Normal voltage is around 2.55 or so. If you knock, you the voltage will spike or drop.
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Thanks alot
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ziv, isnt that the same one you can hook to throttle position?
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tig488
ziv, isnt that the same one you can hook to throttle position?
TPS has it's own wire - Pin # 10, grey.

you are limited to what the LCD can display at one time, but you can datalog this info without having the LCD displaying it.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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yeah, i wish you could get rid of the lambda on the lcd and run afr, boost, tps, and egt. that would be ideal. i didnt hook up the knock, i just did the tps.
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Originally Posted by tig488
yeah, i wish you could get rid of the lambda on the lcd and run afr, boost, tps, and egt. that would be ideal. i didnt hook up the knock, i just did the tps.
i was just thinking that, but i want knock sensing instead of tps. the site says you can choose BETWEEN boost, tps, and user, but i want both boost AND user(knock).
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by tig488
yeah, i wish you could get rid of the lambda on the lcd and run afr, boost, tps, and egt. that would be ideal. i didnt hook up the knock, i just did the tps.

For me, I want to get rid of EGT. I would guess with some "massaging" of the software, you could get it to display anything you wanted. I will have to ask some of my more computer litterate friends to look into it.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Z BOY
i was just thinking that, but i want knock sensing instead of tps. the site says you can choose BETWEEN boost, tps, and user, but i want both boost AND user(knock).

Before I had my boost sensor hooked up, the unit would switch between boost and user input. I don't know if it was the way I had it hooked up, but it would start up on user input and switch to boost on longer drives. I need to play around with it more now that I have the pocketlogger ready and the boost gauge installed.
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