O2 Sensor required in race car?
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Maryville, TN
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 1987 IROC Z/28
Engine: 5.0L TPI. Custom Tune
Transmission: 5 Speed/ Pro5.0 short /hurst stick
Axle/Gears: 1LE 10 bolt Rear/T2R 3.45 PBR/disc
O2 Sensor required in race car?
Sorry to ask such a n00bie question, but I can't find this anywhere in the FAQ or on any third gen websites.
Dear friends,
I've just installed a set of hedman shorty headers in my 87 TPI 5.0 IROC Z/28. I am very pleased with the install, only had to take 1 engine mount loose and jack the engine up 1/2 inch to get the drivers side on.
My question is.. The stock exhaust manifold (driver's side) had a sensor (i THINK it is the O2 sensor) -- (i assume to feed info to the A.I.R system which is long since removed from my non-street legal race car). I believe that I do NOT need that sensor in my header, though I have a screw in bung welded in there (capped now) all ready to go in should I need it.
thoughts? Is this the 02 Sensor and is it required? or only for A.I.R??
Brian
Dear friends,
I've just installed a set of hedman shorty headers in my 87 TPI 5.0 IROC Z/28. I am very pleased with the install, only had to take 1 engine mount loose and jack the engine up 1/2 inch to get the drivers side on.
My question is.. The stock exhaust manifold (driver's side) had a sensor (i THINK it is the O2 sensor) -- (i assume to feed info to the A.I.R system which is long since removed from my non-street legal race car). I believe that I do NOT need that sensor in my header, though I have a screw in bung welded in there (capped now) all ready to go in should I need it.
thoughts? Is this the 02 Sensor and is it required? or only for A.I.R??
Brian
Last edited by BrianChevy; 10-23-2007 at 11:15 AM.
#2
Supreme Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Osceola Indiana
Posts: 2,151
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 92 RS(sold) 1989 IROC-Z
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: ones that turn
Re: O2 Sensor required in race car?
its needed make sure you put it back in o2 basically tells the computer what to do
#3
Moderator
iTrader: (14)
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Littleton, CO USA
Posts: 43,169
Likes: 0
Received 35 Likes
on
34 Posts
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Or, to put it another way:
It is needed. Make sure you install it in your new headers. It is needed for the ECM to make mixture control decisions.
It doesn't have anything to do directly with A.I.R.
It is needed. Make sure you install it in your new headers. It is needed for the ECM to make mixture control decisions.
It doesn't have anything to do directly with A.I.R.
#4
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Maryville, TN
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 1987 IROC Z/28
Engine: 5.0L TPI. Custom Tune
Transmission: 5 Speed/ Pro5.0 short /hurst stick
Axle/Gears: 1LE 10 bolt Rear/T2R 3.45 PBR/disc
Re: O2 Sensor required in race car?
I just pulled it out of the exhaust manifold, AFS 16P is the part number. I assume that it's better to just put a NEW one in instead of re-using the old one.
I'll pick one up and go with the new.
thanks guys,
brian
I'll pick one up and go with the new.
thanks guys,
brian
#5
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Maryville, TN
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 1987 IROC Z/28
Engine: 5.0L TPI. Custom Tune
Transmission: 5 Speed/ Pro5.0 short /hurst stick
Axle/Gears: 1LE 10 bolt Rear/T2R 3.45 PBR/disc
Re: O2 Sensor required in race car?
I just want to report back to the group that I was able to tap and drill out the bung-hole with a 7/16 hole and insert the new O2 sensor in the header tonight. Those tips of using a 7/8 inch wrench were RIGHT on, worked like a champ.
So, I am hooking up the Y-pipe and Magnaflow tomorrow and thursday and heading to the races on Saturday.
THANKS EVERYBODY!
So, I am hooking up the Y-pipe and Magnaflow tomorrow and thursday and heading to the races on Saturday.
THANKS EVERYBODY!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
hectre13
Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
2
12-11-2023 08:14 AM
Terrell351
Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
5
06-13-2021 01:13 PM
9192camaro
Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
16
02-03-2019 12:21 AM