Good Use for Ash Tray

Aug 11, 2003 | 11:14 PM

TNblkc230wz

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Good Use for Ash Tray

I finally found a good use for the ash tray. If you take it out and put it in the spare tire well, there is enough room in the cubby to hold a small, travel size kleenex and still close the door.

Aug 11, 2003 | 11:56 PM

lars

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Sounds like a good tip. I'm going to try it

Aug 12, 2003 | 12:01 AM

session

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This only works if you put it in the spare tire well?

Aug 12, 2003 | 04:32 PM

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For fear of re-starting a very old thread:

Some of us have electronic compasses in there!

Aug 12, 2003 | 06:19 PM

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people like me just want digital A/F and lambda value gauges in there...

Aug 12, 2003 | 06:57 PM

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Originally posted by nukblazi
people like me just want digital A/F and lambda value gauges in there...

I don't think the DIY-WB Lambda display I built a few years ago will fit there. I need a smaller project box.

Aug 13, 2003 | 01:50 PM

TNblkc230wz

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This only works if you put it in the spare tire well?

No, It's just a good place for it.

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Aug 13, 2003 | 02:24 PM

session

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Originally posted by TNblkc230wz
What is Digital A/F?

I only do occasional autocrossing, so I have a bigger need to hold tissue on road trips.

Air/fuel mixture readings.

Aug 13, 2003 | 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by session
Air/fuel mixture readings.

What is wideband lambda?

Aug 13, 2003 | 07:09 PM

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What is wideband lambda?

A lambda meter measures the output of an oxygen sensor, and provides an estimate of the air:fuel ratio. The perfect combustion(stoichiometric) air:fuel ratio, which is 14.7:1, has a lambda value of 1.0. The mixture gets richer when the engine is loaded, dropping the lamda value. I think a wideband lambda sensor has a bigger range than a stock oxygen sensor, which is designed just to keep the engine running properly

You have to be pretty devoted to performance tuning to carry one of these things around in your ashtray slot