[Spridgets] Wide band O2 sensor

Dean Hedin dlh2001 at comcast.net
Sat Oct 10 15:37:11 MDT 2009


I don't have an LCB header. Instead, I have an old equal length 3 into 1 that an H-production 
friend gave me a while back.

I ended up obtaining a tight turn exhaust elbow and rewelding it to get good ground clearance.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hal Faulkner" <frog.aye at gmail.com>
Subject: [Spridgets] Wide band O2 sensor


> Hey, any Spridigeteers out there ever use a wide band O2 sensor with a
> Maniflow mid bore LCB header?  Where would one put the thing?  The logical
> place (it seems to me) is after the three pipes join; however, this is
> pretty far down and it will be difficult to get the sensor in the
> reccommended "10--2" position.  The other thing I am concerned about is that
> the sensor would be rather exposed down under the floorboards and would need
> some form of physical protection.
> Also the header seems to hang well below the bottom of the car, thus
> reducing ground clearance but leaving more room between the exhaust pipe and
> the floor pan.  I guess my feet won't be so hot.  Anybody experienced that
> with LCB headers in a bugeye? The space, not the hot feet!


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