Race Pages Install: FAST™ Wideband Air/Fuel Gauge Kit

It’s been a while since you’ve seen our ’99 Lightning, Project Trash Hauler, in the pages of Race Pages. We originally did an install on a Bassani cat-back a few years ago, along with some other goodies, and that was going to be it for the Hauler, as it has to get us around every day. However, we’ve decided that if there’s a part we can install that won’t affect the drivability, we’re going to bring it to you, dear reader, to showcase the latest and greatest available for your 2nd-gen Lightning. This month, we took a stab at installing one of the brand new FAST™ Wideband O2 Sensors, complete with analog gauge [FAST™ PN 170634]. This is truly a bolt-on installation, as it took us just a few hours in the confines of our newly cleaned-out garage.

FAST™ saw the need for a reasonably-priced wideband kit, for those of you who take the time to tune your own machines via one of the excellent aftermarket handheld programmers or other aftermarket fuel-injection systems.


This kit definitely falls under ‘reasonable’, as it retails for under $300 from a variety of sources. The Bosch wideband sensor is heated, so it takes approximately 10-15 seconds to get going once you start your vehicle, but after that it’s monitoring your air-fuel ratio in real-time, making those tune adjustments a snap. It comes along with all of the wiring you’ll need, a baggie full of wiring connectors that will be necessary to wrap up the process, and a slick silver-faced analog gauge, in addition to a processor that’s wired in-line that is necessary to process the information coming from the sensor.

The 2 1/16th gauge is backlit, so it will be easy to see at night on the racetrack, or just cruising down the highway, and meshed nicely with the gauges already in our truck. Follow along with the photos as we show you just how simple the process was, and if you’re in the market, we’d definitely recommend one. It will come in handy in next month’s issue when we detail some more modifications that are on the way for Project Trash Hauler.

Story courtesy of Race Pages Magazine. To read the full article, see the attached PDF.