350z Innovate Motorsports air/fuel ratio gauge install

Step-by-step guide on the installation of a Innovate Motorsports MTX-L Plus wideband air/fuel ratio gauge in a Nissan 350z. I will also talk about some of the reasons you may need to install a after market air/fuel gauge.
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[@TheNightOwl258]

This was really great to watch. Definitely a lot of terrific information.

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@Lifewithmrsvee]

Congrats on getting monetized because you deserve it. Very nice and detailed narration....i always feel confident enough to do some car repairs after watching your views. Full watch!

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so very much Mrs Vee, when you enjoy what you're doing, it's not like work!

[@bosnow9221]

Hi. Good video. I have has the same gauge installed into my ‘13 Hyundai SFS 2.0t for about two years now. At first I had it wired into one of the empty 12v slots at the fuse box... pretty much same as you have. Worked fine for the first two days and on the third day I fried the sensor. 14 months in I went through 5 wideband sensors. Was lost and couldn’t figure out why the hell I was frying sensors. (Tried multiple brands also) anyway. After reading so many forums I came across a guy saying that innovate mxtl gauge is very very finicky for voltage. So I ordered a fog light harness, with its own capacitor. Modified it a little , and trimmed it up. I wired it up to the battery with a fuse. Been about 9 months now and I haven’t had one single issue. Been accurate and working fine.

[@KyleWalz]

Very cool video showing this install. Always interested in car upgrades.

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!!!👍

[@TriggaM]

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[@Zspeed]

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[@Z33Garage]

Great video man!

[@Zspeed]

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[@DailyLifeandNature]

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[@Zspeed]

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[@derekdavis3707]

Great video man

[@Zspeed]

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[@Machiyoutuber]

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[@Zspeed]

Appreciate it

[@Tillbilly]

hell yeah awesome video

[@Zspeed]

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[@cre8tivegarage157]

Gauge is really nice great install

[@Zspeed]

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[@allinhouse258]

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[@Zspeed]

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[@robertsamspon4232]

im interested to see if you have data log your AF with your laptop? how close was the AFR on guage compared to the laptop? mine are spot on at idle, but WOT is about a full 1.0 off in the lap top compared to the gauge.

[@AlejandroCod1976]

How were you able to data log for your etune? I got an aem gauge and realized I couldn’t data log so I need the innovate gauge

[@ruthstruths656]

Watched ads and starting the video now, thank you -

[@Zspeed]

You're the best! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SolodeUm]

awesome video

[@Zspeed]

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[@jerytubeEthiopianfood]

Thank you for sharing

[@Zspeed]

Thanks for watching!

[@riceandsoysaucewithsrirach7985]

Hi Z-Speed I have a question where you placed your innovative o2 sensor. Could I do the same while running stock catalytic converters ? And would it give me an accurate reading ? Thank you

[@Zspeed]

You can run the 02 sensor in the Y-pipe, but it will give you a more lean air/fuel reading! Call innovate and ask them where they would recommend you place the 02 sensor. If you change out your catalytic converters to high flow cat's, your air/fuel reading should be a little more accurate!

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[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!!!!

[@juanmoro]

Wow amazing my friend

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!!!!!!👍

[@jjhunter01]

Hello I’m looking for the same package you ordered from Z1 , or did you order them separate. Thanks and sharing the link for that order will help a lot thanks again

[@johnny493]

Really good

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@randydill409]

All I got was E2 code and tryed everything. Moved ground bigger fuse. Replaced both sensor and gauge. Did lighter test. Went fine . Soon as I started car E2

[@Zspeed]

E2 is a heater error.... most likely, you may have a bad ground wire. Double check your wiring. I wired my ground to the battery! Hope this helps and thanks for watching. 1. Damaged sensor cable or sensor. 2. Sensor connector not fully seated and locked into position. 1. Verify that all sensor connectors are fully seated and locked into position. 2. Replace sensor 3. Replace sensor cable

[@Ading-Vlog]

wow great content perfect

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@Currencybeans]

amazing tutorial, definitely going to help with my installation, the only question and i might have missed it but is this the 3ft or the 8ft cable?

[@Zspeed]

it was between 4 to 6 feet!

[@musclecarappraisal]

Awesome car

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@SoXWRLD]

Hello I have stock headers, catless test pipes, stock y pipe and drift spec exhaust would you recommend me placing the O2 sensor on the Y pipe?

[@Zspeed]

That setup is basically just like mine, so I would recommend using your stock Y-pipe for O2 sensor placement!

[@SoXWRLD]

@@Zspeed thank you so much 🙏

[@nismomike2359]

Did you have any issues with those z1 metal gaskets leaking after they broke in. Another youtuber I watched recommended not to buy then because they leak after some time. I'm guessing he didn't properly sand the flanges.

[@Zspeed]

You shouldn't have any problems if you use some Permatex copper gasket maker!

[@ShiftyReaperGaming]

Can you install digital oil pressure gauge in these with keeping the factory one? And we’re did you get that gauge housing?

[@Zspeed]

You should be able to with the placement of a new oil pressure sensor! Guage housing from Z1 motorsports!!

[@ThatStolenZ33]

Question what fuse box do I hook it up to the one inside of the cabin on the driver side or in the engine bay? I tried connecting mine but they seem not to be working

[@Zspeed]

I used the fuse box on the drivers side, inside the car. Go back and watch the video at the 17:44 mark, this should help you choose a fuse location! Thanks so much for watching!

[@ThatStolenZ33]

@@Zspeed 🙏 thanks

[@alexey1226]

Hello bro I have a question about my exhaust I have a Dual Catback Exhaust where you think is better to put the wibeband sensor?

[@Zspeed]

I would place it on the drivers side before the cat, have the bung placed in a 9 or 3 o'clock position to avoid water vapor collecting around the o2 sensor!

[@alexey1226]

@@Zspeed thanks👍

[@eman_vq8036]

@Z-speed I have full motordyne exhaust and art pipes where would you recommend me placing the O2 bung connector on the Y pipe ?

[@Zspeed]

I thought the motordyne exhaust was a true dual exhaust? If it has a Y-pipe, differently place the bung after the point that the two pipes converge! Thanks so much for watching!!

[@eman_vq8036]

@@Zspeed it is a true dual exhaust but I was told by my tuner that I need a afr gauge since I have a 2003 model and I wondered where exactly I should place the sensor like in your video on the motordyne Y pipe

[@Zspeed]

Yes, the y-pipe will give you the most accurate reading!

[@BlinkkHD]

Hey man! Very informative video! Did you look into any other brands for the gauge? I've heard this one's probably the best just looking for more opinions

[@Zspeed]

Yeah, check out AEM air/ fuel ratio gauge, it looks pretty good too!

[@BlinkkHD]

@@Zspeed I was looking at aem but heard it gave false readings and wasn't as responsive as the innovate

[@BlinkkHD]

@@Zspeed I'm mainly only searching in order to send data to a tuner so constant monitoring isn't a big worry for me since I'm not boosting but any gauge will be nice. I haven't seen a single negative review on the innovate but a lot of ppl seem to have problems with aem

[@Zspeed]

Innovative is very high quality, no problems with False readings!

[@BlinkkHD]

@@Zspeed awesome thank you! I'll likely go ur same route!

[@ahchung-ho2eq]

Nice video bro... Brother, can I ask you...Mild steel extended length O2 sensor bung can really read accurate data?

[@Zspeed]

Yes, It measures side stream gas flow. Direct contact with exhaust gas would damage the wideband sensor! It's been very accurate so far!!!

[@ahchung-ho2eq]

Because I saw that other bungs in other videos are short, and the innovate bungs are long, I am afraid that the reading data is not accurate. I also bought innovate widebrand, I saw your video, thank you for telling me and thank you for your help.

[@Zspeed]

Glad I could help, any other questions, just ask!!!👍👏

[@ahchung-ho2eq]

@@Zspeed thank you brother...

[@willk3807]

My dog Tater Chip also gets jealous when I'm working on my Z

[@Zspeed]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@chrisdavis4195]

Hey man, can you link the little rubber grommets you used to connect the gauge pod to the a pillar?

[@Zspeed]

The rubber grommets came with the gauge pod itself, I bought that from Z1 motorsports!

[@chrisdavis4195]

Z-speed fantastic! You did a very clean job, I hope to do the same with mine. Thank you!

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!!!!!

[@Lifewithmrsvee]

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[@Zspeed]

Thanks for the idea!

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[@Zspeed]

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[@Machiyoutuber]

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[@Zspeed]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jorgeespinoza3564]

Z speed what are this use for also a big fan of your videos 🙌

[@Zspeed]

The air/fuel ratio gauge is used for aftermarket tuning to get increased horsepower on your 350z of G35! Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@markperalta6245]

What size fuse did you put in the adder fuse ?

[@Zspeed]

Thanks so much for watching, I used a very small fuse, you can use a 3 or 5 Amp fuse!

[@Tommikegetitright101i]

Nice video! Cant you just do ETune on the dyno?

[@Zspeed]

Yes, but it's a 2 hour drive to a dyno! Thanks so much for watching!!

[@JudeDude409]

Are you running test pipes with tomei single exit?

[@Zspeed]

Yes sir, motordyne Art pipes to be exact!!!And yes it's very loud. Thank you so much for watching!

[@SoXWRLD]

Just wondering did you get the 3ft or the 8ft?

[@Zspeed]

I think it was more like 3 ft.

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[@Zspeed]

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[@DPrent]

Links to the items in this video?

[@Zspeed]

Posting now!!

[@armaleyvaten]

really good watch but for future videos i would cut down on the level of detail. While detail is essential in a video most everyone already knows about uprev and this small bits and pieces(2003 to early 2004 350zs are refered to as the VQ35DE). You might also find that you would get more viewers if the video is shorter. Other than that great vid!

[@Zspeed]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@jasonmaslowski5275]

I think his video is exactly the way it needed to be.. some people are just starting out on this platform, the details he gives are very useful 👌.. for instance I didn't know that these yr models 03-04 didn't have afr in the system that you needed to get ur own setup.. I think for someone looking to tackle this project he gave 1 of the best how to videos I mean this isn't a ten min project so the long video is warranted..

[@Zspeed]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@drewfleming7065]

Think you missed some of the instructions...my gauge says if your not using the white wire for dimming, then hook it to ground....to calibrate you first turn on the power without the sensor plugged in, wait for E2 error code, wait 30 seconds then power off, plug in sensor in free air(not installed in pipe, power on get hrt code will change to cal code wait 60 seconds, power off install sensor AND you installed sensor at 90 degrees, it needs to be at least at a 10 degree angle upward so water wont wreck sensor. other wise good vid

[@Zspeed]

Awesome, thanks for the information and thanks so much for watching!

[@dyloncorreia1204]

Where did you ground the gauge?

[@Zspeed]

Negative battery cable! You can also ground it to any metal surface in the cabin!

[@fastingmedia1205]

I’m assuming it’s the same thing for a HR?

[@Zspeed]

Yes, it should be very similar! Thanks so much for watching! It's a great way to monitor your air/fuel ratio as you add new modifications to your engine.

[@fastingmedia1205]

Z-speed giving it a shot this Saturday while I’m installing my turbo kit. Wish me luck!

[@Zspeed]

Best of luck, let me know how it turns out!!👍🏁

[@carlosventura8856]

did you keep the original o2 sensors

[@Zspeed]

Yes, the original 02 sensor's are stilll working, this 02 sensor is only connected to the air/ fuel ratio guage!

[@carlosventura8856]

@@Zspeed so you basically have 3 ?

[@Zspeed]

Yes, the third 02 sensor is independent from stock 02 sensors. This 02 sensor is located in the Y-pipe and gives me real time feed back on my air/fuel ratio while driving on street or track conditions!

[@carlosventura8856]

@@Zspeed thanks i was wondering about that

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[@Zspeed]

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[@Zspeed]

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[@Zspeed]

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[@randydill409]

Do not buy message me and I'll te you all about it. From customer support. To E2 code

[@randydill409]

I looked up instructions on internet. And swore it was different from booklet.. worked the first time from internet way..