How to Install an Air Fuel Gauge

[@SmackeysGarage]

Nice mod and great video. An A/F gauge is probably one of the best mods I've done to my car. Has helped me out significantly when tuning the carburetor.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Yeah, I thought it was ironic that you had that last video with you tuning your carb using the A/F Gauge, I thought you were reading my mind. :)

[@gtoboss1992]

My msd won't read do you think I need to run it long to heat up

[@ghostwrench2292]

I would argue that the A/F gauge is worth keeping visible while driving. If you are in the middle of a pull and you see your A/F ratio go lean, you know to get off the throttle before you blow your engine.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Possibly, but you can feel the engine chug a little on a lean pull too, not to mention you can also hear it. :)

[@dustinunderwood1662]

That’s exactly right Andy ! Nice work keep it up I like your style

[@I_like_turtles_67]

Mounting mine in the glove compartment or hiding it inside my deluxe console. My pops or passenger/kids can read it off to me when carb tuning.

[@streetmonsterspro-streetca9615]

I know this video is a year old but I just wanted to recommend the classic air air condition, I installed it in my Mustang and I love it. Everything looks like it came stock with it.👍🏼

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Yeah, I'd like to do A/C, but I'm stuck in the middle of not wanting all that extra stuff in the engine bay and inside the car vs having some cold air for a few months. I wish someone would develop a smaller system, something I can hide in the corner. :)

[@streetmonsterspro-streetca9615]

@ that’s true, but on the other hand the inside unit takes the place of the heater and all you see is the air vents, even the controls are in the stock place. (It’s a A/C-heater unit) and I had to make my own brackets for the compressor so I mounted it real low and on the right, I have a big block 545, my Mustang has been highly modified.😊I would love for you to go to my page and check it out.

[@brian03cobra]

Awesome. Definitely another mod I want to do. Your hitting everything on my wish list. Great videos, keep at it 👍

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Thanks 👍

[@scottlevy3274]

i have a digital meter on mine. pretty sure you're supposed to have the sensor installed at the top facing downwards to avoid condensation drip.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Maybe, I'm just trusting that JBA knows how to build exhaust systems and they put the bungs where they need to be.

[@scottlevy3274]

@@AndyKruseChannel fair enough. just that it clearly states in the manual of these a/f gauges that the sensors must be pointing down at about 45 degree angle.

[@Glens1965]

These are a great tuning tool. Have them on our cars. Really helps dialing in the squirters.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Yeah, I am hoping to get in for a Tune, but the clock seems to keep ticking. :)

[@SlowInFastOut1776]

Looking good Andy! The datalogging loom is a nice feature, should help with fine tuning in the future. Also, I like your radio block off plate; where's that from? May need to do that in my car since it's going to be...rowdy. 😜

[@AndyKruseChannel]

That plate is a factory piece, you can find them on NPD and sometimes cheaper on eBay. :)

[@samrotolo7303]

The tuner will lean out the cruise area. I am used to thinking in Lambda air fuel ratio because of the Harleys that I have data logged and street tuned Fuel injected of course. Nothing beats taking to a good tuner. Your car is turning out real sweet. If you can make any informative videos with your tuner process that would be really interesting to me.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

I want to but I don’t know how much he wants to be on camera.

[@mikebroszczak5767]

Great video Andy just what I am looking for to do thanks, cheers from Milton Mike

[@AndyKruseChannel]

No problem 👍

[@mikebroszczak5767]

@AndyKruseChannel Andy you are the only person on utub who gives back a thanks or reply, that means a lot to me because it means you have a honest character, God bless you and your family, stay strong.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

@@mikebroszczak5767 Thank you for the kind remarks. I don't want to make excuses for other channels, but it is easy for me to reply with my relatively small channel. If I had a million subs, I simply would not have enough time to reply to every comment, regardless of wanting to give back and help my viewers and subs. I like helping people with their questions, and making how-to videos offers more info to the community than just vlogging about my trip to the grocery store. I can appreciate the need for entertainment here on KZbin, but I'm not particularly entertaining so I offer what I can and that's tips and tricks for new parts and how to install them. :)

[@1965copester]

And NOW you are ready for that electric power steering! :-)

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Yes, much closer than I was last week. :)

[@goober2021]

Good job.nice car man it sounds good.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Appreciate it!

[@petertremulis3835]

Can you do a video on leaky top loader?

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Haha, that would be great, but I don't have a Top Loader to work on. :)

[@russelluemura7532]

I have a autometer gauge but do not have the sensor...do you thing any standard sensor will work?

[@AndyKruseChannel]

I think that's one of the reasons why these sensors are so standardized, so you can get one and plug it in. :)

[@robertmccully2792]

I believe a wide band really needs to be hooked to both sides of manifold. Your hooking up a single side, so this is narrow band. Not sure how to do that yet,, but your the first video i clicked..

[@AndyKruseChannel]

No, a Wide Band O2 sensor is just that, it measures a wider band of the potential mixture in the exhaust stream. Reading from 8:1 (rich) to 18:1 (lean) is where most wide band sensors are reading. Narrow band sensors are not as sensitive and they only tell you if you're rich or lean compared to the ideal mixture ratio of 14.7:1. Also, on carb engines, where fuel is added up top for the whole manifold vs individual injectors (like modern engines), there's no need for two sensors as the fuel that goes to one bank of the engine is 99.99% the same as the fuel that goes to the other bank. If my engine had 8 individual injectors, then I'd want an O2 sensors on each side. :)

[@domfer2540]

Looks nice, why not just use a vacuum gauge?

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Vacuum gauge does not tell me if I'm running rich or lean.

[@conrak1]

That's where I put my radio. Glove box glory.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

That's a good place for it when running stealth mode. :)

[@wolfthornhawkridge5705]

Good deal, hook up the light.

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Maybe later, for now it's doing what I need it to do.

[@matzrat5006]

12.9 is ideal, watch Nicks garage, he dyno tunes engines and goes thru about air/fuel ratio .

[@AndyKruseChannel]

Yeah, from what I've read, it seems like high 12s or low 13s is ideal. :)

[@matzrat5006]

@@AndyKruseChannel I'd like to put two on my hot rod, have the bungs, from having exhaust evac system im not using anymore.

[@Mustangshow67]

@@AndyKruseChannel I have one on my car as well and it tunes the carb great, but looked on the internet and all it says is 14.7:1 ratio is perfect for idling and light throttle cruising conditions as it's the most efficient mixture possible, meaning the best fuel economy. But perhaps a different cam, or compression could be a richer mixture is needed? Learn something every day.

[@VansenJenessa]

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[@AndyKruseChannel]

Haha, thanks. :)