i have been reading up on some forums getting ready to buy some o2 sensors seems that everyone says that the best one would be the motorcraft ones...is it true that the bosch makes those...my question is should i just get the bosch ones that are forty bucks less..any input would help me make up my mind thanks...
brand question
- Thread starter 95SLOW5.0
- Start date
wytstang
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2006
- Messages
- 2,152
- Reaction score
- 6
You should be fine, I'm pretty sure thats what I put in mine. But I don't remember as it's been a long time.
Matt94GT
Post Whore
wytstang said:
Im in the same boat. You will be okay.
I understand, but I spoke with my dyno guy at length on the topic. He's been tuning cars since I got into Mustangs in 1998, and he said to ONLY buy the OEM Ford part. While trying to diagnose tuning issues with cars on the dyno, he's hooked his scope up to aftermarket O2 sensors and found that even Bosch sensors were producing a different wave patter than Ford OEM. This was wreaking all kinds of havoc and making the car difficult to tune. He swapped out the aftermarket ones for the Ford OEM sensors, and voila... problem solved.
For me, the extra $20 each for Ford sensors is irrelevant to me cost-wise, so I just buy them.
Paul.
For me, the extra $20 each for Ford sensors is irrelevant to me cost-wise, so I just buy them.
Paul.
95Grandtouring5.0
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 30, 2006
- Messages
- 1,094
- Reaction score
- 1
I'm not going to over pay buying oem sensors. That whole thing about them being better is a myth. o2 sensors are what those companies specialize in. They are just as good if not better then oem ones. But hey its your money, spend it how you choose to. You can't go wrong with oem sensors, they are just too expensive.
OnyxCobra
Post Whore
Paul, can you buy OEM Ford O2's with extended wires? I might need some with longer wires for my long tubes, and since i need O2s anyways I figured buying ones with long enough wires would be a good idea.
