ECM Co's wide range labmda box

[Bruce Plecan]

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From: Frank/G.speed <fmlin at kens.com>
To: diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Saturday, June 27, 1998 1:33 PM
Subject: ECM Co's wide range labmda box


>The subject of wide range o2 sensor boxes have come up time and
>time again.  Frank (Parker) told me somebody has the low downs
>on ECM Co's box, which is a NTK based unit.  Other than that it
>cost $8000-9000, and seem to have kind of a cool memory and
>display panel thing, I don't see it is worth that kind of money,
>I figure a decent EE dude can build a data acq. to do much more
>that what the ECM Co's box and be heck of a lot cheaper.  ECM's
>rep told my friend's shop that their sensor is proprietary, and
>lasts practically forever...  What is the typical life for the
>NTK sensors?  I suppose if it can be used in a production car
>Honda Civic VX it lasts longer than the Bosch LSM-11?
>
>I did a search in the archive, there's just way too many wide
>range o2 sensor posts to go through.  And that there isn't
>really any search options to help...  But I saw that there was
>a recent thread on the topic again dated around Feb, 98.  So
>I hope some of you remembers it.
>
>I tried to email Garfield but didn't get a reply, maybe he's out
>of town or something.  If anybody else has the scoop on ECM Co
>let me know, thanks. 
>
>
>ps, ECM here is Engine Controls & Monitors, not engine control
>module.  They used to have a web page at http://www.ecmco.com
>but have gone away, why?
>
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