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Innovate Motorsports 3806 LM-2 Digital Air/Fuel Ratio Wideband Meter 1 O2 Sensor and OBD-II Scan Tool Review.
List Price: $479.00 Amazon Price: $315.89 |
Innovate Motorsports 3806 LM-2 Digital Air/Fuel Ratio Wideband Meter 1 O2 Sensor and OBD-II Scan Tool Description:
The LM-2 combines an (Single Wideband) air/fuel ratio meter, a full-function 32-channel datalogger, and powerful software to deliver a complete tuning workshop for less than the cost of one dyno day. Whether you have a piggy-back fuel controller, race carb, aftermarket ECU, ODB-II tuning software, or a flash/chip programmer, an LM-2 is the tool you need to dial in maximum HP. The digital signal processing technology provides data on exactly how rich or lean an engine is running at any load. The LM-2 has a self-calibrating circuitry that also compensates for changes in temperature, altitude, and sensor condition.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3470 in Automotive
- Brand: Innovate Motorsports
- Model: 3806
- Dimensions: 8.00 pounds
Features
- Patented Direct Digital Wideband Technology
- Wideband O2 Compatible with ALL fuel types
- OBD-II Scan tool- read/clear DTCs and log up to 16 channels of CAN OBD-II Data
Customer Reviews:
Accurate O2 readings but horrible product support and missing SDK
UPDATE July 24-09:
In all fairness to Innovate Motorsports, I figured I should update my review to note that the LogWorks 3.0 SDK is now available.
ORIGINAL:
I generally do not like to leave negative reviews but I feel people need to be aware of a few issues with this product. Originally, I was looking at the generally well-received LC-1 that Innovate Motorsports manufactures. I decided that I didn’t want to hardwire anything into my car and figured the LM-2 would allow me to take readings from more than one vehicle as well.
I use RomRaider to datalog and while it supports the LC-1 and LM-1, it doesn’t support the new LM-2. Since RomRaider is open-source, I was hoping to write a plugin by using Innovate’s LogWorks 3.0 SDK. Unfortunately, while LogWorks 3.0 has been released, the SDK has not and questions regarding its availability have repeatedly gone unanswered. This product was released over a year ago and still no SDK! In my opinion, that is unacceptable.
To make matters worse, many LM-2 owners seem to be having a problem acquiring a decent/stable RPM signal and also experience frequent lock-ups while datalogging. I have experienced a few lockups while simply using the LM-2 to log straight O2 info. In all fairness to Innovate Motorsports, they have released new firmware to *attempt* to address the issues but there are still outstanding problems.
I highly recommend that potential customers visit the Innovate Motorsports forum first before purchasing a LM-2.
If I had to do it over, I would have gone with a LC-1 or a PLX SM-AFR. The LM-2 has a lot of potential but, so far, lack of support and unfixed bugs have really detracted from the usefulness of this product.
Not a good buy for OBD-1 vehicles
Purchased LM-2 for 2 reasons:
1) O2 readings
2) RPM analysis of run
After purchase I visited the Innovate Motorsports website’s tech forum and discovered that there are many posts on isuues with the LM-2 and rpm pickup in non OBD-II cars. In particular if you have an aftermarket ignition this unit will probably not work.
Returned the LM-2 and purchased the earlier LM-1.
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