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Old Feb 8, 2022 | 06:21 PM
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What is a good reasonable priced performance O2 sensor for a 2012 Ram 2500 diesel ?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2022 | 09:00 PM
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Never heard of a “performance” O2 sensor.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 03:19 AM
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I see them listed when I look up replacement O2 sensors
 
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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 09:17 AM
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I see them listed when I look up replacement O2 sensors
Any reason you need a performance sensor over an OEM sensor? What "performance" gains are they hyping for the performance sensor?
 
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Old Feb 11, 2022 | 09:46 AM
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It's a marketing gimmick. An O2 sensor has one job, report how much oxygen is n the exhaust. You want it to be accurate for best performance. The OEM piece is best for that.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2022 | 10:22 AM
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It's a marketing gimmick. An O2 sensor has one job, report how much oxygen is n the exhaust. You want it to be accurate for best performance. The OEM piece is best for that.
Kinda what I figured.
 
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