I should have said "I've picked up about 2.5 MPG do to realtime feed back from
the device in commute..."

On 15 Aug 2013 at 22:25, tom ring wrote:

> I may be going down a path you're not interested in, so if I am tell me.
>
> There is an OBDII device called Ultragauge I ran into on a Jetta MK5 thread.  I
> bought one and it's pretty slick.  On my Jetta it can read about 100 real time
> values.  I've picked up (read can pick up, heavy foot) about 2.5 mpg in commute
> traffic in Mpls, which says a lot.  Our lords of road construction have built
> about 25 new lane miles in the last 2 decades.
>
> Comes with 4 gauge compilations and 2 or 3 you define if you want them.  I took
> the screen 1 and changed one of the 5 gauges.
>
> Not cheap or expensive.  I'm not a fan of the LCD screen color they picked but
> for the price I can live with it.  It's blue and I'd rather see something more
> like orange.  It's been very helpful.
>
> I wish I had something like it for my Westy.  I also wish my Westy had an
> engine that delivered more than long runs of wire with suspect readings
> delivered to the ECU.  One of these days I'd like to replace the whole wiring
> harness with something modern.  Are there any good ones out there?
>
> tom
>
> On 15 Aug 2013 at 18:28, Tom Hargrave wrote:
>
> > Here is a plug-in adapter from China that will work with most phones with a
> > Bluetooth interface - $9.60 delivered to your door but expect the shipment
> > to take about a month.
> > http://www.aliexpress.com/item/100-Positive-Feedback-Mini-ELM327-samll-OBD-I
> > I-V1-5-Auto-Scanner-OBD2-Bluetooth/675470310.html
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Tom Hargrave
> > www.kegkits.com
> > www.stir-plate.com
> > www.towercooler.com
> > www.grow-sun.com
> > www.raspberryproject.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> > Michael
> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:28 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: ODBII for smartphones
> >
> > I was wondering if I could use my old (no service) android phone with
> > Bluetooth for a dedicated OBD2 scan tool that I leave in the car?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Aug 15, 2013, at 17:13, Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > > Currently running a Bostig Conversion and using OBDwiz from
> > www.scantool.net.  The free mobile app is pretty nice and works better than
> > Torque, but it only supports certain adapters from scantool I believe.
> > >
> > > I
> > > am waiting for better app to come out but it is sufficient for my needs
> > > of wanting RPM and fuel economy etc...   I am still tweaking the
> > > system as far as gauges and dashboards.
> > >
> > > I view this data on a Samsung Tab3 7 inch and it sits on top of the
> > > steering column in a horizontal fashion.  I use a Spider mount to hold
> > > it and the legs fit perfectly into the slot under the dash cluster.
> > >
> > > I spent a little more money on the nice Bluetooth OBDII adapter to get a
> > better real time representation of what the motor is doing.  So far it works
> > great on RPM but not so much on the Speedometer.
> > >
> > > Jamie  - 84 Westy with Bostig 2.0
> > >
> > >> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:43:14 -0500
> > >> From: kupcinski@GMAIL.COM
> > >> Subject: ODBII for smartphones
> > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >>
> > >> Saw this and thought it might be of interest for Vanagonauts who have
> > converted to modern engine platforms with an ODBII port (Bostig, Subaru,
> > non-diesel VW I4s). It's a bit pricey, but not unreasonable if you're
> > interested in tracking fuel economy and possibly other engine data, and it's
> > much less bulky than having a laptop in the cab.
> > >>
> > >> http://www.automatic.com
> > >>
> > >> At the moment only available for pre-order, it's expected out in the
> > fall.
> > >>
> > >> Jarrett
> > >> '89 Bostig'd Westy
> >
>
>
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> Tom Ring K0TAR EN34hx
>
> Never attribute to engineers that into which politicians, lawyers,
> accountants, and marketeers have poked their fingers.
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Tom Ring K0TAR EN34hx

Never attribute to engineers that into which politicians, lawyers,
accountants, and marketeers have poked their fingers.
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