

| Subject: | Re: NVC - Re: ODBII for smartphones |
| From: | tom ring |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:32:58 -0500 |
And "due to". On 15 Aug 2013 at 22:30, tom ring wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Tom Ring K0TAR EN34hx > > > > Never attribute to engineers that into which politicians, lawyers, > > accountants, and marketeers have poked their fingers. > > ----------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Tom Ring K0TAR EN34hx > > Never attribute to engineers that into which politicians, lawyers, > accountants, and marketeers have poked their fingers. > ----------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------- Tom Ring K0TAR EN34hx Never attribute to engineers that into which politicians, lawyers, accountants, and marketeers have poked their fingers. -----------------------------------------
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