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Subject:Re: OBD2 gauges
From:Harry Hoffman
Date:Sun, 16 Feb 2020 09:36:32 -0500

Forgot to mention the app, Torque Pro

On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 9:28 AM Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>
wrote:

> Hey Kyle,
>
> I’ve got a Bostig install and don’t have the issues you describe. Mine is
> one of the original series but there were electronics to adjust the tach.
>
> I had hooked up a Bluetooth OBD II sensor and used an app on my phone. But
> the sensor was always on and drew too much from the battery so I removed it.
>
> Hope this is helpful.
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>
> On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 10:56 PM Kyle Stuhr <uglybones@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> With all the talk about displays recently, now is a good time to bring up
>> this question. Do any of you have a favorite OBD2 gauge? I recently did a
>> Bostig conversion and my stock 84 gauges suck. I have no tach and my speedo
>> is off by about 25%. Pegged on the 85 mph speedo is about 70 IRL. Most
>> Bostig guys seem to use the UltraGauge with this conversion but there are a
>> lot of choices out there. I assume the Subie guys use these things too.
>> What is your experience?
>>
>> Sent from the briny depths.
>
>