Generic scangauge?

[96vtec]

I've been lurking around this site for awhile and was just wondering where everyone purchases their scangauges and what's the price range. I was browsing around ebay and came across this link:

http://www.ideamaster.com/mm.htm

Has anyone tried this?

Thanks.

[fumesucker]

It's just a vacuum gauge..

Useful in some circumstances but it is a long way from being a scangauge.

[theholycow]

The fuel rate monitor linked in my sig is far more useful than a vacuum gauge, though both together could be even better.

[GasSavers_BEEF]

I say just buy a scangauge. I keep finding more and more useful information on mine every day. I just wish I could display more than 4 lines of info. 6 or even 8 would be nice.

[dkjones96]

Originally Posted by BEEF

I say just buy a scangauge. I keep finding more and more useful information on mine every day. I just wish I could display more than 4 lines of info. 6 or even 8 would be nice.

Get an OBD2 streamer and a craptop.

I'm going to be getting an OBD2 streamer and writing a program for my windows mobile phone so I can scan codes, clear them, view live data, and log data as well. When I get a car that's worth a crap I'm going to build into the program the ability to change ignition timing and such too.

[theholycow]

dkjones96, I'm very interested in your project...been looking to do the same thing. I was thinking of getting something ELM327-based and seeing if I could add a couple auxilliary inputs to it, or work them into an existing program to come in through another port.

[fumesucker]

There are bluetooth based ELM327 devices.. You wouldn't even have to plug it into the phone..

I have an ELM327 on the way, I ordered last week.

[dkjones96]

The EML327 is what I was looking at and it sounds like I need to find a bluetooth one now.