SuperMID revisited

[95metro]

Oh, right, *smacks head* I totally forgot about that! Thanks.

On a different note, I've been browsing around eBay Motors. Lots of cool stuff to be found. I've been looking for parts for the Metro.

Here's something interesting though: type mpg into the search bar and you get pages and pages and pages of turbonators, gas pills, k&n filters, etc. All of it crap!

I was hoping to see ScanGauges and perhaps some other type of mpg computer, but I'll have to try something else.

I think I'll be ordering a SuperMID next month - nothing else even comes close in price or functionality.

[krousdb]

Originally Posted by 95metro

I think I'll be ordering a SuperMID next month - nothing else even comes close in price or functionality.

The MID's are one offs at this point so it will take about a month to get. Yoshi can confirm. You should contact Matt to see what the arrangement is.

[95metro]

Originally Posted by krousdb

The MID's are one offs at this point so it will take about a month to get. Yoshi can confirm. You should contact Matt to see what the arrangement is.

I've already contacted Yoshi, but not Matt. Yoshi did tell me what he is offering Matt for a gassavers group buy and gave me a really close offer "since I live in Canada" - I guess so I don't get hit too hard with the exchange...pretty nice of him.

If a group-buy will happen soon I'll get in on it, otherwise I'll be sending Yoshi some money next month.

Matt, let me know if you'd rather if I went with the group-buy - I don't want to mess up any possible deals you've already been working on.

[Matt Timion]

Originally Posted by 95metro

Matt, let me know if you'd rather if I went with the group-buy - I don't want to mess up any possible deals you've already been working on.

I'm still thinking about it. What I'd really like to do is be a retailer of this fine product. That would turn a small profit to help the site stay afloat. I'm still crunching the numbers though and hoping that it's a viable option.

[95metro]

I'm wondering how big the market would be for it. Most people who aren't FE nuts don't care that much about an MPG readout. Newer cars are starting to come with them and the ScanGauge does so much more than the MID when you look at all the sensors it reports and its diagnosis capability.

But, the MID is WAY more powerful than this thing:

http://www.porcine.com/gps/mpg/mpg.html

It's for aircraft, only reports instant mpg, requires a GPS to calculate speed, and costs $199!

SVOBoy: Yeah, we use metric, but I personally like US MPG. It's just a number that's easy to deal with. I don't like using Imperial MPG or the L/100 km measurements at all. However, I do like km/L so the MID is perfect in that regard.

[GasSavers_Yoshi]

Originally Posted by 95metro

SVOBoy: Yeah, we use metric, but I personally like US MPG. It's just a number that's easy to deal with. I don't like using Imperial MPG or the L/100 km measurements at all. However, I do like km/L so the MID is perfect in that regard.

Matt sent me PM asking possibility of the MPG display.
It is possible, but the SuperMID has only 99.99 max.
My first contact with Dan was he is looking for more digits for the 110MPG marathon.

Are you happy with the 99.99MPG limit?

Yoshi

[Matt Timion]

Originally Posted by Yoshi

Are you happy with the 99.99MPG limit?

I personally think that a 99.99MPG limit is fine. Most people are never going to surpase 99.99MPG in an obd1 car, and if they do they can just switch to metric and deal with it.

Then again, is the limitation the number of characters? If so, can it go from 99.99 to 100.1 and so ON?

either way, 99.99MPG max is no big deal.

[95metro]

Originally Posted by Yoshi

Are you happy with the 99.99MPG limit?

Well, it would be impossible to quantify a possible 100+ mpg segment to beat Darin, but I think I'm a long way from that anyway.

Originally Posted by Yoshi

I was thinking you'll be happy if you could get some relative fuel usage.
Of course, you'll be very happy if you could get the absolute fuel usage within 0.5%.

Absolutely correct on both points.

Originally Posted by Yoshi

Anyway, do you know your injector's specification, xx cc/min value?

I did find a number of 272 cc/min on the TeamSwift website, but I can find no confirmation of accuracy from any official sources.

[krousdb]

Originally Posted by 95metro

I've already contacted Yoshi, but not Matt. Yoshi did tell me what he is offering Matt for a gassavers group buy and gave me a really close offer "since I live in Canada" - I guess so I don't get hit too hard with the exchange...pretty nice of him.

Did you discuss with Yoshi that you have a 3 cyl Metro? I just wonder what his opinion was on if the Mid will work on that. You should be able to get it calibrated but your instantanous will be off.

[95metro]

Originally Posted by krousdb

Did you discuss with Yoshi that you have a 3 cyl Metro? I just wonder what his opinion was on if the Mid will work on that. You should be able to get it calibrated but your instantanous will be off.

I told him. He didn't say it wouldn't work and he didn't say it would work.