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Old 08-02-2007, 02:59 PM
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Question Anyone heard of these or use one?

http://www.scangauge.com/products/

Looks kinda neat, kinda like the Juice w/attitude, without the added performance of course. I already have an Edge EZ and trans/pyro gauges.

There are a ton of neat features on this thing. Just wondering if anyone uses one.
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I'll take the almost 100 views and no responses as a no...

I think I'm gonna buy one. I'll report back for those interested.
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Looks kind of cool. Let us know how it does.

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My buddy has one on his subaru. He's a MPG geek. Anyway, looked pretty cool.
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I think they feed data off the OBD system.

I once saw a link to the scan guage from the site of that guy who pushes the acetone in fuel...

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You might PM NoSeeUm, he has one, and IIRC Bill (Infidel) has had some dealings with them.
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I just found out via RV.net and from my own email correspondence with the folks at Scangauge, that they are adding the ability to read trans temp as part of their gauge package (among other updates). They say the new version will be ready to ship in a couple of weeks.

I will be buying one when the new ones ship in a few weeks.

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I've had one for a year now, it works well. fun to play with, and lots of data.
code reader works easy too
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Quite a few VW diesel guys use them with no issues.

I do not have any personal experience with them.

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I've got one on my Jetta TDI and I love it. It monitors everything going on in your engine via the OBD port. It helped me go from 45-47MPG tankfuls to a three-tank average of 57MPG. When you start seeing what your right foot does to your mileage and the benefits that moderation can bring, you can get addicted.

Two weeks ago, my wife, son and I went to Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles in Pasadena for breakfast. No traffic, great route and cool, dry air. Just before we got off the freeway, I was at a 74.8 MPG average for the 60 mile run. I turned into the parking lot with 73.2MPG on the ScanGuage. The run home afterward gave 65.8MPG due to more traffic and a slightly uphill average route. Pulsing up to 75MPH, kicking into neutral and gliding down to 65MPH and repeating, plus a sharp eye on the SGII was the ticket for the great MPGs.

If one would work on my Dodge, there'd be one mounted there, too.

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There is a fella over on "thedieselgarage" that uses one...his name goes by "Mopar1973Man". He seems to really like it and suggests it to other people quite a bit.

Displays and clears codes, does trip data (apparently it is very accurate), and you can view ECM/PCM live data...which would be main selling point for me!
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I've had one for a year now on my 02 and it is a great little unit!!!!
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Another option is the MSD Dashhawk.
http://www.dashhawk.com/

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FunFinder5 has one. It's ok, but not my preference. It doesn't' work for all the gauges on all the vehicles. It's more of a get it and see if it will work thing.
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I'm waiting for this guy to bring his out for the Cummins engines. I have two of those in my SRT-4 already and love them! Does the same thing as the others, but fits in a standard 2 1/16" cup.

http://www.aeroforcetech.com/
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