USB OBD2 scantools
 

I'm looking for a USB or bluetooth OBD2 scantool for use with my laptop. Being able to log data is important, it's half for tuning half for normal diagnosis. DOes anyone have any experience with these? I'm considering an ELM327 based unit, and am concerned with issues of broad compatibility, speed, etc. Does anybody have some experience they can spit at me?

I have no love for the overpriced under featured stand alone plastic boxes you get off of tool trucks, or useless code pullers. If that's all you know about and you have to post to this thread, just post porn or a thread jack instead of that stupid ----.

:)

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ive ued one of the scantron things from autozone to do some logging/afc tuning on a 50 trim SRT4. wasnt terribly slow and easy to use.

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Well, I already juarez'd this fine program (all versions, but PCMSCAN is all of them rolled into one), and would like to use it:

http://www.palmerperformance.com/pro...comparison.php

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ill sell you a tactrix cable for $50 shipped with goodies in the box to fill the space

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I have a Tactrix 1.3U cable, it does not work with this software. OBD Scan II does a slow-ish universal scantool function with the Tactrix cable, but the cable doesn't work with this.

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lm2?

either way, im ------- drooling for one

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I demoed one Saturday, Logworks3 took a steamy dump every 30 seconds. No.

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why is it so aids ridden? i figure they will fix it all with patches and firmware, gonna be a while before i can afford it anyways
still, looks like a great little tool, gonna beat having to swap my lc1 and ghetto cabling into a bunch of cars every year

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Just trying to help >:D

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I have this :-*

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haha the slut needs to trim the bush :-X

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thats the lolz scott

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I've used my OT1 to help tune a Toyota Tundra (i think) a while back....gave me all the info I needed with the "little black box" that was used for tuning.

http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/x...cat=250&page=2

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12 samples/sec, meh. Is that single channel samples per sec, or entire info per sec? It also doesn't mention what protocols it supports.

Have you talked to anyone about the LM-2? It might have been a firmware issue, the guy who owned it had plugged it into one car in the parking lot and then chucked it into his box of $$$ seldom used tuning toys.

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That is garbage. I had to use one for 2 years. Biggest, over-hyped, waste of money every.

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Yah, I covered that in the first post. Porn or GTFO, dude.

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Dont know, call up Klaus, or better yet come to PRI and talk to him at the show.

I have sold a few LM2 with no issues reported from customers...but I havent used one since I have (3) LM1s here and no OBD2 cars to use one on...

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jd let me know what u find, i am just asking about this topic like 3 weeks ago. i was looking at some of the chepie ones on ebay.

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i found the elm scan 5 scan tool a while back, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000RWEL9M?...8QXS5FWK6W3ZT&


Im looking for basic diagnostic uses, but the pcmscan seems to be more usefull if not more visualy friendly. however it costs $100 more..

Has anyone hurd or used the elm scan 5 scan tool? i dont think it has the guage style interface, but dose provide real time speed, rpm, air flow, temp etc...

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The elm scan 5 scan tool that is on the link above is the hardware piece that allows the conection from the car to the laptop. with that purchase you receive a standard software package, that includes the trial version of teh pcmscan. You can get the licensed update for 78$ or something close to that.

Might be cheaper to purchase thru the link above, then just buy the license afterwards.

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PCMSCAN is free, dog.

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really? I have used almost all the "tool truck" junk and I have really good luck with this. The rest of the snap on scanners can lick my ass but the "modis" works very well for me :-\

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so if the software is free i just need the hardeware for conecting laptop to car.

Is it free in the sense that i can download it from the site, because suposidly some of the features are blocked without the license... Im ordering the elm scan just curious as to what the benifits of purchasing the license there are

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highroller-my problem with it is it's slow refresh rate, the constant "we'll add that feature at the next update" and never seeing it, and the scope isn't a true scope...it doesn't give you a real scope pattern it gives you a "deciphered" pattern which may or may not be really what is going on plus it's like 5 seconds behind.

oh and...
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if that site doesn't allow direct img links then ---- off...

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Fair enough, I can fix a pile of ---- with it but yes it has its limitations for sure. If they made it to good stupid techs couldn't use it then, lol. The refreash rate is different for what your working on to :7

In light of this thread whats better then?

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gm-tech2
everything else mac mentor or mac navigator
scope-pico

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Pico is an overpriced seller of toyscopes with no backbone and limited use. By the time you get a decent Pico offering you could buy a Tektronixs TPS2012B and have a whole lot more scope for the money. My NI USB-6009 is twice the o-scope of any Pico offering at twice it's price (search studentscope), and it's a barebones DAQ not meant to measure frequency. :8

I'd rather buy 60lbs worth of used 2465B w/ option 10 and power it in-car with a 400W inverter, it'd cost a lot less than the bottom of the line Pico automotive scope even after buying a GPIB card to interface with my bench PC.