ScanGauge II

[marokero]

Today I got my ScanGauge II and tried it out on a short trip to get lunch. Works well, and so far seems accurate. I'm taking it for a longer drive tonight (mostly highway), let's see what it reports. Here are some pics of the unit:







I'm going to tack the wire with some hot glue so it stays more or less flush. I didn't put it in the middle of the dash because I already have my TomTom navigation device there and didn't want more wire clutter to show.

[marokero]

The ScanGauge II manual contains the meaning of the abreviations used for each of the gauge functions (page 6):

http://www.scangauge.com/support/pdfs/SGIIManual.pdf

Just in case someone wants to know, every gauge function works on the Fit, except FPR (fuel pressure) which very few cars report anyway.

[marokero]

Using the ScanGauge II helped improve my milage slightly, from my average 27mpg to 28mpg But the backlighting can be hard to read when you're driving, so I switched from blue to green, which made the screen much easier and faster to read the gauge data. Finally there's a way to tell how hot the engine (the coolant running through it) gets while driving. I could see how intake air gets cooler once the car is in movement, so the benefits of a CAI over an SRI get a bit less pronounced. I'm very happy with it so far.

[theflipimage]

maybe you should post this in the parts review section too?

[i-dsi power]

i'm new to the electronic parts of cars.
i've read the ScangaugeII webpage.
where do i must connect the cable?
is it any other device that i have to buy to make it can read the censors?
or i just plug it to the OEM ECU?