I had a friend with a DeLorean that had plans for crazy amounts of gauges. He was going to install a daylight visible LCD screen hooked to a mac mini, then do all sorts of weird stuff from that. Already had two monitors for rear view cameras (rear visibility sucks in that thing - along with everything else IMO). The best part was that he worked from home (programmer), so didn't drive that much.
I have a friend and an uncle who've expressed interest in a car computer so I'm going to loan the SG2 to them for a few weeks so they can tune their driving. I have a kill-a-watt that has similarly made the rounds. |
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I've mentioned many times over, if you're looking to monitor intake air temps, buy a cheap wireless outdoor thermometer and drop the transmitter in your airbox... I do like the Scangauge though, and I'm glad I bought mine.
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Yes, it's a really good idea, and I was going to follow your suggestion, but the process of working out cost vs benefit got me considering all the options, including the SG. If I actually had use for a wireless thermometer it might've broken the other way. As BEEF correctly deduced, however, I was basically looking for an excuse to own a car computer. :)
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The excuse is that it's a great tool...not that it will pay for itself.
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A 6 DOF CNC milling machine is a great tool too... :)
Took me a minute to find this... https://www.fuelly.com/attachments/fo...0bee9d7a45.jpg |
My two cents...
The scangauge ii is a great tool for improving your driving habits. It is also an invaluable tool to monitor your car's running parameters and track down problem codes. I also just enjoy having it. Plus, you are talking about $160 over 4 years. That is a REALLY small pittance in the grand scheme of things. You will spend about $2000 over the same time period just on internet alone... assuming you pay for your connection. So... get it if you WANT it. |
I spend $10 a month on internet....GO DSL LITE!!!!
seriously though, I know what you mean. it is a fun gadget, it may pay for itself, it may not. I put $3k in my truck to make it go faster and in the end sold it for less than blue book (during the $4/gal days). I still enjoyed the truck and don't regret a penny I put into it. the same can be said for my car but my investment in it so far (gassavings wise) is under the $200 mark and that is including the scangauge purchase. a couple of interesting toys I'd like to have: welder port-a-band (prtable band saw) pressure washer (stop borrowing mom and dad's) beater pickup truck better video camera I can't justify any of those either. |
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