I need something like the ScanGaugeII and EFIDude datalogger combined. Any ideas?

 

Dashhawk -$400
Dashdaq - $600-ish

You can also get a Greddy EMU used; and just wire it in to log. I think the Dashhawk might be what you want. I have one and it is BA - now it can read stock Wideband too.

 

I was looking for something ~$200, if it exists. Basically a EFIDude logger that will read codes.

 

I don't know of one; unless the Scan Gauge will log well.

 

http://www.performancedesign.com.au/?content=scanalyser
But of course, you'll need a laptop for this.

 

oh ok, I've heard of the scanalyser before and I have a laptop.

will it read all error codes or just CELs? i.e. an airbag light?

 

x2.

great stuff..

beers

 

what are you guys doing about it being a 9-pin serial plug? My laptop only has 15-pin, will one of the 9-pin to USB adapters work?

 

some usb to serial adapters will work, some will not. I wasted $30 getting a radio shack one. It registers as a usb adapter, but it never connects. I borrowed a fancy one from a friend and it worked immediately.

 

do you think they might be "one-way" adapters? That could be entirely wrong, but maybe some adapters are for usb devices to be plugged into a serial port and vice-versa?

 

ah,

owning a laptop with a serial port is a good thing.. but.. you might ask hymee. he might even have a usb answer by now..

there are serial to usb adapters that work, but not all do..

this has been covered before, maybe someone can chime in on it..

beers

 

I seem to remember someone offering a free program they had written (I think) long ago for your laptop to view what the PCM was seeing. And everyone was saying "Thank you" in the thread, but I can't seem to find the darn thing now when I actually need it... Anyone remember that?

 

i need something that actually does stuff with DTCs though, and it should log too if I'm going to buy something. I'm going to get a scanalyser.

anyone have a link to a known working serial to usb adapter?

I found a laptop with a serial port on it, it was made in 1993 though... NEC UltraLite 3" thick, black and white monitor, good 5-6lbs. haha