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Subject:Re: OBD2 gauges
From:OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Date:Sun, 16 Feb 2020 10:10:58 -0700

Eric & TWeIMC

        Installed the GWEMS on a friends Westy in SantaFe last Spring ~ Seems to be working Great ~

Cheap BluTooth or WiFi OBD2 Sender to Smart Phone or Tablet also works Sweet ~

On 16 Feb , 2020, at 10:02 AM, Eric Caron wrote:

> Wow!
> 
>        I�m getting hopeful that the GW Engine Management system will have a OBD2 capability.  Anyone out there try using a scanner and info reader on that device yet?  And, does GW have a recommended reader? 
> 
>        Looking forward to finding a usable iPhone app for that!  It could certainly help me keep track of the engine and possibly trouble shoot in the future.
> 
> Eric Caron 
> Anticipating some positive upgrades I didn�t even plan on.
> 
> 
>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 9:36 AM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> wrote:
>> 
>> Forgot to mention the app, Torque Pro
>> 
>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 9:28 AM Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey Kyle,
>>> 
>>> I�ve got a Bostig install and don�t have the issues you describe. Mine is
>>> one of the original series but there were electronics to adjust the tach.
>>> 
>>> I had hooked up a Bluetooth OBD II sensor and used an app on my phone. But
>>> the sensor was always on and drew too much from the battery so I removed it.
>>> 
>>> Hope this is helpful.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Harry
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 10:56 PM Kyle Stuhr <uglybones@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> With all the talk about displays recently, now is a good time to bring up
>>>> this question. Do any of you have a favorite OBD2 gauge? I recently did a
>>>> Bostig conversion and my stock 84 gauges suck. I have no tach and my speedo
>>>> is off by about 25%. Pegged on the 85 mph speedo is about 70 IRL. Most
>>>> Bostig guys seem to use the UltraGauge with this conversion but there are a
>>>> lot of choices out there. I assume the Subie guys use these things too.
>>>> What is your experience?
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from the briny depths.
>>> 
>>>

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