Torque - Engine diagnostic tools

[32KOFDATA]

...and a suitable OBD connector is at least another £100ish.

100squid???

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=elm+327+bluetooth&_sacat=0&_dmpt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&_odkw=elm+327&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

[Moist Von Lipwig]

100squid???

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=elm+327+bluetooth&_sacat=0&_dmpt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&_odkw=elm+327&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

The dashcommander sit esays what the compatible options are and they seem to retail at that price. The ones on ebay may or may not be suitable. So as I said a 'suitable' one costs a bit more!

Could be wrong, will look through the ebay link and see, but given just the cost of dashcommander and that it is not iPad specific I'm not fussed. If it was less than £20 all in then I give it a go as not really sure how much I would actually use it.

Phone contract is up next month so may well end up with Android, so no great rush just now.

[jonny boy]

If you have Samsung Galaxy S2, there own screen mount is a fantastic bit of kit. The quality and fit is awesome. It's £30 (ish) but worth it.

For the Torque app it's ideal. Rock solid.

[VRS-Powered]

I bought a screen mount and in car charger from eBay for my S2 for £4.25 and it works a treat

[jonny boy]

I bought a screen mount and in car charger from eBay for my S2 for £4.25 and it works a treat

Yeah, seen it. Great value !

If you can push the boat out, here it is LINK

Locks the S2 in and it can charge at a rate that allows you to use the Sat Nav / Torque etc. without battery drainage.

After market in car chargers don't supply the correct voltage to charge your S2 as you're using your apps.

It really is superbly made. Pays your money.

[stu_mcl]

Try play.com for ipad/phone mounts there usaly quite good for that sort of thing

[apmaman]

Wheres the OBD port? Got the adaptor today and I wanna try it out!

[stu_mcl]

Fuse box just under and too the right off the steering wheel think its a purply couler if i mind right

[dobbey]

Wheres the OBD port? Got the adaptor today and I wanna try it out!

Under a cover with the fuses. Its at the bottom/under of the dash

I'm quoting though, as I had a superb, and that's different

Josh

[dobbey]

Fuse box just under and too the right off the steering wheel think its a purply couler if i mind right

Dam! I got beaten to it :p

[apmaman]

I cant get this to work...

Got the Samsung Galazy s2 and the same OBD2 port posted on the ebay link but nothing!

It wont connect for some reason!

[stu_mcl]

Speak to VRS-powered hes got it working on that phone......might nees to fidle with the settings

My adaptor got posted today:D

[apmaman]

Got it!

What are your average intake temps?

[32KOFDATA]

Waiting for mine to arrive too.

[stu_mcl]

how accurate is the BHP readout on it? curiouse as to what my car has as i read somewhere that skoda have used tweaked cars as press cars before and iv got the ex main press car and its breezed past supposdly faster cars I.E. spoilt kids with rich daddies in corsa VXRs

[apmaman]

it updates really fast, no idea how accurate it is though.

I'll need to see if I can find somewhere to really give it the beans and see what it says at 6k rpm hah!

[jonny boy]

I've been trying to find out if the BHP is measured at the flywheel or wheels ?

[stu_mcl]

Says its the wheels mate

[jonny boy]

Says its the wheels mate

Where did you see that ?

[VRS-Powered]

Where did you see that ?

Here you go mate, from the app

[jonny boy]

Here you go mate, from the app

Nice one

Is there an equation to convert that to 'normal' bhp ?

[stu_mcl]

No equation but its usaly a 20-30% loss from fly too wheels so youd need to qork it out backwards.......wish id payed more attention at school now :(

[vRSy]

20-30% is 4wd territory. Front wheel dsg is abou 15-17%.

Told you jonny you have around 200-205hp which is bang on.

[stu_mcl]

Sounds right seeing as i pinched that from a evo forum, il ask around my lecturers at college next week as weer starting a course on power drives which deals with power loss and such

Although i have seen front wheel drive with around 40bhp loss at the wheels and that was already well under the manafactuers figures before the loss

[jonny boy]

20-30% is 4wd territory. Front wheel dsg is abou 15-17%.

Told you jonny you have around 200-205hp which is bang on.