To Scanguage or Not to Scanguage?????

I like the scan gauge because I can see the RPMs and engine temp, these
gauges are missing on our Prius and should be standard equipment.

I did notice the MPG gauge is way off, at least the Prius MPG gauge is off but
I know if its reads 50 mpg it is actually 46-47 mpg, in summer the Prius gauge is off
a little less....

 

Santa b(r)ought me a scangauge but ive yet to hook it up in my 2007. I'm partial to my energy screen which brought me to 67.5 mpg in my normal commute. I anticipate a new level of focus w scii and not sure I'm looking fwd to it. Ive been driving casually w our cooler weather and still keeping. 63plus. To Daytona tomorrow so I expect a plummet! Crazy to be loving my commute! Have a wedding in S. FLA in a coupla weeks so no improvements expected despite my oil chg to synthetic 5-30. Warming soon so I may use the ac again too. I know y'all up north hate that but c'est la vie

 

Interesting observation. Which way is your ScanGauge off on the mileage? Mine reads under a little. If my ScanGauge says 50 mpg, I got 51 when calculated. The Prius gauge will show 52.5. I have changed the "refill" to match the pump's figures. I think it was 9% I changed it. It reads right on the money now when I fill. If the ScanGauge says I need 8 gallons, I need 8 gallons. I may tinker with the speedometer on the ScanGauge a little to see if I can make the ScanGauge read correct MPG. My Ultra Gauge reads higher mileage than the Prius so I know it is way off and liberal.
Dan

 

The Scangauge is 1970 technology. For the same price as this.



You can get this



That is showing the Prius electric motor/generator 1 (MG1), MG2 and the engine (ICE). Speed and temperature.

 

Judgeless, what product are you showing with the graphs? You say it is the same price as Scangauge but I didn't see a product name.

 

Hmmm

 

What device is that?

 

That appears to the the Torque app in the android app store. I just bought it and am in need of some help regarding conversions.

 

It is Torque that cost $4.95.

Torque Pro (OBD 2 & Car) - Android Apps on Google Play

A 3 year old phone from craigslist is less than $50. Or free if you’re like me and get a new phone every year. That pic is from phone I used 3 years ago. The Dell Streak. I moved to a Note 1 and now I have a Note2.

And you need one of these to plug in the Prius.

$12.70 - V1.5 Super Mini ELM327 Bluetooth OBD2 OBD-II CAN Auto Diagnostic Tool (Blue) - Worldwide Free Shipping on BuySKU.com

 

If you get an old phone do you have to have that activated phone plan ? Is there any good apps for the iPhone ?

 

You do not need to activate the old phone. You can install Torque over wifi on the phone. I am sure there is something out there for the iphone.

 

There are three apps That I have seen for the iPhone but they all run about 50 bucks . That's okay if they're good , but I was hoping someone had experience with them

 

Here's my Torque layout.

 

I like that. With a few iphone 3 gs lying around my house maybe we can find this program and play with it. My friends sometimes call me the gadget man anyway.
Thanks
Dan

 

I like it too and looked through iPhone apps and didn't see it.

 

It seems like to me there was a thread on here a few months ago about a program using the ipad or phone. Was 50 bux or there abouts. I see several obd2 programs at the app store but not the one I was thinking about. I believe it used wifi instead of bluetooth. The screen above is a screen I would use. Oh well, might try searching the site to see if I can find what I am thinking about. Kinda hate to buy an android phone for this. I have a nice 7 inch tablet but no bluetooth on it.
Dan

 

I'm on the brink of ordering a Gopoint BT1 (gopointtech.com) for my connection and a Dashcommand app for my iPhone 4s. By most accounts there aren't many non-jail break alternatives. It looks like it should be nice, though.

- Chris

 

I played around with the scan gauge, now its reading about 3 mpg less than the readout on
the Prius dash so it pretty close to being right on. I'll see when I fill it up in a few days.