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Well since it plugs into the OBDII port and all cars are required to be OBD complient sure you shouldn't have a problem. Ask them and if anything go to there homeport and see if it is close.
So I talked with the folks over at Aeroforce and they are looking for a volunteer in the NE Ohio area to test out their gauge. If the testing goes well then they'll start making it available for the MINI community . BTW, apparently they will give the lucky tester a free gauge for their troubles. PM me if you are interested and in the NE Ohio area. Thanks.
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WOW, I'm interested in these. Reason I haven't gone Scangauge is I want oil pressure too. This looks like you can add a sending unit and wire it to the analog input on the back of the gauge to have it display. That way, with 2 of these I could have coolant temp, oil pressure, boost and battery volts all at one time.
Keep us posted, please
Fig
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WOW, I'm interested in these. Reason I haven't gone Scangauge is I want oil pressure too. This looks like you can add a sending unit and wire it to the analog input on the back of the gauge to have it display. That way, with 2 of these I could have coolant temp, oil pressure, boost and battery volts all at one time.
Keep us posted, please
Fig
I hear you... now we just need to find some one from Ohio that is willing to volunteer as a beta tester
__________________ 30% Ceramic tint | Stratmosphere Turbo-back exhaust | H&R Springs | Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 - Matte Black w/Hankook Ventus V12 evo Tires 205/45/17 | DoS CAI | JCW Intake Tube | Autometer Boost Gauge | HKS SSQV BOV Kit | Helix IC (next mod) | Whalen Custom Knob | Cravenspeed Shift Well Cover | Aeroforce Interceptor Scan Gauge | FES Auto Sport
You're looking at $250 for a single, $400 for a dual! That's a lot of green for what's basically an OBD-II display... Then add the gauge mounts, and if you want it, the oil pressure stuff, and your looking at some real nose-bleed pricing.
Cost is quite a bit compared to a SCII, but as far as aesthetics go, the aeroforce (plx for that matter) goes better with the Mini interior... The price we pay to make our Mini's look good
__________________ 30% Ceramic tint | Stratmosphere Turbo-back exhaust | H&R Springs | Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 - Matte Black w/Hankook Ventus V12 evo Tires 205/45/17 | DoS CAI | JCW Intake Tube | Autometer Boost Gauge | HKS SSQV BOV Kit | Helix IC (next mod) | Whalen Custom Knob | Cravenspeed Shift Well Cover | Aeroforce Interceptor Scan Gauge | FES Auto Sport
no testing should be needed. It uses the OBD-II protocol, and that's pretty much standard. The only issue I've come across is that my wife's 08 Clubbie doesn't like having things plugged into the diagnostic port for long times when the car is off....
The electronics in her car don't like being asked stuff over and over (like "are you running?) and it forgets the clock settings and some of the on board computer stuff. I'm hoping that this is just bad programming on Minis part for the 08 model year, as it's really inexcusable...
I haven't been hacking on lots of other CAN based Minis, so I don't know how universal this problem is. If this is a problem for other Minis. FES has developed OBD-II connectors that have a power button integrated into them, but this is really a solution to a problem that shouldn't exist.
I was on a DashHawk forum and there are some scary problems with CAN based diagnostics on the port. At least BMW/MINI is smart enough to have the diagnostic CAN bus be separate than a lot of important car functions. On some Audis, stuff like this screw with auto transmission shifts!
I also haven't tried a lot of diagnostic stuff on the OBD-II port of the wife's clubbie. Both the DashHawk and a CAN version of the ProShift FES makes (coming out soon!) showed the issue.
There is always power on pin 9 of the OBD connector. So you can't look for voltage there to see if the engine is running. The diagnostic CAN bus is always alive, even if the car is off, so looking for traffic doesn't work either. The only way to know if the car is running is to ask for RPMs or something. And the wife's car doesn't like it. Takes 3-4 hours I think.
I'd love to know if all CAN based Minis had this issue, or if I'm just lucky! While we do have an OBD-II connector with a power button in it, like I said before, it's a solution to a problem that shouldn't be there.
I'd love to know if all CAN based Minis had this issue, or if I'm just lucky! While we do have an OBD-II connector with a power button in it, like I said before, it's a solution to a problem that shouldn't be there.
Matt
Agreed
__________________ 30% Ceramic tint | Stratmosphere Turbo-back exhaust | H&R Springs | Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 - Matte Black w/Hankook Ventus V12 evo Tires 205/45/17 | DoS CAI | JCW Intake Tube | Autometer Boost Gauge | HKS SSQV BOV Kit | Helix IC (next mod) | Whalen Custom Knob | Cravenspeed Shift Well Cover | Aeroforce Interceptor Scan Gauge | FES Auto Sport
I was on a DashHawk forum and there are some scary problems with CAN based diagnostics on the port. At least BMW/MINI is smart enough to have the diagnostic CAN bus be separate than a lot of important car functions. On some Audis, stuff like this screw with auto transmission shifts!
I also haven't tried a lot of diagnostic stuff on the OBD-II port of the wife's clubbie. Both the DashHawk and a CAN version of the ProShift FES makes (coming out soon!) showed the issue.
There is always power on pin 9 of the OBD connector. So you can't look for voltage there to see if the engine is running. The diagnostic CAN bus is always alive, even if the car is off, so looking for traffic doesn't work either. The only way to know if the car is running is to ask for RPMs or something. And the wife's car doesn't like it. Takes 3-4 hours I think.
I'd love to know if all CAN based Minis had this issue, or if I'm just lucky! While we do have an OBD-II connector with a power button in it, like I said before, it's a solution to a problem that shouldn't be there.
Matt
So I was finally able to get an Aeroforce Interceptor installed on my MINI. Todd over at Aeroforce sent me a gauge (not the ISO one they have). It works great and looks good too
The issue that Matt identified with 08 MINI's not liking some gauges does exist with the Interceptor, but is easily resolved by using a "switched" power source. Since I already had a vacuum/boost gauge, it took a matter of minutes tapping into that power source. I'm currently waiting for my white gauge face and will post some pictures to share.
__________________ 30% Ceramic tint | Stratmosphere Turbo-back exhaust | H&R Springs | Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 - Matte Black w/Hankook Ventus V12 evo Tires 205/45/17 | DoS CAI | JCW Intake Tube | Autometer Boost Gauge | HKS SSQV BOV Kit | Helix IC (next mod) | Whalen Custom Knob | Cravenspeed Shift Well Cover | Aeroforce Interceptor Scan Gauge | FES Auto Sport
30% Ceramic tint | Stratmosphere Turbo-back exhaust | H&R Springs | Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 - Matte Black w/Hankook Ventus V12 evo Tires 205/45/17 | DoS CAI | JCW Intake Tube | Autometer Boost Gauge | HKS SSQV BOV Kit | Helix IC (next mod) | Whalen Custom Knob | Cravenspeed Shift Well Cover | Aeroforce Interceptor Scan Gauge | FES Auto Sport
. BTW, apparently they will give the lucky tester a free gauge for their troubles. PM me if you are interested and in the NE Ohio area. Thanks.
"RIPPY": DS/BL, Premium, Cold, and Sport packages, LSD, 6sp, ebony punch leather; JCW: Alcantara wheel, shift knob,mesh scuttles, slotted/drilled rotors; Stratmosphere cat-back; Helix FMIC, H&R 19mm rear bar, TSW springs, Carbotech Bobcat pads, tint, Euro armrest and mirrors, rear fogs, GoMiniGo plate holder, splash guards, Black Jack sunroof graphic, , 18" Konig Again 4s, NM torque bushing, Scangauge II, more to come...
