1 sample per second, 5 Hz is 5 samples per second.... IT's one of the easier unit conversions!

As far as not using accelerometers, that's fine. But it means you need to know your speed very accuratly. IF the unit is getting the speed from the diag port, wheel diameter changes can affect that. So that's going to be one of the "environment variables"... others may be gear ratios, final drive, coeffecient of drag, and frontal area.

If the numbers are good, than either way can be arbitrarily accurate.

There's more than one way to skin a cat!

Matt

 

5x a second is much better than once every 5 seconds (CarChip)!

I'm thinking of placing the order tomorrow. I've got a couple of codes that are just crippling my MINI these days: P0172 (too rich bank 1) and P2303 (unknown powertrain DTC, SAE controlled ignition/misfire). She just sputters at times, making a fast machinegun-like popping sound, and almost dies; especially after taking sharp turns. It left me stranded a couple weeks back...

Oh, from other forums that I've read, it appears that these guys might be open to a Group Buy. If more than a couple of you are interested, I'll pursue it...

Also, I got this via PM from a well-respected NAM'er:

http://www.palmerperformance.com/

Just in case you haven't yet seen that one Matt...

For me it's a no go as it's Palm, and I didn't see any performance analysis stuff: hp, 0-60, 1/4 mile, etc... For others, it might be perfect though!

Thanks Matt!

 

tony,
I have the basic AE and was planning to get the upgrade this weedend. I already have the nology palm stuff with thier version of "speed tracer" to compare to. I have used the speed tracer a few times and was not impressed. I would consider that feature an extra toy. The boost and 0-60 traces are pretty nice though. One thing that I don't like is that the basic obd2 version doesn't record pending codes. like nology does, but I do like that it records freeze frame data and nology does not.

There are a lot of pros and cons that are hard to explain online without writing a book, but I think it boils down to this. If you want access to control module data, including component activation, there isn't much to choose from. You really need these things for proper diagnosis and the price is pretty good, especially if you compare it to a few hours of dealership diagnosis.

I'll post more info after I have tried the enhanced software.

 

002, I'm so glad that you chimed-in! With your experience, this means a lot to me.... and with that, I will hold-off on my order until I hear your impressions.

If 0-60 works well, I guess I'd be happy then if I can use something solid for testing/evaluation purposes. I guess the hp or 1/4 mile figures didn't impress you...

Thanks 002 for sharing your input... once you have a chance to play with the enhanced software, please let us know!

 

I honestly haven't used the speed tracer enough to make a final judgement. I will try to get it to work, but it may just not work well with the mini. Same thing happened with nology and my old civic. The hp number never made any sense, but the mini numbers are very consistant with it. Much better than the dyno for deltas. I hope to get the speed tracer working though, because I love the charts it generates.

I'll order it tomarrow and let you know as soon as I get a chance to use it. I'm hoping that it works well enough for me to use it at the dealership.

By the way, AE is selling the base software on ebay at a reduced price including shipping. I recieved that latest version and it showed up in two days.

 

Thanks for the eBay tip. However, maybe the good deal is no longer... I see $250:

http://www.autoenginuity.com/order.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AutoE...spagenameZWDVW

Best of luck with the SpeedTracer experimentation, and I hope you find the enhanced BMW/MINI software very compelling...

 

Tony, I ordered the enhanced stuff today. You are welcome to check it out, bay area right?

I think I paid 225 shipped from bimmerzone.com on ebay. AutoE is 250 plus 15 to ship it. 40 dollars seemed like a good savings to me. I am very excited to get my hands on it. It's weird to have so much access to info at work and then use an obd scanner at home.

 

40 bucks is worth it alright...

Yes, I'm in the Bay Area (South San Jose, generally speaking). I believe you are in the East Bay, if I recall correctly...

Once you've had some quality time with it, please report back. I wouldn't mind visiting you, but I'm just not driving my MINI these days... due to those dang codes I'm getting!

Really looking forward to hearing your opinion...

 

002-

Dying to know your impressions, if you've had a chance to play with it already. Sorry to be a nuissance though...

Can't stand not driving my MINI! Thank you.

 

No problem at all, I can't wait to try it. At first it was very slow and the features weren't working right. I found out that I have an older cable that needs to be updated for bmw. The rep told me that the cables were changed last month, so I'm not sure what people were doing with it before the change.

The cable will be here tomarrow and I will let you know as soon as I have given it a fair shake. So far it is next to useless, but if it works as advertised, that would be great.

If it works well, I can help you diagnose your car and give you a chance to test drive the sofware.

One last thing. The AE rep was very easy to deal with. She did her best to deduct what production date my cable was and then just shipped me a new
one. This was without even a sigh when I told her that I bought it on ebay from another company. Not even a hour later I recieved an email verifying that ups picked up my package for delivery. The best customer service I have had in a long time.

 

Sometimes you're a knuckle head! Give me a call and I'll lend you my stuff till you're up and running. Then 002 can keep feeding you the skinny on this stuff and there's less time pressure.

Matt

 

Matt, that would be great, and I really appreciate it! I guess I was just trying to get two birds here (evaluate a product that has had my interest for a while, and of course DRIVE my MINI!).

I'll be in the Cupertino area on Sat... so I can go north a ways to meet you somewhere hopefully convenient. I might need a refresher of sorts of how to use what you've got...

002, thanks much. I'm glad the support you received was helpful. That seems to be rare these days, unfortunately. I will be thinking about you tomorrow (cable arrival)! If I can't diagnose it properly with what Matt provides, I'll gladly take you up on your offer, assuming the product delivers as advertised...

Thanks again, both of you!

 

Is this that same crank no start issue? Once you have the faults pulled, let us know. There is no reason for it to be parked there with nothing to keep it warm but it's own current draw. Plus, I have a feeling you will get more info from bim-com than AE.

 

Yes, I got those same codes again shortly after clearing them by disco'ing the battery, and removing/replacing fuses and relays:

P0172 (too rich bank 1) and P2303 (unknown powertrain DTC, SAE controlled ignition/misfire)

The crank bolt is still snug...

It's unreliable to drive now, and not safe for that matter. I can hear it misfiring in certain situations; and feathering the gas is the only way to get her to move...

BimCom should reveal a lot... me deciphering it, well, I don't know. I will share though! Thank you.

 

I want to get one of these AutoEnginuity OBDII, I will buy one of these, but before I do, I was wondering if other people also do, because if they do I bet we can do a group buy and get a good discount on it. Let me know if people are interested. Thanks.

Arty13

 

I've seen in the past on other forums where they have been open to GBs. I just want to make sure that this will suit my needs... 002 will be scrutinizing it soon, and his opinion will be quite important in my decision.

 

I fired off an email to 2 places, www.autoenginuity.com said they will not do a GB.
The other person I emailed was www.bimmerzone.com and he said he could work something out.

A question on the autoenginuity OBDII scan tool is, I am using a front end, Centrafuse, and it has build in software that reads OBDII, it is based on the ELM chip, so would it work with the autoenginuity?

The main reason I want the AutoEnginuity Scan Tool is for the pure options it has. But if I can't use it with Centrafuse, then I would rarely use it untill I had an issue.