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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: shogun on March 15, 2010, 08:52:29 PM

Title: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: shogun on March 15, 2010, 08:52:29 PM

as the title says im in the market for a obd scanner that can be hooked up to my laptop, do you have any sugestions, or better yet a better otpion ?

thanks

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: 88dx on March 15, 2010, 11:55:36 PM

ASK the bald old fuck about it he might know something.

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: 2slow on March 16, 2010, 12:19:52 AM

if its obd2 get carmed

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: El Beefo on March 16, 2010, 12:21:31 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBD-II-OBD2-AUTO-CODE-SCAN-TOOL-SCANNER-CAN-BUS-OBDII-2_W0QQitemZ260557718178QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Automotive_Tools?hash=item3caa7342a2 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBD-II-OBD2-AUTO-CODE-SCAN-TOOL-SCANNER-CAN-BUS-OBDII-2_W0QQitemZ260557718178QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Automotive_Tools?hash=item3caa7342a2)

buddy has this one and it works for him and its ching chong cheap.

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: 79fairmont on March 16, 2010, 09:08:01 PM

How fast do these refresh? Any faster than a mac mentor or snap on scan tool?

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: Joseph Davis on March 16, 2010, 09:10:14 PM

The refresh rate is going to be all over the place, sometimes the hold up is the scanner but a lot of times it is the ECU. 

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: 79fairmont on March 16, 2010, 09:12:36 PM

I think I've been spoiled lately with the sct,big stuff,accel, and my sneec set up. Looking for the cheap alternative for other vehicles.

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: Joseph Davis on March 16, 2010, 09:18:23 PM

I agree completely.  Sometimes the mark-specific stuff stomps the hell out of any generic OBD2 scanner. 

I like SCT's datalogging package so much that I have a (locked?) Xcal with a burned out screen I use for logging through my laptop.  I just picked up a locked GM Xcal in the hopes that it has a similarly rich datastream... I can't find anybody who's ever used their software on a GM to get advice on it, hope I didn't waste my money.

I've been using a Tactrix 1.3U cable via JEFF protocol as a generic ISO scanner for random imports, seems to work out okay.

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: 79fairmont on March 16, 2010, 09:22:26 PM

Yeah pretty sure that one was locked to an 03 cobra that is no longer in this area. But it may have been another one. I think I have one or two more of those running around that are locked to various vehicles that I've forgotten.

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: Joseph Davis on March 16, 2010, 09:27:31 PM

I'm just glad they don't cripple anything other than the flashing aspect of those when they're locked.  FYI, a little birdie told me Drew Technologies designed those for SCT.

Title: Re: obd scanner with laptop
Post by: shogun on March 16, 2010, 11:04:23 PM

thank you