Datalogger opinions?

[djomlas]

u can find plain obd2 readers on ebay for 20 bux on ebay all day long.

i bought one of those, and so far its been good, and its very small so it fits pretty much anywhere

[eslai]

The hardware stores the VIN numbers, not the software. You'd have to re-flash the hardware in order to wipe the VIN numbers.

As for buying cheap OBD-2 diags on eBay, a code reader is a little different than a datalogger, really. You get a LOT more info out of these set ups than with a simple code reader.

Also, a code reader wouldn't give you your ignition counts or anything else Porsche-specific. It would just give you what's available through OBD-2.

[Wonko The Sane]

Just to bring everyone up to speed:

I just bought a Durametric about three weeks ago.. I haven't gotten to play with it much, but I must say that I'm very impressed with the amount of information that the Porsche computers store, and that the Durametric can read out, even from my "old" 986. And for reference, I'm used to looking at the complete standalone I have installed in my Rx-7.

It even allowed me to turn off the damn airbag light, something that Advance Auto Parts' OBD II scanner wouldn't do.

As far as using it for datalogging: It seems very functional for that, though it can only record 6 (or is it 8?) Inputs at one time, such as EGT, O2, Tach, TPS, etc.. It does seem slow sampling it, but I believe that to be more related to the 986 computer than the durametric software. And again, I am used to using a completely real-time standalone.

I haven't actually saved any of the telemetry data that I've read on the software, but I plan to do it as soon as I get a chance to dump it to some of the megasquirt graphical backplot programs, to see what's going on as far as AFR vs. MAP vs Tach. Just to see that everything is functioning normally.

Overall, for the price, DEFINITELY worth it.. I haven't seen any other tools that will give you this much information, with the exception of the two MN noted, which costs lotsa go-fast dollars

If you have any questions specifically, let me know, and I'll see if I can answer them.. like I said, i haven't gotten to use it a whole lot yet.

Cheers!
~Aaron

[Rodger]

I was not aware of the 3-car limit. This is very disappointing. How else are you supposed to help someone out if you've already scanned your 3-car limit?