Also got this new gadget yesterday

"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
11/15/2013 at 09:38 • Filed to: None

It's an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Plugs into the OBD-II and gives tons of information. I mostly got it to display boost and temperature, two gauges that for some reason Chevy thought I wouldn't want. It's pretty neat. It also does all the things an OBD-II reader would, so it's not a bad deal for a useful little gadget, plus I didn't have to do any complicated installation like I would with an actual boost gauge (vacuum lines, drilling holes to install it, etc)

Not to mention the whole blue on black LCD screen matches the rest of the car pretty well. I love this picture, the blue LEDs in my map light and the awesome looking giant tach...I love this car. Tune coming soon hopefully...I've seen 13 pounds of boost on the stock tune, the trifecta tune supposedly bumps that into the 20s.

DISCUSSION (11)

POD > Jayhawk Jake
11/15/2013 at 09:42

Ohh, it's got fuel pressue level too. Hmm, where is the add to cart button?

Thanks for sharing this. I've been looking for something like this.

Jayhawk Jake > POD
11/15/2013 at 09:45

It does more than I know what to do with. I don't even know what half the gauges are , let alone why I would want to know what they are telling me.

roflcopter > Jayhawk Jake
11/15/2013 at 09:51

I got given a DashHawk a while ago by a friend and it stays in my car all of the time, it's similar to this unit, but made by MSD. They discontinued it for some reason, but it can pull and PID that the ODB-II can output, datalog up to 6 different PIDs at once, and has like 15 programmable screens so you can have all of your information a scroll away. Not to mention the backlight is RGB programmable and you can set warnings for all of the PIDs, so it will act as a shift light, get your attention when your ECT spikes, let you know if oil pressure just dropped off. I freaking love the thing, no clue why they stopped making it.

BJ > Jayhawk Jake
11/15/2013 at 09:56

How long is the cable? Is it thin enough to be routed through cracks in the trim so that it stays hidden?

I can't seem to find this kind of information on their website.

Jayhawk Jake > roflcopter
11/15/2013 at 09:56

Datalogging would be nice.

The Ultra-Gauge can have 7 (?) screens, and you can make it flip through screens automatically. It also has warnings and alarms (which scared the shit out of me when the default RPM alarm went off at 4200 RPM)

Dashhawk looks a little more capable, but I like the smaller form factor of the ultragauge.

Either way, having all this information is neat and appeals to my engineer brain.

roflcopter > Jayhawk Jake
11/15/2013 at 10:08

The dashhawk fits perfectly in my ashtray down in front of the shifter. Most people think it's stock to the car.

Having all that data makes troubleshooting so much easier.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Jayhawk Jake
11/15/2013 at 10:10

Looks almost the same to my ODB-II reader that connects to my phone, best 9 bucks I have ever spent.

Long Live the Longdoor > Jayhawk Jake
11/15/2013 at 10:22

Sweet, I've been using the Torque app with my phone but I think I might just cave and buy this for the Cruze. How well does the instant mpg gauge work? The one on the torque app isn't accurate (mind you I haven't played with all the settings to configure it better). How did u mount it?

Jayhawk Jake > BJ
11/15/2013 at 10:33

It's about 20 gauge would be my guess (think iPhone USB cable), and 6 feet long.

Jayhawk Jake > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/15/2013 at 10:35

It's probably about the same. I don't like to take my phone out and plug it into the car every single time I get in, and even if worked on bluetooth I don't want to have to put the phone somewhere I can see it, so this solution is better for me.

Personal preference.

Jayhawk Jake > Long Live the Longdoor
11/15/2013 at 10:40

I don't know how accurate it is, but it seems to work well. It's extremely instant, that's a little annoying. I wish it would average like every 10 seconds for example, rather than updating every second or two. Generally though cruising on the highway it seemed to match the numbers I get if I reset the cars average MPG counter and take an average across a constant speed.

It has a bracket that it clips into, and I've got that velcroed to the dash. You can get a winshield mount for it as well, but the dash is really long on the sonic and this little space is perfect except for the fact that the turn signal stalk blocks out the bottom left gauge.