i'm glad that this groupdeal went thru. and i do hope that all of you do get refunded 10 bux later on. =D

 

I ordered mine last night. They called me at 7 pm Cali time, which means they are working OT trying to keep up with all of the orders. It would be nice to be refunded $10. Thanks for the GROUP DEAL.

 

I was looking around on Ebay since I still haven't been able to place my order and it's a good thing I didn't order because AutoEngenuity is selling the exact same model on Ebay for $129 + $10 S/H. Some of the PC model auctions are being bid up higher (some even higher than $229 ), but the Palm models are going for the opening bid.

If you got a Palm model, you overpaid by $35.

Ebay search results

 

so... where are we receiving the scan tools?
BTW did anyone received yet?

 

They're going out UPS ground, so I doubt anyone got theirs yet...

 

I have the Auterra software for my Palm M130 it works great, but I have to warn anyone who wants to use it on a 4th gen, the live data from the ECU is very slow. 00-up models will see data stream at insane speeds, the dyno and HP measuring device don't work on my Palm or my friends. I was the guinea pig and got this stuff for work- so I don't need to go looking for a scan tool while someone is using it ( I'm an Acura technician ) I had mine for like a year now, it works great on my 5th gen. I would recomend it. M130 can be had on Ebay for around 60 bux and the software usually goes for around 180-200 bux. Think about it, 2 visits to the dealer to check your check engine light will cost ya about the price of this cool little gizzmo. Anyone in IL has probably seen me using my little OBDII scanner at some of our Nissan meets.

 

i was reading in more detail about this software and it looks kick a$$!

i like the data streaming, gear ratio calculation, and sae dyno program

 

just got mine today, this stuff is off the hook

 

Good deal, I'm glad you like it. Shipping seems good too.

 

I need to get my butt home and check to see if I got mine...

 

argh, well I took it to my car and found that they sent me to the wrong cable (actually they never even asked)

my ibm t41 does not have a COM/serial port, so i'm gonna need a serial to usb cable instead. Not sure if this is supposed to be provided by them

 

Got mine today too. I didn't even realize it. After I saw Larrio's post, I went to UPS.com to track my package and it said it had been delivered. My wife brought it in the house and forgot to tell me it came.

 

I didn't get a traking number?????

 

i didn't get one either. And also, this is for PC users:

the serial cable provided with the scanner may not work on newer labtops (usb vs. serial port). You'll have to buy a serial to usb adaptor, I got mine from best buy for $30 dollar. The cheap belkin brand adaptor does not work with the program so watch out

 

so... for you guys that got the scanning tool. how is it. have you tested? how about the dynoe tester? come on while I wait for mine I want to hear goods about this thing.

edit: also did anyone get a refund or we didn't reach 10 people?

Ans: the deal is closed it closed on june 2nd. I was lucky to get in the deal after all, I did the same thing. (when the deal fist started I did want to buy it, but when I saw it again a few days before it closed I decided to spend my reserved money on it.

 

Hope someone can share some results after using this, would like to see how it goes, also from reading through the back posts it seems like this deal isnt closed? Is that correct or am I misreading, at first didnt think I would be able to get in on this, but might be able to after all if its not already been closed.

 

i'll be honest, i've had nothing but bad luck with this scanner... but their customer service is excellent.

the real-time sensors don't work, they constantly freeze up or don't update themselves. At first I thought it was a car problem, but testing it out on two different maximas yielded the same results. I can't get the program working for more than 30 seconds perfectly. I will be testing it on another labtop this weekend.

 

Maybe its the Serial -> USB adapter you're using? Just a thought...

 

the adaptor i'm using is the one recommended by auto enginuity. However, I am planning to also buy another adaptor during the weekend to test out all possibilities. Its sad how i'm having to spend extra $50 dollars to make it work... never knew adaptors are so expensive

 

Tell me about it. I had to buy an entire plethora of adaptors at one time for our office, and it was like $250!! Damn things are not cheap...

 

Their customer service/tech support is excellent.

Larrio, maybe it's your computer. I have mine on an old P3 500 and mine works pretty well. It takes a minute to start, then after it starts, it takes another minute to get all the info together. But after that, everything works fine...refresh rates are great. I run the RPM meter, press the gas, and compare the computer to my tachometer. It's almost as fast and accurate (considering it's not an analog needle). Try it on your laptop and see if you get different results.

I just saved a ton of $$$. My car is not running so well. I have 112K miles and I figure I need to change all my O2 sensors. When I hooked it up...only my rear (downstream) one is bad right now so I'm only gonna replace that one instead of all 4 (CA spec Maxima). Plus, I didn't have to pay Nissan $80 to diagnose it for me.
With the speed tracer program, I can measure my 0-60 and 1/8 mile (can't do a 1/4 mile and 90+ MPH on roads around here). Then when I fix anything, I can run them again and see the changes. I like it.

 

it has been running off my labtop. IBM T41 with windows xp... i can't see how I could run if off a desktop

i'm surprised they dont use usb's more considering the tranfer rate is faster and their scantool program is specifically made for labtops. Most new labtops do not feature a serial port anymore

 

Larry...that happens with my Alex Pepper OBD scanner too whenever I *** with the communication settings. Each car has it's own specific settings that seem to work. If you can, try and slow down the speed and increase the number of "non responses", IIRC.

 

u mean slow down the speed of the usb port? Its already at the lowest setting. It doesn't work on 2k1, 97, or 2k2 maximas... i've tried all three. I'm going to buy another adaptor this weekend and also try another labtop. after this, i'm just going to return it

 

No. In my OBD software there are manual settings you can play with to help decrease timeouts and dropped connections.

Not sure if yours has that, but if it's "universal", I'd say it has to to accomodate multiple manufacturers.

 

I tried it again tonight and the second time, I got what you were talking about...freezing up. I just shut it down and started the program back up and I was fine again.

The data logging (new to me) is really cool because I can drive and pay attention to driving, then come home and review the data. Good news and bad news...I don't need a new knock sensor. I ran the test posted by SteVTEC (watching how much timing advance there is at different throttle positions) and it looks like it is good.
Bad news, I'm running out of things it could be and the fewer possible causes, the more expensive or the more pain in the a** they become. I was going to but a new knock sensor tomorrow...glad I got this software. Now if I can only figure out what is wrong with my car

 

I got mine yesterday. I'm going to borrow my neighbors laptop this weekend and test it out. I got the CAN option as well, I'll also see how it works on a 2k4 G35c.

The deal is also over BTW. I got an email from Jay during the week but missed it till today. It ended yesterday.

 

ok, here is the weird part:

i've tried this on a 2k1 maxima, 97 maxima, 95 maxima, 2k2 maxima, and 2k accord. The only car it works with is the 2k2 maxima, flawlessly. Same adaptor, labtop, and program for all the cars.

 

Yeah that is weird. Did you try restarting the program? Mine goes from working flawlessly, to locking up depending on the day, same laptop...same car. When it locks up, I shut the program down and restart it. It takes about 2 minutes for it to go through its thing, but then it works well again. Same with my wife's car (99 Altima). The part that puzzles me is that it worked. If it didn't work on any of the cars, it would've been more straightforward to troubleshoot, but since it worked on one of them Did you do anything different before you hooked it up to the 2k2 (shut down the computer, or start the program up from fresh)? With the other cars where it didn't work, did you keep the same program up (without restarting) and go from car to car? Hope it works for you because it's really cool.

If not, they have a 30 day money back guarantee.

 

What problem are you having with the car? You had a knock sensor code in the ECU?

 

nope, everything is done the same. And restarting the program definitely doesn't help because the sensors freeze right on start up. On the cars it doesn't work on, it doesn't even detect the SES light on.

i usually keep the car ignition in on, connect, start the car, and monitor. All the same for 95,96,97,01, and 02 and it only works on the 02

 

It will vary from car to car. I've had mine on about 10 or so and each one is different and requires tweaking to keep the connection, yet update data fast enough.

Everytime I get mine tweaked perfectly, I end up screwing it up trying to talk to a different car.

2K2+ vehicles do have some new OBD protocol changes. Not sure if that's why the 2K2 works better or not.

 

there is no way you can "tweak" the connection with the pc program. You can only adjust what port your connecting from and vehicle connection

 

Here is an email from Jay at Auto Enginuity in regards to the Group Deal:


From: Jay Horak [autoengi@autoenginuity.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 3:23 PM
To: Walker, Matthew (TEM)
Subject: Maxima ORG

"Thank you for your patience first and foremost. I wanted to
post this and did sign up but my account isn't active and wasn't sure how
long that would take. So I asked Matt to handle this for me. I wanted to get
this up soon so as to clarify what happened with the group buy. First, Mingo
did contact us he was given terms for our OEM (eBay) version. Later I was
told that Mingo would NOT be partaking in this deal and a NEW group buy
would require new terms. We did so for the FULL retail version (printed
materials, protective shell, etc.) without any minimum beyond 5. That means
only five were required for this price. I was under the impression you might
not make ten purchasers and this was important. We did wait to start
shipping until five purchasers came together. Again thanks.

I see a statement that eBay sells these for 129.95. The demand for the Palm
version is limited so it does keep the bidding down but again these are ONLY
OEM versions. (The PC OEMs go for A LOT more than what you guys paid.) I do
hope you all understand the confusion. As an aside accounting says only 8
exercised your group deal. Thanks again and let me know if we can help you
make more sense of this tool then pulling codes.

Our biggest tip is LTFT is the most important sensor you will find. It
should be between +-3%. Between +-10 is OK but not good. Outside of 20% is a
serious problem and your car will through a code. Add STFT to LTFT and that
percentage is the adaptation against 14:7:1. Now you have A/F mixture. The
new coming release (free download) will do this automatically."



Thanks a lot.

 

Only 8 people took part in the GD, but nine total units were purchased (I purchased two). Just figured out that either way, 169 or 159 I was getting a good deal, so I bought for me and a friend that doesn't even belong to the forum...

 

Ok, I have a few questions about the scaning tool.
what are the measurememts for our 95-9 maximas
front end area? (width,height)
drag aerodinamic (cw)
altitude of the city we are at ? (how to get it)
what are the gear ajustments for the speed trap?
on my car the program can't measure half of the sensor (no O2 table), can't do all the sensor tests.
I have error codes that the computer dosen't know P6200, P400.
I know I should contact autoengenuity, but it is the weekend and they are not open (I think)

thanks for any replays

Edit PS I just saw that there is a option to activate the nissan codes in the help menu. does anyone knows about that.

 

I thought the 95 didn't have OBD2...

 

some of them do (mostly if they are Cali spec) not sure about "US" spec.

 

"fed" spec

 

Use the frontal area of 23.7sqft which is the value from the Taurus. Drag is .32 for the 4th gens. Once a couple people get it working we can compare values against the strip and dyno's to make adjustments.