nGauge Question

[06300CSRT8]

I want to purchase an nGauge for my personal 2015 mustang so I can have an easier real-time logging ability and easier visual of some PIDs. But I have some questions.

First, if I buy an unlocked/HP Tuners version, I assume I will be able to export my current tunes I built and load them to the car without issue? Sale descriptions say it can be "Tuning can be enabled by our partner companies"

Second, should I assume whatever logging abilities I have now through VCM Scanner will be the same on the nGage? I had to have HP engineers specifically work on my OS so that I could get it to log, at first it would not log all but 4 or 5 PIDs. The fix was an actual update to my OS after I read it out, so I assume HP engineers tweaked my OS to be similar to the format that allows logging, but not sure.

[ElecTech]

May be faster to email [email protected] for clarification to your question. He is the main distributor and seems to have most of the answers. I don't know how much he monitors the forum.

[06300CSRT8]

Thanks I just emailed him

[tbrtuning]

I think Whipple even uses the nGauge to send out tunes now right? I just don't like not being able to view nGauge logs in the scanner. Makes remote tuning an adventure involving methods other than the typical VCM Scanner graphs.

[06300CSRT8]

I think Whipple even uses the nGauge to send out tunes now right? I just don't like not being able to view nGauge logs in the scanner. Makes remote tuning an adventure involving methods other than the typical VCM Scanner graphs.

That's correct, you can view the output in the VCM scanner but histograms do not populate. I am not using this for full blown tuning process, just a way for quick and dirty logs of basic stuff (knock, trims, MAF, etc) so when I have a passenger there isn't a laptop sitting there.

[Jn2]

Based on my current experience with the nGauge...

Datalogs:

They are .csv files, not .hpl, so you CAN view them in HPT scanner, how ever they will not load histograms, and some of the channels won't load in graphs either, you can only rely on the channels.

Available channels/PIDS:

the nGauge has it's own defined PID list, chances are whatever PIDs you worked with HPT engineering will not appear, there are a lot of PIDs that cannot be logged, IPW, IDC, ANY and ALL sources e.g. torque, throttle, driver demand, etc etc, MAF period, and the list goes on.

Tuning:

If you licensed your car with 2 HPT credits(not unlimited licensed) then you just go into the file>export>emotion in order to create the ".enc" file for your tune, load that into the custom tunes folder on SD card for nGauge and you can load it into the car using the nGauge.

[06300CSRT8]

Well I have a log from a Lund config file from an ngauge, torque source is there at least. PIDs in the log are:

absolute load in percent
accel pedal position relative
air control temp F
ambient air temp F
barometric pressure
cylinder head temp C
desired alternator voltage
engine coolant temp F
fuel pump duty cycle
intake air temp
knock Sensor
lambse bank 1
lambse bank 2
load
long term fuel trim bank 1
long term fuel trim bank 2
maf flow rate lb per min
maf Frequency
measured afr bank 1
measured afr bank 2
rpm
run time
short term fuel trim bank 1
short term fuel trim bank 2
spark advance
throttle angle Actual
throttle angle desired
torque source
variable valve timing exhaust bank 1 actual
variable valve timing exhaust bank 2 actual
variable valve timing intake bank 1 actual
variable valve timing intake bank 2 actual
vehicle speed mph