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There are several options available to you for monitoring...
Forscan, Forscan Lite, Torque Pro, Android tablet, Apple tablet, Android phone, Apple phone, Android stereo head unit, etc...
The Hydra is a great way to get what you want out of your truck. Some people like Edge and use it as a monitoring tool as you have indicated. I do not require a monitoring tool when the truck is running right. I do carry a USB OBD tool, bluetooth OBD tool, netbook and then an Android tablet. Both the tablet and netbook have other uses during travel, but are there to support the truck in its time of need.
While driving down the road, I have (ZF6 so no TFT) fuel pressure, EGT, boost and the OEM gauge cluster. Since installing the SXE turbo, I don't even need the EGT or boost gauge any longer.
What I am trying to say is, you are doing the right thing by asking for experiences and lessons from others, but seriously consider if you want or need the gauges all the time, or part of the time when they are truly needed. Then, go from there with which path is your chosen path to setting your truck up as you want.
Nope. Never will. That uses CAN protocols, where our Jurassic electronics use the J1850 PWM protocol. It's not only a matter of computer language, our protocol uses a specific pin on the OBDII port that others don't. When buying an OBDII adapter, make sure J1850 PWM is on the list of supported protocols. BAFX makes one, but I prefer my OBDLink MX because I can leave it plugged in forever while it doesn't get in the way and doesn't drain the battery. I also use Torque Pro to monitor things while I tow.
This is the corded scan tool that I purchased and keep in my "oh crap" tool bag. I also have the bluetooh OBDLink MX that I use from time to time. If I need to identify a problem on the side of the road and the BT is throwing a fit or something, I will simply use the corded version with a netbook and go from there with Forscan.
Many members here in the 7.3 section have this tool and use it regularly.
Nope. Never will. That uses CAN protocols, where our Jurassic electronics use the J1850 PWM protocol. It's not only a matter of computer language, our protocol uses a specific pin on the OBDII port that others don't. When buying an OBDII adapter, make sure J1850 PWM is on the list of supported protocols. BAFX makes one, but I prefer my OBDLink MX because I can leave it plugged in forever while it doesn't get in the way and doesn't drain the battery. I also use Torque Pro to monitor things while I tow.
Likely you have stated this elsewhere , but what are you using to run torque pro ?
Android or Mac ?
Our friends with the fruity or "paneful" logos on their devices are a bit out of luck. They can use many OBDII apps, but not Torque Pro, unless the device emulates Android. OBDLink MX+ (Plus version) solves the problem of iOS with bluetooth adapters, but most of the other units that work with iOS are WiFi.
I use Android and PC with OBDLink MX (very universal combinations). I monitor everything while towing, using Torque Pro and analog gauges. When I'm in troubleshooting mode, or testing something for any other reason, I click on the FORScan program icon instead.
This is the corded scan tool that I purchased and keep in my "oh crap" tool bag. I also have the bluetooh OBDLink MX that I use from time to time. If I need to identify a problem on the side of the road and the BT is throwing a fit or something, I will simply use the corded version with a netbook and go from there with Forscan.
Many members here in the 7.3 section have this tool and use it regularly.
That’s what I bought too, to run live data for an issues with a tuner. Unfortunately, the World is a very busy place right now and I haven’t had time to use it.
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