What is everyone's opinion of Auto-Enginuity?
I think it is a pretty decent product but recently contacted them on the Power Balance (Cylinder Contribution) test. If you look at the IDS, when the RPM increases/decreases, the zero doesn't change where as the AE tool doesn't use the RPM reading as zero and therefore if you perform the test sitting still and then take a drive, or even simply revving the engine, the whole graph goes through the roof and you can't see the graph on the screen.
I also know that the Ford IDS would simply remain constant. I assume the IDS uses the RPM as zero, before each reading of the cylinder firing, and therefore the graph remains stable.
Unfortunately, after I indicated I thought that it would be a great improvement to the tool, the response from AE was
"The test is what it is and from conversations with the engineer, it will not be changed, sorry."
Not what I would call a customer centric response at all... I can normally take some functional issues with decent customer service and respect so this seems a bet poor to me...
Having said that, the tool is affordable and does provide some decent tools. Is there something else out there that does the job and is affordable as well?
thanks,
I think it is a pretty decent product but recently contacted them on the Power Balance (Cylinder Contribution) test. If you look at the IDS, when the RPM increases/decreases, the zero doesn't change where as the AE tool doesn't use the RPM reading as zero and therefore if you perform the test sitting still and then take a drive, or even simply revving the engine, the whole graph goes through the roof and you can't see the graph on the screen.
I also know that the Ford IDS would simply remain constant. I assume the IDS uses the RPM as zero, before each reading of the cylinder firing, and therefore the graph remains stable.
Unfortunately, after I indicated I thought that it would be a great improvement to the tool, the response from AE was
"The test is what it is and from conversations with the engineer, it will not be changed, sorry."
Not what I would call a customer centric response at all... I can normally take some functional issues with decent customer service and respect so this seems a bet poor to me...
Having said that, the tool is affordable and does provide some decent tools. Is there something else out there that does the job and is affordable as well?
thanks,