Elanscan Inaugural Run

[Elanlover]

Well, after some fun with finding the ALDL I took the car for a spin and recorded the data. I have to say that Elanscan worked wonderfully with no issues installing, running or reviewing the data. Thanks Alan!

What I'm wondering now is how's my Elan doing? I'm going to be doing some upgrades in the near future and want to measure (and report back to those interested) what the net gains are. But, I'd like to make sure I'm starting from the best possible position and would like to have the car running at peak performace before I start. So, what's the data really mean? What key areas should I be looking at to see if I am running a well tuned car. Anyone have some baseline comparison data? Would it be useful to have people's data online here at the site to downoad and compare to your own? (I'd be happy to share mine).

For example, it looks to me that the peak horsepower I acheived in my run was just over 140 (could be reading it wrong too I suppose). I know the stock rated HP is about 165 or so but there's many ways to measure HP. Is 140 good for a stock car as far as Elanscan measures it????

If anyone can comment/share I'd appreciate it. Thanks all!

[ESM]

If you send me logs I'll look at them and make oo-ing and ahh-ing noises. 140bhp sounds right for a stock car in good fettle (its an at the wheels figure ElanScan reports, 165 is a flywheel figure).

[Elanlover]

If you send me logs I'll look at them and make oo-ing and ahh-ing noises. 140bhp sounds right for a stock car in good fettle (its an at the wheels figure ElanScan reports, 165 is a flywheel figure).

Hi Alan, first off, I think that in your next release of Elanscan you should just add in some "oooo" and "ahhh" sound bites that automatically pop up after a run is recorded. Would save you some time

Secondly, I'm not sure if you were joking a bit or not when you said to send you the logs. While I'd LOVE for someone to have a look and tell me if there's anything amiss I do know that you've done a lot of work on Elanscan and the chips and have a life outside all that. I'm not interested in getting you to do even more work for me as its not really fair. Just having Elanscan and the chip is more than enough.

I did have a question though. Can you tell me what the recording interval is? Is data being recorded every second? More? Less? And, is there a way to change that frequency.

Thanks Alan!

p.s. I did a prom dump just for fun (I like to push all the buttons in a program). Do you have/want one for a Fed Cali car? Let me know.

[ESM]

I'm happy to look at logs - it doesn't take long - but when I get round to it depends on how fortunate your timing is.

The data is acquired 5 times a second by default (a 200ms sampling interval). You can change the acquisition rate by modying the number is 'acquisition timer' field at the top right of the logging dialog (visible only when 'talking' or 'logging'). The minimum achievable value is 100ms or so. I find that the rate drops when the ECU is busy (generally at full throttle unfortunately).

[TheBard]

Hi Alan,

Is that offer for ElanScan reviews still valid. Having spent the afternoon with a Corevette fan in my passenger seat with a laptop, and the hookup between Corevette cable and Lotus connector made by copper wire all held in place with rubber bands, I'm hoping to get an email with our recordings soon.

I'll drop you a PM when I have them

Cheers,
Ian