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GPS or OBDII?

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:03 pm
by Magus2727
I track day my car and am getting the Grand Prix version. If you had a choice to get an external GPS or a OBDII plug-in which would be the best and more valuable?

Phone is a Samsung Note5, car is a 2001 Ford Focus. I have a Xcal2 that I can plug into a laptop and plug in my wideband 02 sensor to data capture that way already. Ll

Thanks.

Re: GPS or OBDII?

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:13 pm
by Harry
Start with GPS please. It is more important for almost any analysis focus and adds pro level accuracy (compared the internal GPSes). GPS has a special role in LapTimer too, it defines the rate at which data is stored. OBD is fine too, but GPS is the basic.

- Harry

Re: GPS or OBDII?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:46 am
by acrobat
Didnt want to start a new thread. But i want to add a gps was thinking about the xgps160 vs xgps150 is the 160 really worth almost twice the price of the 150?

If so, why?

Re: GPS or OBDII?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:47 am
by Harry
You get 10 instead of 4 positions per second - which allows better data analysis. In addition, the 160 has a GLONASS/GPS instead of a GPS only receiver. This results in higher position accuracy and better lock stability. Finally you can pair multiple devices at a time. While this is not needed mostly, it reduce access conflicts.

Usually I say "double the price and double the value", but both options are fine from my point of view.

Harry