Here's a tidbit.
ELM327 is an OBD interpretation code implemented on a
PIC.
ELM sells the chips, and busy fingers in China put them in nice little holders. Or busy hackers in China stole the PIC code, as described in the WikiPedia article. Hence all the various versions available on eBay.
I'm going to buy the one TestShoot did. Since it's a total crap-shoot, at least we have one recommendation to go on.
Besides, it's down to $13, and free shipping.
What can possibly go wrong?
And I almost paid $120 for the KIWI! Glad I through it out there for recommendations.
However, I'm considering the ELM as a test. I may still go with the KIWI if I'm happy with the concept, and find a good place to mount the iPod, and decide I want to add an oil pressure sender.
Will update the thread with results.
I also bought
this mounting kit,
and this that I'll probably just use for testing purposes. I think the shifter is likely to crash into the lighter gooseneck, and it's an unfavorable viewing position.