I recently found out about this site/forum from a good friend of mine... I recently got into the automotive field (2 years ago) and realized early on in my career that it needed some significant change.
     I got hooked on speed as a young child. Grew up riding dirt bikes and really enjoyed wrenching on them until I was about 15 and got bored... I slowly graduated from bikes to cars, specifically circuit track cars. In high school I attended and participated in a few speed trials and from then on out it has been downhill for me  . I was blessed enough to have a father that was a very successful automotive technician to guide me in my journey. He showed me the ropes and I really got into engine building and balancing. At about 18 I knew what I wanted to do, I loved racing and I loved building the cars even more. My passion really lies with Saabs, so naturally those were the first few cars I built. The latest was a 450hp 500lb/ft Saab 9-3 Viggen. It had some serious problems that NO ONE could figure out. It took me months to figure out what was wrong with it, which ended up being my doing. But the point being is that I had to learn to use a scope to determine what was wrong. That is really why I am here...

    This field is full of "parts changers." I want to be different and learn to come to an accurate diagnostic on whatever I am working on.
I love to learn, especially about electronics. It fascinates me and is a never ending learning process.
I currently use a Snap On Verus for most of the scope work I do. But I would love to get a Picoscope. I recently had to opportunity to use one of my friends Pico's to diagnose a jumped timing belt With the in cylinder pressure transducer and an ignition timing event, compared to known good cam and crank signals it was clear what had happened!

I am here to learn, I am here to see what other people with the same interests and goals are doing. I want to sharpen my skills and knowledge of the tools and technology out there. I know for a fact that it will aid in my racing and car building, as well as day to day repair and problem solving.

Thank you all for allowing me to join! Looking forward to learning a lot! .

https://www1.snapon.com/diagnostics/us/SSC

http://www.picoauto.com/software-picoscope-automotive.html


A few links for you.

Thanks, HarleyMike! I am downloading it as I type .

I love most forms of racing. Drag. Circuit/time attack. Off road. You name it I most likely have some sort of interest in it haha. Drag is awesome but like you said, big bucks involved.

Thanks, Tom! Not sure how much of a contribution I will be, but I know I will be learning a lot, at the very least!  .