accelerometers, anyone have one?

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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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accelerometers, anyone have one?

i was jsut thinking it would be kind of nice to know my rate of acceleration 1/4 mile times and such with out having to go to the track.
I did a little seaching around and found these 2
http://www.nitrod.com/product.html
http://www.escortradar.com/gtimer.htm
please let me know if any of you have somting like this and how you like it.
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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My friend used to have one is his Z3, I believe it was called a G-meter or G-force meter. It was pretty cool to mess around with, had 1/4 times, 0-60, G forces and hp although his wasn't very accurate. I'd say do a lot of research before you buy one so you don't end up with trash.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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http://www.gtechpro.com/prod.html

I remember this little gizmo. I never had one but the features look pretty cool.
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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I can plug my ecutek in and do a run
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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i have an old gtech. not the pro...
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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I use an old accelerometer....... just gotta make sure you prog it with the car weight + you in it
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 07:50 AM
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i remember they used to give that out if you buy 4 tires from america's tire or something...

Originally Posted by 03_Impreza_Al
http://www.gtechpro.com/prod.html

I remember this little gizmo. I never had one but the features look pretty cool.
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 07:59 AM
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those things aren't very accurate at all... why not just save money and goto the track?
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by GT35 STI
those things aren't very accurate at all... why not just save money and goto the track?
Not true. Car and Driver ran a review of several of them a while back and found more than one to be nearly as accurate as the ubiquitous-with-car-magazines VBOX, itself accurate to within 0.06mph.

Chickity-check:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ters-work.html
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 08:55 AM
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my ecutek is + or - 3 hp from a true dyno run. I think my ecutek is more accurate since its real world performance.
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 06STi
my ecutek is + or - 3 hp from a true dyno run. I think my ecutek is more accurate since its real world performance.
Do you need Delta Dash to use it?
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Yeah I have a differant verson of it. So I can run more then three cars...
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