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Originally posted by xxxBlakexxx
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I have a great deal of respect for your knowledge!!! You have educated me a bunch over the last 6 months and once again you have pointed out a few things to me that I did not consider such as wind.
When it comes to g meters, they are best for testing your 60 foot times, 1/8 miles, 1/4 miles and trap speeds when a track is not available. I have one, so I am familiar with their use and limitations. They are fun to play with.
I also do not know any Rice Burners! As a guy in my mid 30's (or perhaps it's just me), I simply don't run into ANY. I can see how guys could abuse the data now that you mention it.
On my machine, it allows you to enter in a multiplication factor for hp. I have mine set at 1.0, but it recomends 1.2 to account for transmission losses. You can see why I left mine alone and I don't give this data much credibility. However, I believe that it can be useful when documenting change.
For example, when I added 4.10's, it showed an increase in hp which to me says "the car is accelerating faster". The hp data that a g meter displays is nothing more than using g forces and the weight of the car & driver. But, I would never use this info to claim how much hp my car has. That would be rediculous.
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I hit the nail on the head in the first part
THEY ARE FUN TO PLAY WITH
I was not trying to offend anyone. I am just getting to the point where a lot of guys come into my buddys speed shop that I wrench in part time(mustangs,carmaros) its a mostly import shop and they come shooting there mouths off on how there car has 300+HP, and I will try get a little info from them and they say they got it from a g-tech.(this guy had a 97 GT) I tell him not to take the info as fact and he got pissed and asked what my GT was pushing out and I I dont know maybe around 260rwhp and he was what do you know I have 40hp over you this and that.
so I asked him to meet me at the track I would like to see his car run and maybe a race between us so he did about a month later.
we went to track I watched him make one run
he ran a 14.9@94
he said he missed a shift so I said ok why dont we try and line up and see then
he ran a 14.7@95 to my 13.56@102
so he was really putting maybe 195-205 to the ground with a mph like that I had him by 7 mph thats alot for having less power then him
the he started the crap that I him a bottle and this and that well that would be true now but I was all motor bolt ons on stock tires at the time..
you see I love to help people I dont care if its a mustang or honda if I can help and they are not being a ass then I will...
knowledge
me I think I need to learn how to type I have sometimes edit my post 4 times cause I think faster then I can type LOL