Performance meter

[BlueMan]

Has anyone used one of those new fangled performance meters that you plug into the cigarette lighter and it gives you the HP, torque, 1/4 mile time etc.?
Are they accurate ? Any particular one the better of those that are out there.

Thanks

 

[4 webers]

Blueman I recently started a thread in c3 mods on the meter you are refering to . It is a Gtech pro model ,,, interesting gadget that I received as a birthday gift . I have yet to try it out but I started calibrating the thing tonite to see how it works . Fortunately I have some time slips from a while back to sort of cross reference the data .


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[BlueMan]

Thanks, I'll checkout your thread, and watch for you to post the results of the first tryout after calibration.

 

[cavettefan]

They are fairly accurate. The units use an accelerometer to provide the metrics (0-60, 60-0, 1/4 mi, etc.); there is some error, but it is generally within 1 - 2%. The best way to use them is for ballpark work (e.g. 60-0 - if it takes 140 feet according to the unit, and the spec is 123 feet, then something is amiss).