The AUTO METER D-PIC GAUGES are now available at Gravana!
0 to 60mph Acceleration Time
• Measure your vehicle’s 0-60mph acceleration time with precision.
• Capture Peak Acceleration G Forces.
• Compare your latest efforts to a saved best, see the difference between the two, and improve your driving skills while monitoring how performance upgrades affect your vehicle’s performance.
60 to 0mph Braking Distance
• Precisely calculate the distance your vehicle needs to come to a stop from 60mph.
• Capture Peak Deceleration G Forces.
• Compare your latest efforts to a saved best, see the difference between the two, and improve your driving skills while monitoring how performance upgrades affect your vehicle’s performance.
¼ Mile ET and Speed
• Test your vehicle’s capabilities and times for quarter mile acceleration, and see both your ¼ mile speed in MPH and elapsed time in seconds.
• Capture Peak Acceleration G Forces.
• Compare your latest efforts to a saved best, see the difference between the two, and improve your driving skills while monitoring how performance upgrades affect your vehicle’s performance.
Reaction Time
Practice and record your reaction time in ¼ mile acceleration mode.
Horsepower Mode
• Calculate peak horsepower to the wheels (whp) of your vehicle in horsepower mode.
• Compare your latest peak to a saved best, see the difference between the two, and monitor how performance upgrades affect your vehicle’s performance.
Real–Time G’s
• Choose either forward (front and back) or lateral (left and right) axis instantaneous acceleration G Forces on the LED array and digital display.
• LED array graph will show magnitude of the G force, while the instantaneous value will be display in the numeric digital display.
• Peak memory feature allows you to recall the highest G Forces achieved in both axes (all four directions) during Real-Time operation.
Clean Installation
• No more devices hanging from your windshield, or cords dangling to your auxiliary power port.
• Built in standard 2 1/16” gauge size – D-PIC’s compact size allows it to be easily mounted in a Pod, Pillar, Cup or custom Dash location.
• Available in two styles to match either your Auto Meter Ultra-Lite or Cobalt gauges for a clean appearance and perfect complement to your existing instrumentation.
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That sounds sweet. I'm going to check it out.
been thinking about this for a while now...
have you had any use with em, Jim??
John Higgins wrote:Are they like a G-Tech but gauges?
yup....
gtech is the bulkiest, the one from belltech, slimed it down to the size of a faceplate, just smaller...
now these are the ultimate in space savings. but autometer makes great products so it should be trust worthy.
thats awsome, wish i had money
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very interesting, might have to pick up one of these
Dam-it Muffins (Event) wrote:John Higgins wrote:Are they like a G-Tech but gauges?
yup....
gtech is the bulkiest, the one from belltech, slimed it down to the size of a faceplate, just smaller...
now these are the ultimate in space savings. but autometer makes great products so it should be trust worthy.
I would agree Autometer makes great products, but this just is not worth it.
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John Higgins wrote: I would agree Autometer makes great products, but this just is not worth it.
Not worth it? To who??? Actually this is well worth it.
To people who build their cars to perform and handle, this will help tell what each part is doing with some accuracy.
I can see how a person keeping their car stock would see little value in this. But i think it takes the G-Tech style meters one step further and offers a great package for the product.
A J wrote:John Higgins wrote: I would agree Autometer makes great products, but this just is not worth it.
Not worth it? To who??? Actually this is well worth it.
To people who build their cars to perform and handle, this will help tell what each part is doing with some accuracy.
I can see how a person keeping their car stock would see little value in this. But i think it takes the G-Tech style meters one step further and offers a great package for the product.
Not worht it because one it will not be that accurate, just like a Gtech is not. People who build there cars to preform normally test them on a track to see what they can do, and know what there car can do.
All this does is promote playing on the street and for as much as you here people on here complain about people even hinting about that, I would think more people would be against it.
I think for the money at least 2 worth while gauges can be bought.
FU Tuning
Gtech and similar gauges are only as accurate as the info inputed in. Garbage in, garbage out. Gtechs are very consistent and accurate when the correct info is inputed.
I dunno I have mixed feelings on this. I G-teched my car and had everything configured properly, went to test my 1/4 mile time out on a completely flat stretch of highway at night. It gave me some bull@!#$ time like 17.41 and went to the track the next night and ran a 16.88
I was a retard, and now I'm permanently banned.
FstCavZ24 (Turbo ECO) wrote:Gtech and similar gauges are only as accurate as the info inputed in. Garbage in, garbage out. Gtechs are very consistent and accurate when the correct info is inputed.
I have one, and have ran mine and another one, with the same info, but different times. they are not as accurate as going to the track.
FU Tuning
This would be far more accurate than a g-tech because it must tap to the vss? which means it knows how fast your actually traveling and how far rather than just using a weight figure with g forces
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sweet
now all you need jim is the aero force scan gauge
Well...
The G-tech must be level to perform right-- moving it up and down a hair throws it off...
Being as this gauge is mounted in a pod- and will not be adjustable, which means it's probably self leveling.. So, id say already- its more accurate... plus, its sleeker.
Ive had good experiences with the g-tech though... Its been fairly accurate with the 5-6 cars Ive tried it on- Im going on the 1/4 mile time the g-tech has displayed, and the time actually ran @ the track. Also, the closest track to me is an hour away-- so if we are sitting around the garage bored, we might try some runs w/ the g-tech for cheap tricks. You can't goto the racetrack @ midnight on a saturday.
I bought mine from ebay for like 35 bucks-- for that cheap, I think its great... fun little toy.
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Rodimus Prime wrote:This would be far more accurate than a g-tech because it must tap to the vss? which means it knows how fast your actually traveling and how far rather than just using a weight figure with g forces
I would like to know if it does hook up to the VSS, but I doubt it.
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i agree on the accuracy in and out ordeal.
the last time i did a lateral g test on a skidpad of 200feet it turned out i could pull .92 with the gtech running at the same time it claimed .90.
2 hundreths is pretty accurate in my view. granted HP and quarter mile on it depend on info like said above on garbage in vs out. they are pretty accurate.
i do agree most will prob use em on the street, but as for me, there was no way i really could. baltimore and DC roads are so crap, theres rarely a smooth place to get an accurate reading. maybe a newly paved lot, but other than that... with as many divets, holes, sunken streets, etc... wasnt gonna happen.
its a good tuning tool for those who are in open areas, and have room to test their cars. even at a track its good to have a data recording device so you can see where you did what. this is basically a more compact way of achieving it.
i agree going to the track is the most accurate...as its your actual performance.... but this is good to help you figure if you did better or worse from previous mods, or adjustments...
Dam-it Muffins (Event) wrote:i agree on the accuracy in and out ordeal.
the last time i did a lateral g test on a skidpad of 200feet it turned out i could pull .92 with the gtech running at the same time it claimed .90.
2 hundreths is pretty accurate in my view. granted HP and quarter mile on it depend on info like said above on garbage in vs out. they are pretty accurate.
i do agree most will prob use em on the street, but as for me, there was no way i really could. baltimore and DC roads are so crap, theres rarely a smooth place to get an accurate reading. maybe a newly paved lot, but other than that... with as many divets, holes, sunken streets, etc... wasnt gonna happen.
its a good tuning tool for those who are in open areas, and have room to test their cars. even at a track its good to have a data recording device so you can see where you did what. this is basically a more compact way of achieving it.
i agree going to the track is the most accurate...as its your actual performance.... but this is good to help you figure if you did better or worse from previous mods, or adjustments...
You have some good points. I just think it is funny how people can make excuses for one illegal thing, but will not even attempt for another. I willa gree, this or a GTech can be a good tuning tool, if used before and after a mod. I disagree with using it at the track. You are at the track, why use it? If it reads better than the track, you goig to try and say the GTECH is right??? No. If you want dataloging, get a data logger.
FU Tuning
that is a sweet gauge i played around with 1
John Higgins wrote:Dam-it Muffins (Event) wrote:i agree on the accuracy in and out ordeal.
the last time i did a lateral g test on a skidpad of 200feet it turned out i could pull .92 with the gtech running at the same time it claimed .90.
2 hundreths is pretty accurate in my view. granted HP and quarter mile on it depend on info like said above on garbage in vs out. they are pretty accurate.
i do agree most will prob use em on the street, but as for me, there was no way i really could. baltimore and DC roads are so crap, theres rarely a smooth place to get an accurate reading. maybe a newly paved lot, but other than that... with as many divets, holes, sunken streets, etc... wasnt gonna happen.
its a good tuning tool for those who are in open areas, and have room to test their cars. even at a track its good to have a data recording device so you can see where you did what. this is basically a more compact way of achieving it.
i agree going to the track is the most accurate...as its your actual performance.... but this is good to help you figure if you did better or worse from previous mods, or adjustments...
You have some good points. I just think it is funny how people can make excuses for one illegal thing, but will not even attempt for another. I willa gree, this or a GTech can be a good tuning tool, if used before and after a mod. I disagree with using it at the track. You are at the track, why use it? If it reads better than the track, you goig to try and say the GTECH is right??? No. If you want dataloging, get a data logger.
well at the track, i guess for my experiences in autoX, i used the g-tech as a data logger for the g-force feature....
i can go through since it stored the info, and watch the cam, and see what turns i made, then upload the data to my computer from the g-tech
that was prob the biggest advantage of the g-tech is that is had a computer link feature where i can upload recorded data and compare old data to new data.
a data logger like i would want would require me to get a pioneer DVD touch screen unit for around 700-1000$ then the aftermarket piece
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/article/0,,2076_3155_269595883,00.html
adds on another 400$
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4048820
for my needs though and data logging and recording for the g;s, the gtech was sufficient.
but thats in autox/roadcourse reasonings... your talking about the times of actually running the quarter mile vs the g-tech right?
Highest I've gotten my pioneer unit to read is 1.1 laterial G, That was before the new rims havent messed with it since then, tires started breaking loose at about .9G
I cant get more than about .4 acceleration Gs Ive gottten .8 decceleration Gs before
1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85
Dam-it Muffins (Event) wrote:John Higgins wrote:Dam-it Muffins (Event) wrote:i agree on the accuracy in and out ordeal.
the last time i did a lateral g test on a skidpad of 200feet it turned out i could pull .92 with the gtech running at the same time it claimed .90.
2 hundreths is pretty accurate in my view. granted HP and quarter mile on it depend on info like said above on garbage in vs out. they are pretty accurate.
i do agree most will prob use em on the street, but as for me, there was no way i really could. baltimore and DC roads are so crap, theres rarely a smooth place to get an accurate reading. maybe a newly paved lot, but other than that... with as many divets, holes, sunken streets, etc... wasnt gonna happen.
its a good tuning tool for those who are in open areas, and have room to test their cars. even at a track its good to have a data recording device so you can see where you did what. this is basically a more compact way of achieving it.
i agree going to the track is the most accurate...as its your actual performance.... but this is good to help you figure if you did better or worse from previous mods, or adjustments...
You have some good points. I just think it is funny how people can make excuses for one illegal thing, but will not even attempt for another. I willa gree, this or a GTech can be a good tuning tool, if used before and after a mod. I disagree with using it at the track. You are at the track, why use it? If it reads better than the track, you goig to try and say the GTECH is right??? No. If you want dataloging, get a data logger.
well at the track, i guess for my experiences in autoX, i used the g-tech as a data logger for the g-force feature....
i can go through since it stored the info, and watch the cam, and see what turns i made, then upload the data to my computer from the g-tech
that was prob the biggest advantage of the g-tech is that is had a computer link feature where i can upload recorded data and compare old data to new data.
a data logger like i would want would require me to get a pioneer DVD touch screen unit for around 700-1000$ then the aftermarket piece http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/article/0,,2076_3155_269595883,00.html
adds on another 400$ http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4048820
for my needs though and data logging and recording for the g;s, the gtech was sufficient.
but thats in autox/roadcourse reasonings... your talking about the times of actually running the quarter mile vs the g-tech right?
Sorry forgot to respond to this. Yes I was tlaking more drag racing. Now I'm not a autocrosser. I have been to watch and have riden alone once. I would like to try it out, but still knowing how much G's you pulled in a few corners is not going to help you. the important thing is knowing your car stickers when you turn the wheel. Knowing hard fast you can be going into a corner and the car still handle. All this you will know once you push the car.
Yes they are cool to mess with from time to time, but I still think it is a waste fo money. I have a G-Tech because it was giving to me.
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