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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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G-tech'd the car tonight.

It's a neat little device. And seemed to be idiot proof to set up. It says it's accurate within 1%, but I wonder how true that is?

Anyways, my best was:

2.26 60ft
12.6 @ 114mph
468hp
485ft/lbs

It was a G-tech Pro RR.
I'm skeptical about the results, though they would be nice.

I pulled pretty hard against a 72 BBC 'velle though. He was pretty surprised.
It's kind of the underdog, cause I have little to no traction, and have to play serious catchup in mid 2nd gear.
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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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Car: 86 Monte Carlo
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468 horsepower and a 12.6?

they are pretty accurate, my brother ran a 13.5 with a g-tech, and 13.48 on the track
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:56 AM
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I have one of the original G-Tech's (last of the first style), I think it's a PITA. Tried it on about 6 different vehicles. Wouldn't stick to any windshield. Tesla (makers of G-Tech) sent me a small box of suction cups, none of them worked any better. Tried the unit at the track one day to compare accuracy, it wasn't. MPH is WAY higher on the G-Tech. Times are also a little off.
Car & Driver magazine tested a number of different units a couple issues ago, with the newer G-Tech's (SS & RR) in there. If I remember, while not being the most accurate of the bunch, they did like the G-Tech's and gave them a good rating.
Where did you get this one Dave?
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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One of the guys I met up with last night, he mentioned they took it with them to Luskville to compare if it was accurate or not. I mentioned i wanted to get one but they were too expensive. He said that they were really only needed for a one run deal to see how it goes, and asked if I wanted to try it.

So I tried it while running Kevin's velle. I personally think the hp/tq is WAY off. But the velle ran high 12's yesterday, and by the top of thisrd I had a car and a half on him. So the et, could be close I guess, i don't really know. I think a good track day at Luskville, and the G-tech would be a good test to run them at the same time.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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BTW, those hp measurements, are those suppose to be flywheel or rwhp?

It must be flywheel...
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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I hope you have frame connectors in that car Dave - you're going to tear it in half otherwise!
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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Car: 87 Iroc Z
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Oh yeah, i learnt that lesson a couple years ago.
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 01:41 AM
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G-Techs are pretty accurate. It squeezed out an 11.4 at 127 for me. Not to far off
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