Yep, I like this program. I offered it to everybody some time ago but no
one took the bait. I will post it on my web site and for those who want to
download it. It is zipped and is a DOS program. It has 600 some odd cars in
it and you can change the hp, torque, and just about everything else about
the vehicle of your choice. And you can save the configuration so that you
can kep dinking with it. It has lots of graphichs, such a a through the
gears plot, speed totime, etc, a tach, speedo (but no oil pressure)....I'll
put it on the first page of the web site so you don't have to dig for
it...If you don't know how to unzip, pity on uoui, get a grade schooler to
help (grin). Web site is:
http://home.hiwaay.net/~lemay
mayf
At 04:29 PM 2/12/00 -0500, Bill Bennett wrote:
>George,
>I have recently started looking at a piece of software called CarTest.
>More of an overall program rather than Dyno software. Maybe You could
>use a combination of the two and come out with something pretty close.
>CarTest does a good job of figuring total effects on the car. You have
>to know a lot of info before hand but it allows you to tweak different
>variables to see overall effects on car. It is only a 503K compressed
>file so since it is shareware I would be glad to send it to anybody
>interested.
>
>Bill
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: George Mitchell <americanpartner@yahoo.com>
>To: Bill Bennett <benettw@bellsouth.net>
>Cc: Land Speed Digest <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 5:46 PM
>Subject: Re: Programs to help LSR Racers
>
>
>> Bill,
>> I guess you dont use it.
>> If you had a dream list of software tools that would
>> help you in the shop and on the course what would you
>> want . That's the thing. Basically if the program on
>> desktop dyno didnt get any use ,why didn't it . Did it
>> not do enough or do you know the stuff already...
>> George in DC
>>
>> --- Bill Bennett <benettw@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> > I just recently look at the back of the manual for
>> > my desktop dyno and
>> > there was a program called Land Speed Racer. Maybe
>> > Mr. Gasket still
>> > handles it. I don't know. I do know that Desktop
>> > Dyno has been
>> > upgraded To Dyno 2000
>> >
>> > Bill
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: George Mitchell <americanpartner@yahoo.com>
>> > To: Jonathan Amo <webmaster@amoproductions.com>;
>> > Gene Brauninger
>> > <genesds@ic.net>
>> > Cc: Land Speed Digest <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 10:02 AM
>> > Subject: Programs to help LSR Racers
>> >
>> >
>> > > Skip H and I have been bantering back and fourth
>> > about
>> > > calculatiuons for the design of the (now confirmed
>> > )
>> > > early Hemi powered Porsche 924. We are trying to
>> > > figure out frontal area and gear ratios . I am
>> > trying
>> > > to get a horsepower figure to shoot for , camshaft
>> > > design , rpm range etc.
>> > > Although I can do it with a calculator, Desktop
>> > Dyno
>> > > and just engine design experience I was thinking
>> > last
>> > > night that it would be cool to have a program on
>> > my
>> > > computer that would do these sort of calculations
>> > for
>> > > me .
>> > > Then I thought " Hey idiot, your a programmer for
>> > a
>> > > living !"
>> > > I remember seeing a program a few years ago but I
>> > > don't know if it is available any longer. Besides
>> > I
>> > > have the best resource in the world right here to
>> > help
>> > > design it !
>> > > Here is what I am thinking would be helpful beside
>> > the
>> > > above mentioned items. I thought it would be nice
>> > to :
>> > >
>> > > Figure corner weights.
>> > >
>> > > With x amount of horsepower and y frontal area on
>> > the
>> > > salt the vehicle should go z MPH --on dirt--on
>> > asphalt
>> > >
>> > > The record is z MPH ,with y frontal area, how much
>> > HP
>> > > will it take to match or beat it? (reverse of the
>> > > prior equation)
>> > >
>> > > I'm making good hp but x MPH away from the record
>> > how
>> > > will this gear change affect me ?
>> > >
>> > > Basically, if you all help me with the specs , I
>> > will
>> > > build it test it and make it available.
>> > > Any ideas or comments.
>> > > Would you find something like this helpful ? I
>> > think
>> > > it would help "newbies" like myself.
>> > > Thanks everyone
>> > > George in DC
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Do You Yahoo!?
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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L.E. Mayfield
124 Maximillion Drive
Madison, Al. 35758-8171
ph: 1-256-837-1051
http://home.hiwaay.net/~lemayf
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Sunbeam Tiger, B9471136
Sunbeam Alpine Bonneville Land Speed Racer,
'66 Hydroplane Drag Boat (390 FE)
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