Interesting
do I understand correctly that you are logging 40+ channels of data?
I have the Data Power book open on my desk, as it was written in '93 much
of the specifics, particulary of digital io boards and software seems
dated. I am sure that the theory is pertinant.
>EGT all cylinders
>water temp
>oil temp
>air temp
>air box pressure
>throttle position
>rpm
>wheel speed all 4
>air fuel ratio
>fuel pressure
>oil pressure
>boost
>turbo rpm
>pressure drop across intercooler
>temperature drop across intercooler
>nitrous pressure
>suspension travel all 4 corners
>acceleration 3 axis(+- 3 g's)
>strain gauge on transmission input shaft
>rear end temp
>fuel temp
>baro
>steering wheel angle
>pitot tubes in various places on the car for aero study
>
>> What commonly recorded information is least useful?
>all information is useful including that from other cars to
>compare to.
>not useful is the push truck drivers pulse, your wife's or
>girlfriends anxiety level........
>
>> What sort of sensors and where are they being used?
>various I have all sorts of sources and it depends on what
>system you have
>
>> What info would you want to log on a 'liner vs a production class car?
>all the same
>
>> What do you do with the info when you have it.
>as a start...
>read "Data Power: Using racecar data aquistion"
>author Buddy Fey
>Towery Publishing Co.
>ISBN 1-88109-601-7
>
>> Which currently avaliable systems would one want to look at for a car
>> currently under construction?
>depends on the budget...
>Racepac
>Motec
>Edelbrock Quick data
>
>
>Dave Dahlgren
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