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Re: Performance meters (Gtech/Pro etc.)

To: Steve Shoyer <Steve@shoyer.com>
Subject: Re: Performance meters (Gtech/Pro etc.)
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 02:56:16 -0400
Steve Shoyer wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have an opinion on performance meters, like the Gtech/Pro
> (www.gtechpro.com)?  Someone asked me what I wanted for my birthday, and
> it sounded like a nice toy, but only if they're worthwhile.  I had seen
> another from the UK that seemed to have more features, but I've never
> seen any of them in person.

  I second that "thumbs up" for the g-tech.

  It's a little fiddly to use, but once you get the hang
of it, it can be quite precise.

  I can't say if it's measurements are accurate, but they
are quite repeatable. The horsepower measurement from
run to run is pretty much the same, and the 0-60 measurement
seems just right.

  Very useful for before and after tests. Sadly, placebo
comes into play especially when that "performance mod"
also makes the car SOUND faster or louder.

  The g-tech will tell you if you really are better
off or not.

-- 
Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
The above matches my computer.

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