G-Tech @ The Track
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Joined: Sep 2006
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RE: G-Tech @ The Track
ya thoes thing sux my brother put one in my car a v6 mustang 04 and it said i had 650 hp and 550 tq and i ran a 11.23 lol i didnt realize my car was that fast lol just kidding but yeah those things suck guess it didnt work for me
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RE: G-Tech @ The Track
ORIGINAL: 92hatchLX
Were you running a transbrake or were you using like a 3500+ rpm stall?
ORIGINAL: MustangMagic
I have a GTech. There are 3 gyros or something called acromoms? Anyway these gyros are built in the unit to compensate for dips and slops in the road when making a run. But they say if the road is flat and you drive straight, your time will be accurate to within a tenth of a second give or take. I used to run consistant 11:30's. That is when I had a built automatic in my 02. All I had to do was get on the converter to 2600 or 2700 rpm and floor it. Now that I converted over to a stick, my times jump all around with a best of 12:72.
ORIGINAL: 92hatchLX
I've heard people using them on the street and then comparing it to their actual times at the track and it was only a tenth off. Other people don't have so good of luck. I think your suspension set up depends on how well it reads. I think it's more accurate with a stiffer suspension, someone explained it to me and I can't really remember.
I've heard people using them on the street and then comparing it to their actual times at the track and it was only a tenth off. Other people don't have so good of luck. I think your suspension set up depends on how well it reads. I think it's more accurate with a stiffer suspension, someone explained it to me and I can't really remember.
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RE: G-Tech @ The Track
ORIGINAL: Ride Of The Month
hold on, she will have to call the shop and ask...
i have used a Gtech, and i didnt find it to be very accurate..i found it to be wrong on the fast side of things.
janine, racing on the track is very different than racing on the street...someday youll learn.
ORIGINAL: 92hatchLX
Were you running a transbrake or were you using like a 3500+ rpm stall?
ORIGINAL: MustangMagic
I have a GTech. There are 3 gyros or something called acromoms? Anyway these gyros are built in the unit to compensate for dips and slops in the road when making a run. But they say if the road is flat and you drive straight, your time will be accurate to within a tenth of a second give or take. I used to run consistant 11:30's. That is when I had a built automatic in my 02. All I had to do was get on the converter to 2600 or 2700 rpm and floor it. Now that I converted over to a stick, my times jump all around with a best of 12:72.
ORIGINAL: 92hatchLX
I've heard people using them on the street and then comparing it to their actual times at the track and it was only a tenth off. Other people don't have so good of luck. I think your suspension set up depends on how well it reads. I think it's more accurate with a stiffer suspension, someone explained it to me and I can't really remember.
I've heard people using them on the street and then comparing it to their actual times at the track and it was only a tenth off. Other people don't have so good of luck. I think your suspension set up depends on how well it reads. I think it's more accurate with a stiffer suspension, someone explained it to me and I can't really remember.
i have used a Gtech, and i didnt find it to be very accurate..i found it to be wrong on the fast side of things.
janine, racing on the track is very different than racing on the street...someday youll learn.
Has to be used on a flat, straight road to get a good reading. Now I guess you are going to say that you did just that, right?
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Joined: Nov 2006
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RE: G-Tech @ The Track
ORIGINAL: Ride Of The Month
hold on, she will have to call the shop and ask...
i have used a Gtech, and i didnt find it to be very accurate..i found it to be wrong on the fast side of things.
janine, racing on the track is very different than racing on the street...someday youll learn.
ORIGINAL: 92hatchLX
Were you running a transbrake or were you using like a 3500+ rpm stall?
ORIGINAL: MustangMagic
I have a GTech. There are 3 gyros or something called acromoms? Anyway these gyros are built in the unit to compensate for dips and slops in the road when making a run. But they say if the road is flat and you drive straight, your time will be accurate to within a tenth of a second give or take. I used to run consistant 11:30's. That is when I had a built automatic in my 02. All I had to do was get on the converter to 2600 or 2700 rpm and floor it. Now that I converted over to a stick, my times jump all around with a best of 12:72.
ORIGINAL: 92hatchLX
I've heard people using them on the street and then comparing it to their actual times at the track and it was only a tenth off. Other people don't have so good of luck. I think your suspension set up depends on how well it reads. I think it's more accurate with a stiffer suspension, someone explained it to me and I can't really remember.
I've heard people using them on the street and then comparing it to their actual times at the track and it was only a tenth off. Other people don't have so good of luck. I think your suspension set up depends on how well it reads. I think it's more accurate with a stiffer suspension, someone explained it to me and I can't really remember.
i have used a Gtech, and i didnt find it to be very accurate..i found it to be wrong on the fast side of things.
janine, racing on the track is very different than racing on the street...someday youll learn.
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From: yep
RE: G-Tech @ The Track
the gtech that i used was one of the early models...it was old, and i followed the directions to the best of my ability...i mean, i run at the track alot, so i dont really need the gtech, but it was free, and worth a try...
it is not easier to launch on the track...i can think of at least one person here who ran this year for the first time...yellowcobra...he will tell you that its very different. on the street with a manual, if you come out too hard, you spin...if you come out too light, you bog...on the track, there is less chance of spinning, and alot bigger chance of bogging..but you can still spin if you blow the launch too high.
it is not easier to launch on the track...i can think of at least one person here who ran this year for the first time...yellowcobra...he will tell you that its very different. on the street with a manual, if you come out too hard, you spin...if you come out too light, you bog...on the track, there is less chance of spinning, and alot bigger chance of bogging..but you can still spin if you blow the launch too high.
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Joined: Nov 2006
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RE: G-Tech @ The Track
ORIGINAL: Ride Of The Month
the gtech that i used was one of the early models...it was old, and i followed the directions to the best of my ability...i mean, i run at the track alot, so i dont really need the gtech, but it was free, and worth a try...
it is not easier to launch on the track...i can think of at least one person here who ran this year for the first time...yellowcobra...he will tell you that its very different. on the street with a manual, if you come out too hard, you spin...if you come out too light, you bog...on the track, there is less chance of spinning, and alot bigger chance of bogging..but you can still spin if you blow the launch too high.
the gtech that i used was one of the early models...it was old, and i followed the directions to the best of my ability...i mean, i run at the track alot, so i dont really need the gtech, but it was free, and worth a try...
it is not easier to launch on the track...i can think of at least one person here who ran this year for the first time...yellowcobra...he will tell you that its very different. on the street with a manual, if you come out too hard, you spin...if you come out too light, you bog...on the track, there is less chance of spinning, and alot bigger chance of bogging..but you can still spin if you blow the launch too high.
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Joined: May 2004
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From: IL
RE: G-Tech @ The Track
The general concensious from people who go to the track often is that G-techs are not accurite and are spotty at best. I have seen them be dead on one run and then half a second off the next (yes at the track). Bottom line is that they are a toy at best and should not trusted to give an accurite time, in other words DO NOT quote them for a time on your car, if you don't have a timeslip, you don't have a REAL time on your car.