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Old 01-11-2009, 12:03 AM
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Dyno testing my mods with Iphone apps

Anyone using the Iphone to test their mod improvements? I made some runs using Dynolicious, but today I downloaded a new app that is supposed to be the bomb. Torqued.

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Dynolicious run
#1 - 7.06 sec 0-60, lots of tire spin. 1/8 mile 12.95@88.4 mph
#2 - 6.06 sec 0-60, better take off, but not great. 1/8 mile 12.19 sec@95.2 mph
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There was vid in the main forum on the Dynolicious app and I think someone in 4G did some runs as well.

Somthing is wrong with your's though - those eighth mile times/speeds are whack; 95.2 is a quarter mile speed.

Times at the 1/8th should be mid/high 9's (say 9.4 - 9.8) and speed mid 70's (say 73 - 77).
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wish Angry Dad would have built a timer app in with the navi hack. the accelerometers could sense the launch. I know, not a race car...
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The run results you got should be enough to tell you that these are FAR from accurate. You are NOT running 12 second quarter mile times. So far as comparing a new mod to a base run though....you surely could use it to guage if you gained or not...but thats about it.
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Originally Posted by MichaelBenz
The run results you got should be enough to tell you that these are FAR from accurate. You are NOT running 12 second quarter mile times. So far as comparing a new mod to a base run though....you surely could use it to guage if you gained or not...but thats about it.

He posted those as 1/8th mile numbers. Still whack, either way.
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Originally Posted by Bearcat94
He posted those as 1/8th mile numbers. Still whack, either way.
WOW....didnt notice that first read. OMG....yes...thats WAY off or you were literally pushing your TL down the road in your sneakers.
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^^"sneakers"....does that date me or what! My god...I think my grandmother called then sneakers...lol.
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Oops...quoted 1000' times...1/8th mile is accurate

Run #1 - 10.21 sec @ 75.9 mph
Run #2 - 9.6 sec @ 80.8 mph

Seems fairly accurate with and without tirespin.
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Originally Posted by rabid_zealot
Run #1 - 10.21 sec @ 75.9 mph
Run #2 - 9.6 sec @ 80.8 mph

Seems fairly accurate with and without tirespin.

I'd say that's a fair approximation. Should be good enough for and idea of how much a "before mod"/"after mod" difference there is.

It'd be nice to compare the app times to strip times (and use the scale at the strip to input into the app) - jsut for you to have a sense of the error/variance.
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My God! Get to the dragstrip and quit being a ricer.
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Originally Posted by I hate cars
My God! Get to the dragstrip and quit being a ricer.
Its not about being a ricer, hes just trying to determine if the iphone app is accurate or not..
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Originally Posted by pffpffpass
Its not about being a ricer, hes just trying to determine if the iphone app is accurate or not..
Then we can race each other. Virtually.

"My Dynolicious is faster than your Dynolicous. braw ha ha ha."

:lol:

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Originally Posted by pffpffpass
Its not about being a ricer, hes just trying to determine if the iphone app is accurate or not..
It's not, none of them ever are. Only a dragstrip is right. I've been down the strip with different models of G-techs and others and none of them are close. The mph is always very high no matter what the model.

This goes back to my original statement, anyone who knows anything about racing laughs at this stuff.

I could see a place for it if it was inaccurate but consistant but it's not even consistant enough to compare before and after mods.

I'll put it this way, if I went by numbers from these gadgets, I would be driving a 9.70 car, not a 10.60 car.
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Originally Posted by Bearcat94
Then we can race each other. Virtually.

"My Dynolicious is faster than your Dynolicous. braw ha ha ha."

:lol:

:wink:
...................... But you're right.
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Originally Posted by I hate cars
It's not, none of them ever are. Only a dragstrip is right. I've been down the strip with different models of G-techs and others and none of them are close. The mph is always very high no matter what the model.

This goes back to my original statement, anyone who knows anything about racing laughs at this stuff.

I could see a place for it if it was inaccurate but consistant but it's not even consistant enough to compare before and after mods.

I'll put it this way, if I went by numbers from these gadgets, I would be driving a 9.70 car, not a 10.60 car.

Supposedly, Dynolicious >> G-Tec (at least check the vid)

Originally Posted by Radeon888
Im new around here. I have an Anthracite 06 Navi automatic. Love the car.

Anyways I bought the |Dynolicious app for my iphone a few days ago. For those not familiar with this app, according to most reviews, when calibrated properly, it gives you near drag strip accuracy.

See this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-DFbJQbeSY

Anyways, I did calibrate it and have run it 5 times.

Just 0-60mph.

No torque launches or anything, just floored it.

My 0-60mph times have been consistent across the board.

0-60mph -average of 6.81 seconds.

I think thats not bad for a dead stock TL.

Dynolicious is amazing, if anyone is pondering whether to blow their $13, I recommend it, its fun and simply satisfies my curiousity about how fast my car really is.
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New app

There's a new app out that beats dynolicious. The new one is done by gearheads a pulls the factory stats. it also data exchanges the other users so you can compare what other TL owners who use the app are doing and see what you want to mod next.

Interesting tool. I haven't made a run with it yet.
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Originally Posted by rabid_zealot
There's a new app out that beats dynolicious. The new one is done by gearheads a pulls the factory stats. it also data exchanges the other users so you can compare what other TL owners who use the app are doing and see what you want to mod next.

Interesting tool. I haven't made a run with it yet.
is it called "Acurazine"?
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They are supposed to make one for my Blackberry Storm.....been waiting on this app. My roommate has this app for his iphone and its pretty accurate in the greater scheme of things.
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I have the app on my g1 phone, never downloaded it, gotta give it a try...
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