I must be doing something wrong w/ Gtech Pro

[DSI]

I just purchased a Gtech Pro RR and tried it out for the first time today. My only mods are corsa track, K&N & VEC-2. The temp here is a little cool in NY. With several attempts I obtained 0-60 in 3.7, 3.92 & 4.2, however all with alot of wheel spin in 1st gear. These times cannot be true?? What is the weight I should program in the unit? I cannot seem to find the correct weight is it 3420 for an SRT-10??. Also, how accurate is the Gtech supposed to be? Help??

 

[kwiksilver]

I used to use an older Gtech pro and the only time you used the weight of the car was to figure horsepower. the 1/4 mile, 0 to 60, G forces for braking and cornering all use an accelerometer and a accurate clock. Mine always seemed to be accurate. I think they claim accuracy to .1 sec.

 

[Makara]

I used a time slip from the 1/8th mile track and one of those 0-60 calculators to get a figure of 0-60 in 3.73 seconds on stock tires in my GTS. It might be rather close.

 

[Cris]

Agreed, weight does not matter. The newer G techs have a setting for "roll-out." It shoudl be set to zero for 0-60 times, and to about 12 inches for 1/4 mile info.That 12 inchesw can add a tenth or 2.

 

[DSI]

I cant figure out how to set the roll out to 0. When I obtained the 4.2 sec time, I must have spun half of 1st gear. However, thanks for your responces

 

[SweetRed04]

Weight is only required if you want to measure HP. My SRT-10 weighs 3460 lbs will full fuel.

What do you think is wrong with your times?

 

[DSI]

It just seems like with the amount of wheel spin that I encountered, 3.7 & 3.92 seem to be to fast. Also, R&T C&D cant even get the coupe below 4 sec, with professional drivers

 

[kwiksilver]

Calling the magazine drivers professional may be overly optimistic

 

[Racer Robbie]

I think the G-Tech is a joke. If someone wants to buy mine it is for sale. It has been used 2 times.

 

[Cris]

Please explain. G Tech offers several versions. Which one are you saying is a joke, or are you saying all of them are a joke?

If the latter then I completely disagree and I have been using the Competition Pro version for 3 years.The data acquisition modes are very helpful in evaluating performance improvements (drag racing mode) and the track mode helps identify areas where you can improve during road race venues (track mode). These units have a 3 axis accelerometers and provide data for fore/aft and lateral G's for upload to your computer for later analysis. If this does not describe the one you have then you have a "cheapee version" and you get what you pay for.

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

I have the GTech Pro SS model. Retail is $199 for it. I happen to like it a lot. The shift lights are worth close to $200 just by theirselves. I dont get to use it a lot, but I feel it was def worth the $200 for all the features it has.

 

[Makara]

Please explain. G Tech offers several versions. Which one are you saying is a joke, or are you saying all of them are a joke?

If the latter then I completely disagree and I have been using the Competition Pro version for 3 years.The data acquisition modes are very helpful in evaluating performance improvements (drag racing mode) and the track mode helps identify areas where you can improve during road race venues (track mode). These units have a 3 axis accelerometers and provide data for fore/aft and lateral G's for upload to your computer for later analysis. If this does not describe the one you have then you have a "cheapee version" and you get what you pay for.

Which model do you have? I might be interested