Hey any of you guys that have G-techs meter,how close did they come to any runs you made at the track? Since I am 300 miles away from the nearest strip, I was thinking of getting one to see how I'am running. Any input?

Mark

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2000 Sivler L
Snuglid
Line-X'ed

[This message has been edited by Ak.Silver2K (edited 06-30-2001).]

 

I am in the same boat as you and have been considering one also. I have heard that they can be close to accurate if you follow the direction closely and do what they tell you to.

I would not use them as a solid measuring device, but I think they would be kind of cool for testing out mods and seeing improvements.

Paul

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2001 Silver Lightning, bedrug
Stock (except bedrug).....for now....but not for long...

My Wish List:
Air intake kit...psp on order
Lower Pulley...psp on order
Chip
Electric fan kit
Bassani full exhaust
Power Power Power....more to follow

also:
2000 Focus (wifes car)
1989 Jeep Cherokee (beater)
1953 Chevy (Project 1)
1931 Model A (Project 2)

 

Quite a few of the guys on this forum have taken them to the track to compare results. The unit is surprisingly accurate in quarter mile ET readings - within .1 (1/10th)second, but tended to be a few miles high on speed reading in comparison to the time slip.

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Sandy (Spider) Scott
Skydive69@msn.com
Lake Mary, Florida
99 White Lightning #2091 (Sold) Now Audi TT Quattro Roadster
I Miss The L

 

What they said.

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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.

'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, Roadmaster suspension kit, TransGo shift kit, cam bolts, Jackson washers, Wet Okoles, Kenyon transmission
13.39 @ 102.5

2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.



gmvye@pacbell.net

 

I went 5.62 with some noticable wheelspin, stock. I'd like to see what I am running now...

 

I went 5.26 stock 0-60 in VERY good weather many, many times. The road surface does make a BIG difference. On new pavement you can launch much harder and pull times like I listed. On older pavement I ran consistent 5.6's.
Tundra, where's my fish?

 

Yes, they usually are w/in .1 sec on the e/t and the reason the mph reads higher is because it measures mph and not calculates like a drag track does.

BfB

 

what Bfb said

 

Im waiting to go to the track after I finish my mods. Bone stock my G-tech had my L at 13.7 1/4 and 5.4 0-60mph. After a chip and filter on the same road, similar conditions. It had me at 13.3 1/4 and 4.9 0-60. After I install the ram air, tranny module, and lower pulley, with street slicks, I,ll make another G-tech run, then I compare that time with a track time.

 

We finally have some cool air now around 60 degrees so i went out tonight and ran my L with my g-tech where i usually do my testing at and ran a 0-60 in 4.12 and the 1/4 in 12.47!!

Silver 01
80 degrees
12.85
109.40

 

I have a brand new one that I've never even put anywhere near my L.
There are alot of mixed feelings here about their accuracy/inaccuracy, that I figured I didn't care what the meter says, I know the truck goes fast enough.
I'll wait till it starts getting real cool down at Carlsbad and go get me some timeslips.

Living at 6000' the numbers on the G-tech would not look real promising. I got a chance to drive at 2000' the other day and almost lost control. LOL

 

Thanks for the replies. I ordered one yesterday and think I'll
probably enjoy it. If nothing else I'll get some feel as to how my L compares to some of yours.

Thanks.
Mark