If i wanted somthink that could tell me all those measurements (of course not down to 0.01 of a secound but close, and it didnt break the bank i would def get one.
but at mo... £40 needs to go towards somthink else for the car
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Bargain Performance Meter (Under £40!)
- Thread starter riplash
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If i wanted somthink that could tell me all those measurements (of course not down to 0.01 of a secound but close, and it didnt break the bank i would def get one.
but at mo... £40 needs to go towards somthink else for the car
Like paddy says, its all about correct info input.
Its a glorified calculator, and there is nothing that can go wrong. Its more than accurate enough since math cant be fumbled around with (unless you put in silly data). The use of an accelerometer chip just means it knows how many Gs you pull over a time period and calculates speed/acceleration.
mine was uninsured and cost £8.76 customs charge.
Value for money deffo.
100% accuracy no. but it seems consistant and is just a bit of fun. comparing cars between mates.
whoever said u need to put the exact weight in to get proper results is wrong. thats only for BHP reading. also you have your transmission losses so the BHP reading is probably a waste of time anyway.
however the acceleration, 1/4 mile, braking distance is all calculated just from the g-force so works straight off with no set up. the only thing is it wont count reaction time like at the pod, only when the car starts moving.
for the money youre paying i doubt you will get anything better. if you dont like it u can prob flog one on ebay for more than u paid for it anyway. certainly 1000 times more accurate than watching a video or stopwatch.
"Hi ,
Thank you for your business.
Your G Tech Pro Performance meter order was shipped by USPS Air Mail on APRIL 19, 2004.
You can expect to receive it, usually, within 7 - 14 days plus Customs delays. "
Ive had two emails from these people since I ordered, once early yesterday to confirm, and once this morning to say it had been shipped. They also refunded me $1 because the shipping wasnt as expensive as they thought it would be!
Have seen bad reports of the quality of units some eBay sellers are flogging - noticed comments when I was reading the manufacturers own forums.
Also just to note the BHP reading takes into account loss through drag, so its not going to tie up with RR figures - Im more interested in the timings anyway really. Taking 17s off next week, so Im hoping its here in time to give me a before and after 0 - 60 !!
just seen this
Make payments to: saxforte
Personal checks are not accepted.
Please do not ask for a false Customs declartion.
So you have to have paypal and he isnt sending no gifts. Anyone no if it works out cheaper via the customs to order 2 to be sent in seperate packages and how much is customs on 2?
I e-mailed them yesterday and I got a reply back saying that it would not be marked as a gift as they do not make false Customs declarations so it is hit and miss as to whether you are charged or not, still very cheap tho I think.
Like entjm said, you could probably sell it for more than you paid for it on eBay anyway and it is only a bit of fun.
Going to order one today me thinks ! Dunno whether to get insured postage tho ?
Yeah I am still contemplating ! LOL ! Arent you insured on your credit card if it doesnt turn up ?
I dont mind paying the extra couple of quid but would prefer not to be charged an extra £8 on top if it will mean I will get charged customs charges.
I suppose it is just hit and miss, fook it !
Maybe its just N. Ireland that isnt up to speed but anything ive ordered from America ie: A performance manifold for a Hyundai Coupe arrived after 2 weeks in a massive box with a De CAT pipe and no customs charges.
The last things i ordered from America for the GTT were gauges and they arrived with no customs charges as well. Hit and Miss by the sounds of things.
http://www.gtechpro.com/products.htmlhttp://www.gtechpro.com/products.html have a look at the better version looks the nuts, the one i ordered looks poo now.
Its also not going to break the bank if it turns out to be little more than a bit of a laugh - Id be angry to have shelled out AP22 money, only to find I rarely use the thing after the novelty has gone.
It might not (and probably wont!) give us accurate times granted - but consistant times? Yes. The ability to compare performance with other owners of the same device? Yes. The ability to judge the effectiveness of mods? Yes!!
Sounds like a bargain to me..
if it is fairly acurate i.e a time of 6.81 is displayed as 6.87 thats not too bad + or if its like 7.9 really but displays 8.0 thats fine also. its only 1 hundreth of a second. as long as you record before and after mods with the same device you can see what sort of gains you have IMO.
2008 Golf GTI Edition 30
Want more proof its fairly accurate?
Mad Pierre of RSC took his G-Meter to Santa Pod and got 16.29 according to SP timing and 16.25 according to the G-Meter. Which to be fair is pretty f**king close!!
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17214818Overclockers.co.uk Thread
im very tempted in getting one now. its only a novetly thing and its a bargin. not like u need to know the exact 10th of a secound unless ur a F1 driver... well u know wot im saying
Mine turned up this morning so how about that for speedy delivery.
It is great fun to play with, cant wait to tonight to find me a big smooth road to see what 1/4 mile times it gives me plus I am off tot he pod on B/H Monday so will check it out there.
Cant wait for the missis to get her valver and try it in that.
halfrauds already sell them dont they? i prob mistaken, but thought i saw one in the other day.
if they do/or will do they as cheap?
bumped because im intrested in buying one
sooo all the ppl that bought one!
worth buying?
Ive just ordered one.
For the sake of £32 i might aswell. Just hope i dont get stung by customs
Dave, if you havnt already got an ebay account and a paypal account, i would suggest that you order one straight from the website.
Otherwise you will have to set up ebay/paypal etc. Takes a few days to verify your credit card on paypal.
The different prices are based on different shipment methods.
I went for the cheap option of air mail. It takes longer, but i dont mind.
i have paypal and ebay so am i best off getting it off there then??
how long does shipment take
and off ebay how much am i guna pay using the diff shipment options
i.e airmail = total of ££
also on ebay what am i searching 4 in the search engine
will have 2 wait till fri 2 order it anyway as me bank acc is dry till then :-(
