Bargain Performance Meter (Under £40!)

[phunkey_monkeh]

Shipment could be anything upto 4 weeks. Although most people i know seem to be getting them in about a week.

If you go for airmail w/o ins you are looking at about $58, so less than £30, or you can pay an extra £2 to include insurance. That is the option that i have gone for.

Here is the link

<A target=_blank href= "http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33597&item=2473505323http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33597&item=2473505323

 

[riplash]

Buy from UK eBay and save yourself a lot of hassle.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43120&item=7912210718&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVWhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43120&item=7912210718&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

£69.99 all in, delivered.. no customs charges.. etc

 

[DAVE_RSi]

over £30 more expensive though :-( almost double price m8, prefer 2 wait awhile really as i am fairly skinto at moment

 

[Joethrelk]

Ive had mine for a few months. Good at what it does obviously not 100% accurate but consitant. Only problem is it makes u rag ur car more than usual.G ood laugh to use in all ur mates cars. Still a bargain and normal air mail with insurance arrived in four days with no customs charges..

 

[kingJimBob]

tempted tempted.



anybody compared the figures to say 1/4 mile figures and RR days.



i mean i know obioulsy u would take the reading with a pinch of salt, but is the accuracy fair?

 

[phunkey_monkeh]

Im still waiting for mine.

Its never going to be spot on, but for £30 it should be a bit of fun.
Will get some pics when it arrives, and run a few tests.

 

[kingJimBob]

Quote: Originally posted by phunkey_monkeh on 03 August 2004

Will get some pics when it arrives, and run a few tests.

Ta dude

 

[ricjax99]

kingJimBob, get one!

I ordered one last week and are waiting for it now, would be class if another RT owner got one at least then there could be some comparisons done

 

[DAVE_RSi]

are they easy 2 set up on the caR???

much work needed etc?? or nice and simple 10 min set up job and ur ready 4 whatever u like??

bit skint at mo but might look in2 this within nxt few weeks

 

[ricjax99]

I think you plug it into the ciggy lighter and thats it lol

 

[kingJimBob]

kool kool think i will get one on pay day....

 

[David]

dont these things work by dectecing spikes in the power going to the cig lighter? my mate bought one and said it was good but i dunno if ill bother.

 

[Glennclio16v]

Quote: Originally posted by David on 03 August 2004

dont these things work by dectecing spikes in the power going to the cig lighter? my mate bought one and said it was good but i dunno if ill bother.

They work using a g force meter thingy!! Nothing to do with the cig lighter!

 

[cliotuRS]

what times have people got then ???

 

[entjm]

i got 18. something for the 1/4

11.5 0-60

what a beast eh!!??



will have to get it out again and have a play. theres not a hell of a lot you can do with em unless you get a new car or do some mods.

 

[flatpackedworld]

mine went in the airmail yesterday, will be good for a bit of fun. planning some mods, so will be interesting to try a before and after

 

[kingJimBob]

Quote: Originally posted by entjm on 03 August 2004


i got 18. something for the 1/4

11.5 0-60

what a beast eh!!??

Sounds about right tho!!

 

[JAY172]

any more of these on e-bay at the moment?

 

[flatpackedworld]

jay, get them straight from gtec, same price as on ebay

http://saxforte.com/data/gtechpro/gtech_home/gtech_home.htmlhttp://saxforte.com/data/gtechpro/gtech_home/gtech_home.html

 

[JAY172]

cheers for that. have you got one?

 

[flatpackedworld]

ive ordered one, got an email saying it was posted on the 2nd (with usps airmail insured) so just got to wait now

 

[ricjax99]

Quote: Originally posted by entjm on 03 August 2004


i got 18. something for the 1/4

11.5 0-60

what a beast eh!!??



will have to get it out again and have a play. theres not a hell of a lot you can do with em unless you get a new car or do some mods.





ill have ya heheheheh , does it tell you your speed at the end of the quarter or do u just look at the speedo lol?

 

[phunkey_monkeh]

Mine has just arrived. It took 5 days.
Havnt had chance to play with it yet.

Will get some pics later

 

[David]

think the rpms r measureed using the ciggy lighter

 

[DAVE_RSi]

ok some1 tell me how these r fitted, do u plug it in cig lighter or what??

do u need 2 fit it or anything like that 2 do with the wheels?

just some more info as dont wana have a mission of setting it up right etc??

cheers
.Dave.

 

[phunkey_monkeh]

Dave,

It has a sucker that sticks to your windscreen and it plugs into ciggy lighter. Thats it. No wires or sensors or anything light that.

 

[phunkey_monkeh]

Well i dont really know what to make of it yet.

I tried it on a 1.2 16v 2002 plate dynamique today.
The book 0-60 is 13 point something seconds.

I didnt get a very good start and got 10.62 0-60 ??
Only mod on that car is induction kit.

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Just placed an order

 

[cris]

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1089497267__dash3.jpgi got the g-tech pro competiton model (the more expensive one with a blue screen) about 5 months ago, and had some good readings with it, but the main thing its good for is see how much difference in performance your car is when adding mods, also the best thing is it lights my interior up a treat at night, and the gear shift light comes in handy too.

 

[ricjax99]

Quote: Originally posted by phunkey_monkeh on 04 August 2004

Well i dont really know what to make of it yet.

I tried it on a 1.2 16v 2002 plate dynamique today.
The book 0-60 is 13 point something seconds.

I didnt get a very good start and got 10.62 0-60 ??
Only mod on that car is induction kit.



I got 9.74s & 17.51 @81.5 MPH (1/4 mile) in my RT , i just cant be arsed to find decent roads today and its too hot anyway! even the one i did that on had a slight up hill as i hit 70 mph

 

[flatpackedworld]

where can i find the base weight of the 172 mk2 in lbs to put in?

 

[jonnyboy]

I got one of these from the geezer in the US that sells them on ebay. They are accurate my 1/4 mile time was within 1/10th of a second to what I get at york. You just need to find a flat road.

 

[kingJimBob]

anybody compared the BHP figs that the unit gives compared to the ones at RR?

 

[JAY172]

Quote: Originally posted by defusionx on 04 August 2004

ive ordered one, got an email saying it was posted on the 2nd (with usps airmail insured) so just got to wait now

what payment did you use mate?

 

[flatpackedworld]

paypal, it arrived 2 days ago.

just need to know what weight to enter for the bhp test now

 

[ricjax99]

what does the 172 and yourself weigh in kg?

A 172 mk2 weighs 1035kg which is 2282 lbs

 

[flatpackedworld]

cool, cheers for that.

 

[Padso]

Watch out for import duty on these as i was stung for £17.50 on the import duty and insurance tax or some rip off sh*t like that not the sellers fault but the ripoff delivery firm.

 

[ricjax99]

Post office charged me 8 quid

 

[flatpackedworld]

i didnt get charged anything extra, ordered of the saxforte site direct, paid £36 all in, insured delivery, took 9 days to get to my door.