Dynolicious App - iPhone/iTouch

[B15H0P]

"Dynolicious is the first automotive performance meter available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Dynolicious uses the hardware built-in to your iPhone to measure the performance characteristics of your vehicle. No external wires or equipment is necessary, simply slip the iPhone into a cradle or cupholder and go!
Some of the performance metrics Dynolicious can measure:

• 0-60 Acceleration
• 1/4 Mile Elapsed Time
• Lateral G's
• Horsepower

Unlike other accelerometer-based performance meters, Dynolicious uses the advanced data-handling and display capabilities of the iPhone to make the most of your performance testing. Dynolicious maintains a history of test runs, showing you averages and trends in your results. Dynolicious also allows you to enter modifications performed to your vehicle, and will instantly show before-and-after results to easily identify gains or losses."

http://www.dynolicious.com/index.php
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/article.asp?asset=7900

Anyone bought this application?
Thoughts?

Have my doubts how accurate this can be tbh! :S

 

[Ben.Block]

Im willing to bet its utter shite and will give no accurate figures!

 

[B15H0P]

^^^^^ yea completely agree, reviews on iTunes don't sound at all convincing either!

 

[Ash87]

just bought it for a laugh, will see what its like .

 

[DrR]

My mates mini cooper has 498BHP according to this program.

 

[john.med]

Just been having a play with this, and after about 5 or 6 rubbish wheel-spinning starts I managed this:

2002 Clio

7 Aug 2010 18:48
Acceleration

0-10 MPH: 1.27 sec
0-20 MPH: 2.32 sec
0-30 MPH: 3.21 sec
0-40 MPH: 4.27 sec
0-50 MPH: 5.85 sec
0-60 MPH: 7.24 sec
0-70 MPH: 9.13 sec
Elapsed Time

60': 3.02 sec @ 26.6 MPH
330': 7.08 sec @ 57.3 MPH
1/8 mi: 10.38 sec @ 71.3 MPH
1000': 13.82 sec @ 65.6 MPH
Miscellaneous

Max Speed: 72.1 MPH
Max Acceleration: 0.60 G's
Peak Horsepower: 156 HP

Generated by Dynolicious

Seems about right?! Discuss...

 

[tyranical]

As long as you get it fitted securely so the phone can't move around and mess up the accelerometer/gyro readings, the app's not far wrong. Its not 100% accurate but at the end of the day its an app, its more bloody useful than getting your mate with a stop watch.

 

[AK]

Does this not do the same as the Renaultsport app (that's free?)

 

[john.med]

Haven't tried the Renault app; but there seems to be a few clones of this app, Bosch Renault etc. I have my iPhone mounted with a cracking little screen mount.