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Old 07-30-2008, 08:35 AM
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Here is a nice little app that is avail for the iPhone to play with.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/29/d...ormance-meter/

The world has gone iPhone crazy since Apple released v2.0 of its sleek mobile device, and while GPS and 3G have been big draws, the multitude of available software apps in the new App Store has been the real wild card. One app that has us really psyched is a new automotive performance meter called Dynolicious from BunsenTech. It uses the accelerometer inside the iPhone to let you record 0-10 through 0-100 times, quarter mile and trap speed, Lateral Gs, horsepower and more. Results are also displayed in real-time on the phone itself with graphs and a speedometer. You can also configure the tool with updates to your car, weight, before and after performance measurements, and keep a complete history of all your runs. The kicker is that you don't even have to plug in your iPhone anywhere, just set it in the cup holder and drive. The folks at Dynolicious promise 0-60 accuracy to within .08 seconds and a quarter mile speed to within 1.5 mph. The performance meter software should also work with the iPod Touch.


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It has a GPS, why can't they get things like 1/4 mile times and speeds exact?
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It has a GPS, why can't they get things like 1/4 mile times and speeds exact?
Because GPS isn't exact.
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Because GPS isn\'t exact.
my garmin gps is pretty accurate on telling me my speed. it is damn near perfectly in sync with my speedo.
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I'm assuming you cant get this if you have an unlocked iPhone?
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Damn I want an iPhone...
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This is pretty freakin' cool! I need an iPhone like something fierce.

Originally Posted by Assassin
my garmin gps is pretty accurate on telling me my speed. it is damn near perfectly in sync with my speedo.
There's a delay though. If you notice on your Garmin, it takes it about a second to calculate change in speed. When measuring the performance of a car, a second is a long time.
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That's pretty interesting. Now I just have to stop being lazy and upgrade to v2.0.
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Originally Posted by Assassin
my garmin gps is pretty accurate on telling me my speed. it is damn near perfectly in sync with my speedo.
My Garmin said my max speed was <2k miles per hour. How accurate is that?
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