G-Timer, any good?

[esinger]

I've recently seen this G-Timer device being advertised and was wondering if it's any good or not?

Basically for around $100 and no installation it will tell your 0 to 60 times, quarter mile times, skid pad, Horse Power, etc...

What's everyone's take on these devices? Anyone have one or have used one?

Thanks

 

[jsta6]

Is this the G-tech pro or the new one out from BEL?

I have the first gen G-tech pro and I don't like it becuase everytime you have to use it you have to put the weight of your car in and it is a PITA to get it to work...

 

[esinger]

The one I was refering to is made by Escort. At this point I don't care about which model, just wondering about it.

Here's a link to the website
http://www.escortradar.com/gtimer.htm

Is it even close to being accurate?

 

[Pablo]

you dont have to enter the weight of the vehicle unless you want a horsepower measurement

I have the Gtech pro Competition model and it is excellent when you set it up properly. The key is set up and proper use.

The best use is for back to back tuning when you dont have a dragstrip near by and plenty of good open roads.

Where I used to live in south florida it was perfect, the roads I had to work with were flat and wide open. In CA its basically useless, there are basically no straight and flat roads devoid of cars

 

[jsta6]

Originally posted by Pablo
you dont have to enter the weight of the vehicle unless you want a horsepower measurement

I have the Gtech pro Competition model and it is excellent when you set it up properly. The key is set up and proper use.

The best use is for back to back tuning when you dont have a dragstrip near by and plenty of good open roads.

Where I used to live in south florida it was perfect, the roads I had to work with were flat and wide open. In CA its basically useless, there are basically no straight and flat roads devoid of cars

Yep. I only go to the track about once a year.

That is interesting about the weight of the car. Is that true for the G-tech pro first gen unit?

It makes sense.

I guess I will try it with and without putting the weight in and see what numbers come up.

 

[BLACK6PACK]

Yeah,
you don't have to plug in the weight to do the 0-60 and 1/4 mile stuff. Read the directions!!!!

Some have had better luck than others, but my brother ran one at the track, and over 5 runs it was no more than .06 seconds off. I'd call that pretty accurate.

 

[FlaBoy]

Theres a couple of different version of the g-tech, and a couple of other brands out there too. The old g-tech i think only had one gyro or acceleromter or whatever, which is why it wasnt as accurate as some of the newer ones, plus it was a LOT more sensitive to being on a level road, and straight, etc, especially when youre first calibrating it before you start the testing run. The newer ones use multiple accelerometers, and can show a lot more info, be a lot mroe accurate, and are a lot less finnicky about straightness and level-ness of the road. This is good for a number of reasons. Obviously, it means we can get more accurate emasurements of our cars performance, but it has also driven down the price of the older version considerably, which means for under 100 bucks, you can get an older g-tech. While it may not be totally accurate, theyre pretty durn close, and for tuning, and comparison puroses, it can be a help.

 

[GNboy89]

I bought one of those g-tech meters and in my opinion that thing was the biggest piece of junk I ever bought .I sent it back and used the old meter I had

 

[bruce]

I just started using a G-Tech RR today, and so far I like it.
You can set a distance marker *light*, and then just work on 60'. 330', 1/8m, 1/4m distances. It also do braking tests.

Car and Driver just had an article comparing various accleration meters in it.

 

[TurboJoe3.8]

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