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Re: G -tech pro problem (archive)
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Posted by convinced you. nt Dave on October 23, 2000 at 09:18:37:

In Reply to: G -tech pro problem posted by but only 6 speaker stereo on October 23, 2000 at 03:21:16:

As a 330i driver I do find some of you guys extremely insecured over a few 10th of a second. Like a Rolex watch, the 330i is an all around fine piece of machinery. I know it is a cliche, but I truly believe if you want others to know you have a big d**k, get yourself a Corvette, Z-28, or even a Mustang GT, and then proceed down to every intersection looking for lowly Hondas, Integras, Eclipses, and the likes to infuriate the owners with your quick acceleration. The importance of 0-60 time is a farce. My driving experience lasts longer than a few seconds in time.

One problem I noticed with my G-tech pro is that cars with softer suspension seemed to get better times than similarly powered cars with stiffer suspension.

When you launch a car, the front lifts and the tail squats down, the G-tech registers this by giving faster figures because it is no longer perfectly horizontal, its actually tiliting backwards - so it thinks its pulling slightly more G force than it really is !!

The softer the suspension the more lift / diving there is, so the bigger the effect on the G-Tech

On my Saab it makes over a .5 second difference to 0 - 60 times




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