g force lap time contest

twuxtop

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have any of you measured your g capabilities?
i saw a guy at willow that had a gps device that measures lap times and g forces via sattelite. he said its accurate as it checks in with the sat. 16 times a second or something like that.

if you have some specs lets hear em tire size and side g force...

or if you know of other cars capbilities be it f1 or pinto why not add them here too so we can compare. and grow to be FASTER!

i know some folks argue about g force measuring devices but that is not what this should be about. once we find the few that claim to have the highest g force and lap times we will have a west and east coast meet and compete.
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A stopwatch does the same thing.

His telemetry/dataloging allows him to make changes and see how it effects the car in different spots of the track. You might make a change that lowers overall lap times but slows the car down in some spots. Lets you know where you're at.

Outside of that.......
 
I doubt I'm the 'winner', but here is my data from Waterford Hills in October from my fastest lap.

Tires: Avon Tech Ra (no Hoosiers) 225/50/15 on 15x8 steelies with -2.75 deg camber in front
Suspension: Mostly Maier parts (springs 700f/200r, Bilsteins, Adj Panhard) with a bunch of homemade Opentracker style parts in the front (perches, LCA spherical, strut rod).
Brakes: Cobra Calipers and factory pads, 12" '03 Crown Vic front rotors, stock Cobra rear rotors, SVO booster, 2000 V6 MC

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In Sector 5
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It's a Race-Technology DL1. You can see it hanging from the windshield if you look close. I also have it logging my wideband sensor, a MAP sensor, and RPM from the MSD box. Throttle position and some engine temps will be added over the winter. It's really helped me zero in on my carb tune.

http://www.race-technology.com/dl1_8_936.html

I bought it primarily for autocross use in a different car this past season. It helped compare co-drivers between runs.
 
It's not too bad to move. The GPS antenna sticks to the roof with a magnet and the wire threads into the back of the unit. Then you can run power to it from the cigarette lighter. I have it mounted to the windshield with a suction cup mount.