Stu_Gotti
07-31-2008, 07:49 AM
I know I've seen one thread on the boards in a chapter, but here is the information for everyone to see if you haven't heard about this application.
Source Link here (http://scionundergroundpodcast.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/use-your-iphoneipod-touch-to-measure-your-cars-performance/).
I heard about this tasty little app from the guys over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/30/two-auto-performance-meters-for-iphone/). For those of you not in the know, the iPhone and iPod Touch contain accelerometers, or devices for measuring acceleration and gravity induced reaction forces. This is how they know when you’re holding them right side up, or on the side. Up until now, the accelerometer has been used to put applications in landscape mode, change the calculator, and in games, control a vehicle or character.
But with the release of Dynolicious (http://www.dynolicious.com/), you can now use our iPhone/iPod Touch to do calculate your car’s performance! Dynolicious can measure:
0-60 Acceleration time
1/4 Mile Elapsed Time
Lateral G’s
Horsepower
LOTS more
It also keeps a history of runs, gives you averages, and trends your results. Best of all, you can enter modifications done to your car, and it will identify gains and losses. There’s also a real time speedometer, graphs, and skidpad. Sounds pretty cool right?
I haven’t tried this yet myself, but one person did note that the hp measurement seems to be off by about 25hp, and at least 0.5 to 0.75 seconds on the 0-60 test. However, he did say that the the results were consistent. This is pretty similar to real dyno’s in that they’re a better measurement of improvements from mods instead of measuring real world hp.
There have been 35 reviews so far in the App Store with an average rating of 4/5 stars. Most reviewers say that the software is a little buggy, and some are having problems editing “My Ride” or “Calibration”, but all of these concerns should be cleared up quickly with an update.
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Anyone here used this application? I don't have an iPhone, but I think it's pretty sweet! :wohow:
Source Link here (http://scionundergroundpodcast.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/use-your-iphoneipod-touch-to-measure-your-cars-performance/).
I heard about this tasty little app from the guys over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/30/two-auto-performance-meters-for-iphone/). For those of you not in the know, the iPhone and iPod Touch contain accelerometers, or devices for measuring acceleration and gravity induced reaction forces. This is how they know when you’re holding them right side up, or on the side. Up until now, the accelerometer has been used to put applications in landscape mode, change the calculator, and in games, control a vehicle or character.
But with the release of Dynolicious (http://www.dynolicious.com/), you can now use our iPhone/iPod Touch to do calculate your car’s performance! Dynolicious can measure:
0-60 Acceleration time
1/4 Mile Elapsed Time
Lateral G’s
Horsepower
LOTS more
It also keeps a history of runs, gives you averages, and trends your results. Best of all, you can enter modifications done to your car, and it will identify gains and losses. There’s also a real time speedometer, graphs, and skidpad. Sounds pretty cool right?
I haven’t tried this yet myself, but one person did note that the hp measurement seems to be off by about 25hp, and at least 0.5 to 0.75 seconds on the 0-60 test. However, he did say that the the results were consistent. This is pretty similar to real dyno’s in that they’re a better measurement of improvements from mods instead of measuring real world hp.
There have been 35 reviews so far in the App Store with an average rating of 4/5 stars. Most reviewers say that the software is a little buggy, and some are having problems editing “My Ride” or “Calibration”, but all of these concerns should be cleared up quickly with an update.
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Anyone here used this application? I don't have an iPhone, but I think it's pretty sweet! :wohow: