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Old 08-20-2005, 05:52 AM
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Default Hot Product : Nology LAPTOP DYNO

This is what I have been waiting for!!



Import Tuner did a great review on this product, i would encourage all of you out there who spend money on DYNO'ing your car to read it and read it well. (October '05 issue#079, pg 131)
IN SHORT: They tested an 05 infinti g35
241.4hp @ 6k
212.1tq @ 5.9k
On a real dyno:
239.6hp
210.2tq

That means that a do it yourselfer can post 99% accuracy on self pulled dynos.

Things you can do:
Torque Curve
Power Curve
Acceleration
Gear Ratio
Fuel Economy

Requirements:
Laptop or PDA
Open stretch of road
An OBDII socket

Its so simple, pick a gear to run in, allow the software to calibrate and count down, floor it until you reach redline, upshift and slow to a stop. DONE!

When I get the money ($370) I am for sure getting this product. I have a laptop that i barely use. And now ill know what kind of gains my upgrades will give me. $370 is a no brainer for UNLIMITED LIFETIME DYNOS. Plus all the times you wish you had a dyno now you can. I am so excited about this product.





Available at : http://www.nology.com
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say...$50 per dyno... you can dyno 7 times for the price of this thing. how many of you are gonna dyno your car 7+ times?!
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Easy, 1 baseline, 4-5 times while tuning with camcom or EManage or similar device. That's already 5-6 times. Plus dynoing costs about 100 bucks per hour if you do it that way. And tuning takes time.
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plus all your friends paying you $10 to ride with them and dyno their cars Everytime they add a sticker, they will need it done again
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^^^
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hmmmm.... a dyno on wheels...

i'll make a fortune by the time im 89... YES!!
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And that way everybody in your scion car club would love you more.
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Haha Nice!!
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kinda cool....
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After looking at the demo software im going to get one...
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It's cool but you still need a real dyno for tuning. This is good for showing bolt-on gains though...
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Good find man
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There are a few companies that have had these types of OBD dongles for Palm/WinCE/PC on the market for a while. There's also a good amount of free software for them, too. Nology's kit is no different and $370 seems a bit steep.
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this is a good reference becuz it measures power in real life conditions (head wind/heat/loads/drag)
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To bad we cant just get the software from somewhere The wires are cheap...
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KaZaa.
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Originally Posted by Kaeon
To bad we cant just get the software from somewhere The wires are cheap...
OBDII software is very readily available
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Originally Posted by matty-tC
Originally Posted by Kaeon
To bad we cant just get the software from somewhere The wires are cheap...
OBDII software is very readily available

I'm talking about Nology's software, Ive downloaded a couple of free ones and looked at some others in the $100 range and they didn't seem to do as much or look as nice as the nology.

This does look ok though... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ProSc...69085526QQrdZ1
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Google G-tech, been around for years........
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Nice find! I wonder if it is compatible with the TC's OBD.
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