Have any of you guys tested your T5's at the track or with dyno software on a smart phone?

I just came back from testing mine with a Blackberry Storm running Dynoliscious. I set the profile for my car (96 T5 Wagon) at 3600lbs. Curb weight of 3340lb + 60lb for fluids such as gas(1/4 tank), oil, trans fluid and coolant + 200lb for my wieght. According to the concensus at VolvoSpeed, the drivetrain loss is 15%.

The first run, I just let off the brake and floored it and it ran a very slow..... ET16.85


Second run, I did a brake stand to get boost up and had a good bit of wheel spin....ET15.78


Last run was best. I heated the tires and then did a brake stand and had very little wheel spin and an ET15.09 @ 104mph(speed can't be accurate) and the stats showed 224HP

I imagine the 31deg temps helped quite a bit too.

This serves as a good baseline since the car is bone stock.

I don't personally care much for drag racing but it's kinda an easy and cheap way to get performance figures.

NOTE: road used was a 4 lane in an industrial area where you can sit for an hour and never see another car.

 

honestly opinion... is it worth it for 13$?

 

Since it belongs to my friend and I didn't pay for it, heck yeah! Seriously though, I think it's worth it. It may not be very accurate but it is consistent. He has a 05 Dodge Magnum RT Hemi and he has used that dyno software on that car about 30 times it shows his times are very close between 14.35-14.42

 

You can not get very accurate. I was running 14.85 off stock boost in my T5. and 190WHP and 200WTQ.

 

It may not be very accurate but I think it gives you an awesome idea of where your car is at.

 

Wow,

First ...I think it can be very accurate depending on the software.

Now you've got me thinking. I've actually been thinking for awhile after I heard that a steering wheel for an F1 car costs $30K ( Top Gear, Richard Hammond trying to drive the F1, seemed real to me) So how does it work? I'm thinking the 3 axis accelerometer in the storm, or ipod, is using the vehicle weights to calculate the velocity based on acceleration sensed by the chip.

I just finished this gauge panel today and it goes out in the morning. It's for a big bus conversion but I'm thinking about how I can get parts of it into the performance market.

 

While it may not be accurate absolutely, it would work relatively. Use it to verify your hopes that your car is getting faster with the mods you're throwing at it.

 

Damn Bobec, that's some nice looking work on that gauge panel.

 

Hey Thanks.

If you know anyone doing a custom job, race car or anything that needs custom gauges send them my way, I'll send you a finders fee. They aren't on the website yet but hope to get them on there soon.

http://elwoodcontrols.com/

 

When I had my R and the Drag Strip in Charlotte, I was running 15.3 in the econo setting. Just forgot to switch it to Sport.