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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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a friend plugged it in for a run and i spun a good part of firts and ran a 12.5. are they accurate? he said it was brand new and that the older ones were junk and his was pretty accurate. Opinions?
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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they vary my friend has one he ran his car at englishtown with the gtech on at the same time the 60 foot was dead on and the 1/4 mile he acctuely ran a tenth faster on the etown boards then on the gtech, but then his brother dropped it and i ran an 11.20 im my moms aviator!!! lol
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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I've got one... I played with it alot & if you get good at setting it up it will be more accurate. I set it up in one of my uncles cars... It was pretty consistant running around 13.5 Took the car to the track a week later and ran 3- 13.3's. But no matter what I did the mph was always high... It's fun to play with (I've run it in every car me or my parents have ever owned ) But it'll only give you a rough idea... The trick is to be very **** when you calibrate it and to make sure you use a very level straight strech of road...
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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I ran a 6.2 at 200, they're spot on
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I ran a 6.2 at 200, they're spot on
if you said 12.9 at 200 with a few traction issue's.... in your car it might have been real close....
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
if you said 12.9 at 200 with a few traction issue's.... in your car it might have been real close....
you know whats really scary....the traction is gets on the street...you can dead hook it
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Originally Posted by PurEvl
you know whats really scary....the traction is gets on the street...you can dead hook it
I've got to see this car....
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 09:10 AM
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you know whats really scary....the traction is gets on the street...you can dead hook it
yea maybe dead hook fourth and have no steering
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Originally Posted by badpewter-z
yea maybe dead hook fourth and have no steering
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by badpewter-z
yea maybe dead hook fourth and have no steering
i really dont like that part at all...i still cant understand it
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Ya Mike I heard about that, turning the wheels at 100mph and the car not moving
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I was in the car.
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How much of a pain are these things to set up? I want to get one, but my parents would through a fit. I would have to take it down after everytime I used it to hide it, and was wondering if it was worth the effort.
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How much of a pain are these things to set up? I want to get one, but my parents would through a fit. I would have to take it down after everytime I used it to hide it, and was wondering if it was worth the effort.
just tell them its the receiver for ur xm radio, if ur rents are like mine they wont know what it is ne ways,
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Originally Posted by davered00ss
I was in the car.
poor dave was the first passenger to deal with that...esp with don going "hey look a corner an i cant steer at all cause the wheels are barely touching"
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just tell them its the receiver for ur xm radio, if ur rents are like mine they wont know what it is ne ways,
My mom wouldn't notice, but my dad would. If I told him it was an XM reciever, he'd either be curious in general and want to check it out, or he'd think I was trying to sneek a radar detector by him. Can't wait to move out.
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I have the old one. I tried it at the track and ran a 12.1@117 and the gtech said 12.8@113. It's has to be calibrated perfectly to give you a good idea. I never tried the expensive one (i think it's called the gtech pro competition or something) but I heard that's pretty good because it doesn't have to be leveled perfectly like the other one.
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Originally Posted by 02 Camaro SS
I have the old one. I tried it at the track and ran a 12.1@117 and the gtech said 12.8@113. It's has to be calibrated perfectly to give you a good idea. I never tried the expensive one (i think it's called the gtech pro competition or something) but I heard that's pretty good because it doesn't have to be leveled perfectly like the other one.
I have the g-tech pro... it's easier to calibrate than the old one... much more user friendly, but you still need to take your time if you want the numbers to come close...
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How much of a pain are these things to set up? I want to get one, but my parents would through a fit. I would have to take it down after everytime I used it to hide it, and was wondering if it was worth the effort.
It comes with a suction cup mount onto the windshield. Just take it down and put it back in the box and they'll never know you have it!

I've got the Competition Pro model, and it's pretty darn close.
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