Has anyone used the new gtechpro

protege · 17th January 2006, 11:33

http://www.gtechpro.com/
I did a search in t-bhp. Revmaster have used it.. but he must have used the older version. Has anyone used the new versions. This is the most simplest installation.. connect to the cig light adapter and mount it in your windscreen. It works on plain physics through accelerometer and spikes in power supply. Is it available in india.. i's available in US for $199.99. The features for the base model is awesome:
See here http://www.gtechpro.com/ss.html

Disclaimer: I am not associated with gtech. It's just that while watching speedtv, I came to know about this product.

GTO · 17th January 2006, 13:46

I use the Gtech base model, and am EXTREMELY happy with the features and accuracy of results. Forget whatever price the official website gives you...pick one up from ebay. I dont see too much of a value addition in going for the high end model. Base is perfect.

Its an entirely different story that a fellow BHPian has borrowed my Gtech since 6 months and does not seem to be in a mood to return it

GTO

Rtech · 17th January 2006, 14:04

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Its an entirely different story that a fellow BHPian has borrowed my Gtech since 6 months and does not seem to be in a mood to return it

what? who? where? people these days I tell ya...

tsk1979 · 17th January 2006, 14:27

They can get rpm and Horsepower etc., from cig lighter socket?? How is that possible. Anybody got any details of that, i.e. the technical specs

Harrie · 17th January 2006, 14:53

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

They can get rpm and Horsepower etc., from cig lighter socket?? How is that possible. Anybody got any details of that, i.e. the technical specs

I guess they use accelerometers to measure the 0-100 timings. Once the weight of the car is factored in I guess we can get an approx power figure after accounting for drag, wheelspin, friction bla bla bla

n_aditya · 17th January 2006, 15:15

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Originally Posted by GTO

I use the Gtech base model, and am EXTREMELY happy with the features and accuracy of results. Forget whatever price the official website gives you...pick one up from ebay. I dont see too much of a value addition in going for the high end model. Base is perfect.

GTO

Hey GTO... where in eBay did u find this? i ran a search but found nothing... btw is it www.ebay.in? or ebay.com? and approx what did you paid for this?

P.S. Bangy/chennai boys... any place you kno in and around where i can get this?

Insane Devil · 17th January 2006, 16:45

hey all, this thing puzzles me too, how do they get all the info from the Ciggi lighter!? sure there must be some more cables running around? and GTO, how much u bought urs for?

speedsatya · 17th January 2006, 16:50

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Originally Posted by Insane Devil

hey all, this thing puzzles me too, how do they get all the info from the Ciggi lighter!? ?

it uses the ciggi lighter only for power ...not for the info ..its got sensors which collect data ...just attach it anywhere u want to ....

GTO · 17th January 2006, 17:27

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Hey GTO... where in eBay did u find this? i ran a search but found nothing...

www.ebay.com for $50 only. Best fifty bucks I ever spent in my life.

A word of caution though : It is HARMFUL to your transmission simply because trying to better your last time is addictive!! With the amount of times I have dumped the clutch on my Vtec...

GTO

tsk1979 · 17th January 2006, 17:43

what about shipping costs and duty, how much did you have to pay?

Insane Devil · 17th January 2006, 17:57

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Originally Posted by speedsatya

it uses the ciggi lighter only for power ...not for the info ..its got sensors which collect data ...just attach it anywhere u want to ....

Satya, u mean the display piece can be attached anywhere, rite? not the cables... where all do the cables go? is it a complicated install?

GTO: please do let us know of the duty and shipping...thanx mite.

speedsatya · 17th January 2006, 18:06

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Originally Posted by Insane Devil

Satya, u mean the display piece can be attached anywhere, rite? not the cables... where all do the cables go? is it a complicated install?

GTO: please do let us know of the duty and shipping...thanx mite.

i had read about it long ago ...but as far i can remember ..u can fix it anywhere and yeah no cables other than the ciggi ...
http://www.gtechpro.com/why.html

this says that RPM sensing is done through the lighter and then torque is calculated using Rpm and the accleration ...

mabbe my theory of using power from the lighter is wrong ...

khaadu75 · 17th January 2006, 20:22

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Originally Posted by n_aditya

Hey GTO... where in eBay did u find this? i ran a search but found nothing... btw is it www.ebay.in? or ebay.com? and approx what did you paid for this?

P.S. Bangy/chennai boys... any place you kno in and around where i can get this?

Hey, Check this link out on ebay .. its got loads of gtech meters though dunno which wuid be best for regular use . http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ro+&category0=

GTO, cud u pls tell us which one to bid for ??

Cheers

adit1329 · 17th January 2006, 20:47

A friend of mine has used GTECH and has found it quite accurate.
It measures
1) Horsepower
2) Torque
3) distance timings like 1/4 mile etc
4) 0 to 60 and 0 to 100
5) It has shift lights and RPM meter
6) It also records your timings

The latest addition also has a PC downloadable option.
These feedback is obtained by the cigarette lighter and also it has 3 sensors that do the job.

Forgot to add there are 2 models that cost 199 and 299 $ respectively

anant_n1 · 18th January 2006, 00:40

very true.
the new GTECH is good. We had an old one which failed. Fortunately we got a replacement from them and it works fines.

We had an Esteem which clocked 18.7 in the drag. That same vehicle on the GTECH did an average of 18.4 (average of 5 runs).

So i guess it works !! cheers !!

17th January 2006, 11:33	#1
protege BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 51 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Has anyone used the new gtechpro http://www.gtechpro.com/ I did a search in t-bhp. Revmaster have used it.. but he must have used the older version. Has anyone used the new versions. This is the most simplest installation.. connect to the cig light adapter and mount it in your windscreen. It works on plain physics through accelerometer and spikes in power supply. Is it available in india.. i's available in US for $199.99. The features for the base model is awesome: See here http://www.gtechpro.com/ss.html Disclaimer: I am not associated with gtech. It's just that while watching speedtv, I came to know about this product.
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17th January 2006, 13:46	#2
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,548 Thanked: 300,791 Times View My Garage	I use the Gtech base model, and am EXTREMELY happy with the features and accuracy of results. Forget whatever price the official website gives you...pick one up from ebay. I dont see too much of a value addition in going for the high end model. Base is perfect. Its an entirely different story that a fellow BHPian has borrowed my Gtech since 6 months and does not seem to be in a mood to return it GTO
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17th January 2006, 14:27	#4
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	They can get rpm and Horsepower etc., from cig lighter socket?? How is that possible. Anybody got any details of that, i.e. the technical specs
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Insane Devil BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 987 Thanked: 173 Times View My Garage	hey all, this thing puzzles me too, how do they get all the info from the Ciggi lighter!? sure there must be some more cables running around? and GTO, how much u bought urs for?
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tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	what about shipping costs and duty, how much did you have to pay?
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17th January 2006, 20:47	#14
adit1329 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 346 Thanked: 3 Times	Gtech A friend of mine has used GTECH and has found it quite accurate. It measures 1) Horsepower 2) Torque 3) distance timings like 1/4 mile etc 4) 0 to 60 and 0 to 100 5) It has shift lights and RPM meter 6) It also records your timings The latest addition also has a PC downloadable option. These feedback is obtained by the cigarette lighter and also it has 3 sensors that do the job. Forgot to add there are 2 models that cost 199 and 299 $ respectively Last edited by adit1329 : 17th January 2006 at 20:49.
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18th January 2006, 00:40	#15
anant_n1 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 21 Thanked: 0 Times	very true. the new GTECH is good. We had an old one which failed. Fortunately we got a replacement from them and it works fines. We had an Esteem which clocked 18.7 in the drag. That same vehicle on the GTECH did an average of 18.4 (average of 5 runs). So i guess it works !! cheers !!
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