Hi everyone. I know it's been mentioned in passing a couple times here, but I wanted to explicitly point out this seemingly sweet app for iPhone and iPod Touch, for those who have missed it.
From the developer's website ( http://dynolicious.com/ ):
"Dynolicious is the first automotive performance meter available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Dynolicious uses the hardware built-in to your iPhone to measure the performance characteristics of your vehicle. No external wires or equipment is necessary, simply slip the iPhone into a cradle or cupholder and go!
Some of the performance metrics Dynolicious can measure:
0-60 Acceleration
1/4 Mile Elapsed Time
Lateral G's
Horsepower
Unlike other accelerometer-based performance meters, Dynolicious uses the advanced data-handling and display capabilities of the iPhone to make the most of your performance testing. Dynolicious maintains a history of test runs, showing you averages and trends in your results. Dynolicious also allows you to enter modifications performed to your vehicle, and will instantly show before-and-after results to easily identify gains or losses."
And here's a comparison/review video:
http://www.garage419.com/episode/419_20080807
I'm probably in the minority to not have an iPhone/iPod Touch. Been resisting it even though I love Apple hardware. I think this is the killer app that's going to push me over. When I get my car back and can do some testing against real dyno time, I'll post a follow up. In the meantime, is anyone using this software? Your impressions?
-duc
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Two more screenshots from the developer's website:
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COOL, Thanks Duc
One of co-workers has it and he says it works pretty well. I haven't downloaded it yet, but likely I will. I'm afraid to find out how slow my junk really is.
That is very cool...
But I have a question, how do they measure wheel and/or engine horsepower?
-- Rob
Does it plug into an OBD port or something?
How is it putting the data on the iPhone? Would somehting like this even work with our non-computerized cars?
Zach
No cables necessary... just drop it in a cup holder. Uses the built in accelerometer and gps to do everything you need. Saw a comparison on youtube and they ran down the 1/4 mile and had the car on the dyno... iPhone was within 2% each time.
Pretty Impressive!
I have it. Pretty cool toy. It's more expensive than most iPhone apps, but compared to a Gtech, well it's cheap. I tried to rest it in the console of my 914, but it bounced around too much and gave obviously wrong readings. The cupholder of my Cadillac worked fine. I measured a 0-60 run which was in line with all the magazine reviews considering the massive wheelspin.
I plan to get one of the armband style iPhone holders and strap it to the center armrest in the 914. If I ever do, I'll post some results.
I'm happy with it. Acceleration times, lateral g's, etc. should be accurate, but anyone expecting to get really accurate horsepower numbers is going to be dissapointed. That should just be a given on things like this.
There is also another app coming soon called "Rev" that has some of the same features. Only the free version is out right now "Rev Lite", but the paid version will have the ability to connect to OBD-II ports and report just about any sensor reading. Pricing of the app and the cable are TBD right now, but I'm curious.
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