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[Elite Pete]

Slower than a Mk1 1.8 MX5 with a fat bloke in it

I keep hearing this rumour. It can't possibly be true, or can it?....

.....and anyway, I can't imagine TB in a 'girly' MX5.

Not him, the good looking fatty

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Slower than a Mk1 1.8 MX5 with a fat bloke in it

I keep hearing this rumour. It can't possibly be true, or can it?....

.....and anyway, I can't imagine TB in a 'girly' MX5.

Not him, the good looking fatty

Poor quality video  90s mobile camera phone ? 

MX-5 1st place an Omega Estate 2nd place ?

[TheBoy]

Don't forget your speedo will over read, so you need to try again, aiming for 65 should suffice, or use the speed on a satnav, if it can keep up

Got an app on the iPhone that does the GPS speed will give that a go next time, Say cruise at 60mph and see what the GPS speed says.. 

It won't be anywhere near good enough.  Thats why proper equipment is expensive.

[TheBoy]

The trouble with lauch starting an auto on a Yorkshire runway is with an auto, its in the land of the gods how much tyreslip you get - ideally you want just enough to hear, but not enough to fire the TC.

But you can't deny a 120bhp rusty Mk1 MX5 does have a far better power to weight ratio than a clapped out Omega , even if you do look like an Essex hairdresser...

[Rods2]

Seen some good reviews on Gtech performance equipment, starting from £200.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/do-inexpensive-performance-meters-work-feature-tesla-electronics-g-tech-pro-rr-300-page-5

http://www.gtechpro.com/

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Performance Box from Racelogic should be on your list.

Costs around £450.

[Kevin Wood]

.. or do what I did and get a 2nd hand AP22 from ebay for about £40 IIRC.

[Mr.OmegaMan]

.. or do what I did and get a 2nd hand AP22 from ebay for about £40 IIRC.

Performance Box from Racelogic should be on your list.

Costs around £450.

Are both these devices for measuring the accurate speed ?

[Kevin Wood]

.. or do what I did and get a 2nd hand AP22 from ebay for about £40 IIRC.

Performance Box from Racelogic should be on your list.

Costs around £450.

Are both these devices for measuring the accurate speed ?

Not really. They measure 0-60 by measuring G from a standing start, and integrating the output from a G sensor to determine how long it's taken the car to get to 60.

[Mr.OmegaMan]

.. or do what I did and get a 2nd hand AP22 from ebay for about £40 IIRC.

Performance Box from Racelogic should be on your list.

Costs around £450.

Are both these devices for measuring the accurate speed ?

Not really. They measure 0-60 by measuring G from a standing start, and integrating the output from a G sensor to determine how long it's taken the car to get to 60.

 

Think I'd rather spend the £450 on other areas of the Omega though, But for £40 sounds a handy piece of kit 

[dbdb]

Do you really need these expensive devices to measure 0-60?  I would think use a gps to find out exactly what 60 is on your speedo (if OCD use two or more GPS's) and a good stopwatch. 

You could probably even  work it out with just a stopwatch, a tape measure and some calculus. Though I think you'd need to make quite a few runs .

[cem_devecioglu]

easiest/cheapest method is to find a police friend who have an accurate speed measurement device

[Kevin Wood]

Do you really need these expensive devices to measure 0-60?  I would think use a gps to find out exactly what 60 is on your speedo (if OCD use two or more GPS's) and a good stopwatch. 

You could probably even  work it out with just a stopwatch, a tape measure and some calculus. Though I think you'd need to make quite a few runs .

Off the shelf GPS isn't really fast enough. Most only output speed at 1 second intervals, and that can be averaged quite heavily. Of course, a purpose-built device can probably achieve better than this. Some of the Racelogic boxes combine GPS and G measurement to get the best of both worlds. Yes, it's an expensive way to get a figure to brag about down the pub, but they can do a whole lot more than that and, if you're developing a car for competition, I would imagine they are worth their weight in gold.

I seriously doubt you can get an accurate reading from the speedo. As said, they aren't that accurate on a steady-state reading but when the speed is changing rapidly the situation is probably even worse as some are quite heavily damped.

[cem_devecioglu]

in a desperate moment , find a corner where police waiting and get ready to pay the fine

[Mr.OmegaMan]

I read somewhere the next fast VW golf the "R" version I think can do 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds that's on par with a LC  .. Top end probably will still go to the LC though surely..