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Old 02-26-2006, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by grogan545' post='245844' date='Feb 25 2006, 09:08 AM
I am waiting for your new results.
Hi g-man:

Below are your corrected values. You can easily infer your correction factors from them using your raw data.

Runs on 2/20/06:

Corrected ET: 13.581
Corrected MPH: 102.815
Density Altitude: -1718.1 (feet)

New run/new site:

Corrected ET 13.712
Corrected MPH 103.807
Density Altitude: -1492.6 (feet)
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='246227' date='Feb 26 2006, 06:39 AM
Thank you for your interest Eric. Well, I can say at least that I have used my car to its fullest extent a significant number of times since 20.01.00. My car started learning, but then seemed to cease after 20.01.00. I decided that the problem might be my minimal mods and had them removed. The car quickly started learning again and soon moved beyond its mods-on level under 20.01.00. It appears to have had another recent learning spurt. And, I am producing some very good test results now. I think that's it in a nut shell. Let me know if I can provide more info.

grogan545's car immediately took a liking to 20.01.00. And, its performance seems better after than before.

What minimal mods did you have?
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='246318' date='Feb 26 2006, 03:12 PM
What minimal mods did you have?
I though you'd never ask. Check this thread out.
Old 02-26-2006, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='246329' date='Feb 26 2006, 12:20 PM
I though you'd never ask. Check this thread out.

Oh you did all that? Never knew... interesting how the mods didnt help... and what? almost impeded learning performance... weird.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='246337' date='Feb 26 2006, 03:37 PM
Oh you did all that? Never knew... interesting how the mods didnt help... and what? almost impeded learning performance... weird.
I think they may have helped before 20.01.00, although I thought my speeds were too low. As you indicate, I think they hindered my performance at least after 20.01.00.
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Well now that its learned and is fast in stock form put on the mods and see if you break 5.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='246361' date='Feb 26 2006, 04:21 PM
Well now that its learned and is fast in stock form put on the mods and see if you break 5.
That's a thought, but I hesitate to put them back on. Also, my adjusted data, which are what are pertinent, say I already have done so quite four times. I going to hang loose on reinstallation for now. If I put anything back on for a trial, then it would be the throttle body. I got tired of the low RPM 6th gear reasonance of the B&B--although I could drive in ways to avoid it. I basically had to quit using D except in high-speed situations.
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I have updated the straight-line thread for your new and both sets of adjusted data. I think the penalties extracted for better than "standard" weather look right. Check out my effects of adustment post near the current end of the straight-line thread. Again, have a safe and good trip.
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='246310' date='Feb 26 2006, 11:47 AM
There is an article in the current issue of Drag Racing on weather stations. It gives the same (essentially) standard conditions--60 F, 29.92 PSI; and 0% humidity. Do you know how to get humidity from temp, barometric pressure, and dew point?
Try this site - Relative Humidity Calculation
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Thanks much E60VTA. I am trying to learn to do some weather calculations related to the weather "standard" mentioned above as well as to the method one of the auto mags uses in doing weather adjustments. But, doing these things is low priority right now.


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