What's the best way to measure 0-60 and 1/4 mile time?
08-20-2008, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 3Series' post='650932' date='Aug 20 2008, 12:49 PM
G-tech is just ok, but not very accurate.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='650921' date='Aug 20 2008, 03:44 PM
Actually wouldnt the Law abiding correct answer be the drag strip? Thats the best way to measure 0 to 60 and 1/4th.
1/4th times aren't just about the car, its also about the driver.
08-20-2008, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by too solid' post='650441' date='Aug 20 2008, 01:09 PM
I tried out my 0-60 time with a stop watch earlier, and 6s flat was the best I got. Can't be right, car and driver got the 535xi 0-60 in 5.4s! Plus I have a few mods which should make it at least that, possibly 5.3s. Unless my exhaust is hurting my car! What's a good way to find out my real 0-60 and 1/4 times?
In other words, they correct the numbers to 'standard' conditions. Your acceleration times will vary dependent on temperature, air density, asphalt conditions, tire temperature, grip, and a whole host of other things. 
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Originally Posted by seoulman' post='651006' date='Aug 20 2008, 01:58 PM
You have to remember that Car & Driver corrects it's 0-60 and 1/4 mile times for temperature, elevation, atmospheric pressure, tides of the ocean, the position/shape of the moon, and the alignment of the stars! In other words, they correct the numbers to 'standard' conditions. Your acceleration times will vary dependent on temperature, air density, asphalt conditions, tire temperature, grip, and a whole host of other things.
In other words, they correct the numbers to 'standard' conditions. Your acceleration times will vary dependent on temperature, air density, asphalt conditions, tire temperature, grip, and a whole host of other things. 
exactly.
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='650983' date='Aug 20 2008, 01:39 PM
The experience on here has been that a properly configured G-Tech or G-Timer is actually pretty accurate, with some owners validating times against those recorded on a dragstrip.
Yup the G-Timer is accurate enough, just compare the times with times on a dragstrip. it seriously is accurate "enough" especially for purposes of the original poster and for practicing launching a car, its good enough.
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Originally Posted by seoulman' post='651006' date='Aug 20 2008, 01:58 PM
You have to remember that Car & Driver corrects it's 0-60 and 1/4 mile times for temperature, elevation, atmospheric pressure, tides of the ocean, the position/shape of the moon, and the alignment of the stars! In other words, they correct the numbers to 'standard' conditions. Your acceleration times will vary dependent on temperature, air density, asphalt conditions, tire temperature, grip, and a whole host of other things.
In other words, they correct the numbers to 'standard' conditions. Your acceleration times will vary dependent on temperature, air density, asphalt conditions, tire temperature, grip, and a whole host of other things.
08-21-2008, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='651146' date='Aug 21 2008, 08:59 AM
Hahah u can compensate for all that with the times off the G-Timer... have you read grogan545 and Znod's threads?
08-21-2008, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by seoulman' post='651354' date='Aug 21 2008, 01:11 AM
Have you read my post properly? It wasn't about the G-Timer nor the other posts. I'm only referring to Car & Drivers acceleration times and the fact they correct their 0-60 and 1/4 mile times.
08-21-2008, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='651649' date='Aug 22 2008, 04:45 AM
Yes I did read it properly, the way you put it I read it as you're saying C&D corrects their time and you didnt mentioned anything about the G-Timer correcting its time so I made a statement saying it CAN be corrected too.
