Engine Software (was Re: Mike Sargent, where are you?)

[Tom Cloud]

Here's the reason I'm looking for Mike .... he wrote
the following note knocking "Desktop Dyno" software,
and recommending "Engine Analyzer".  But another person
tells me this is not his experience with the current
version of DD.  Since DD costs ~ $37 and EA costs ~ $99,
it would be good to hear from someone who has used them.

I'd really like to hear about any other engine analysis
software as well.

Thanks

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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 16:48:52 -0400
From: MSargent at gallium.com (Michael F. Sargent)
Message-Id: <9508172048.AA06945 at ivan.gallium.com>
To: DIY_EFI
Subject: Re:  algorithms
Sender: owner-diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: DIY_EFI at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu

Engine Analyzer is a "software dyno" and is available from Summit Racing.
You enter all the parameters for your engine (bore, stroke, intake valve
size, cam advance, etc.) and it calculates the performance of the engine.
By changing some parameters you can see what would have if you made a
change to the engine. I am fairly impressed with Engine Analyzer (about $90),
but if you want to go whole hog there is a Pro version for about $450.

BTW: Stay away from "Desktop Dyno". I have both and DD is garbage. It is
very simplistic, allows only a few parameters, and generally produces very
suspisious results.
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Tom Cloud <cloud at peaches.ph.utexas.edu>