7747 spd limit first, trip timers next?

[Bruce Plecan]

In the latest Radio Shack Catalog they mention some reasonably priced Data
Aquistion stuff, I haven't seen any on display, or have the hard facts,
perchance someone here has.  Also, for the $$ few, Edelbrock is offering
some stuff.
Grumpy

| I dont think it'd have any purpose on the street, unless you drove in
| circles. I was just asking if anyone had any good ideas for data
| acquision parameters, at the very least, it could be a gadget for someone
| who requires a million electronic devices, not nessecarily having to have
| a significant purpose.
|
| - Brian
|
| On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Bruce Plecan wrote:
|
| > The amount of effort for doing this is just short of building pyramids,
| > IMHO.
| > All, "we" reallly need for ecm work is being able to notice trends, and
| > differences in ET.
| >   Computing mileage is one item that would be neat.
| >   But, technology just for the sake of making it complex is a waste of
| > effort, again, IMHO.
| >   Road+Track has a story about a couple in their 80s that drove 800
miles
| > and got really lost, cause the husband wouldn't stop for directions
(went to
| > see local Dr).   I doubt if having GPS and a CRT in car would have
changed
| > that.
| >   Need navigation?, a map always works for me.
| > Now data logging a true race car for a specific track, that has merit.
| > Grumpy
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | It would be difficult to have a navigational/performance measuring
| > | mechanism from wheel sensors for anything other than straight-line
stuff
| > | as in a turn one wheel spins at a different rate than the other.
| > |
| > | It would be neat to have some kind of F1 style data
logging/performance
| > | measuring, anyone have any ideas for stuff feasible for a street
vehicle?
| >
| >
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