If all you need is the RPM, then it's almost trivial, but the inductive
pickup is probably more convient and accessible to a broader audience.
Chris W
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Lahey
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 6:45 PM
To: Jerry Mouton
Cc: Bay_Area_Autocross_List
Subject: Re: Fw: [mrpca] dyno software & equipment (fwd)
In message <01c701c1d601$11d57e00$6401a8c0@MOUTONS.ORG>"Jerry Mouton"
writes
>Intriguing... This could be made to work, I think...?
>Very accurate RPM at every two revolutions from 1000
>RPM to redline, plus weight and gearing and air density...
>I think you could calculate HP and torque from that, no?
>Accurate weight would be necessary, though. And drag
>would only be approximate, if you figured that in.
Hmmm. I like their inductive pickup hack. I wonder if there
would be a way to use OBD-2 PC readers to gather similar
"dyno" info...
Kevin
kml@patheticgeek.net
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