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Dyno your car with your iPhone or iPod!

I’m a sports car nut. I used to autocross a Mazda Miata, and one of the biggest challenges I faced as an amateur racer was measuring performance before and after major improvements to my car. Accelerometers are expensive, and booking time on a dyno can be cost prohibitive as well. But now, if you’ve got an iPhone or iPod, you can have a fairly decent performance meter in your pocket!

Dynolicious is the first automotive performance meter available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It uses the hardware built-in to your iPhone to measure the performance characteristics of your vehicle. No external wires or equipment are necessary, simply slip the iPhone into a cradle or cupholder and go!

Some of the performance metrics Dynolicious can measure:

  • 0-60 Acceleration
  • 1/4 Mile Elapsed Time
  • Lateral G’s
  • Horsepower

And, unlike other accelerometer-based performance meters, Dynolicious maintains a history of test runs, showing you averages and trends in your results. You can also enter modifications performed to your vehicle, and it will instantly show before-and-after results to easily identify gains or losses.

At just $12.99 on the iTunes App Store, it’s a must-have for any auto enthusiast.

Check our the Dynolicious Auto Performance Meter for iPhone and iPod.

Published on July 31, 2008  •   Related Tags:  Tech News

One Comment on “Dyno your car with your iPhone or iPod!”

  • art said...

    It works reasonbly well.

    The trick is setting it up correctly, Calibration and vehicle info.

    In other words you have to know alota info about your car. Like how much it weights And additional weight. doesnt seem like much but without knowing the cars true weight your readings will be off.
    after all that fun is done, a solding stable mounting is neccesary.
    when all is done it works fairly well. g forces is fun on winding roads but youl be amazed how it actuallly works .

    Speedtest is another i-dyno app worth taking a look at.

    Posted on October 31st, 2008 at 8:39 pm

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