G-Tech Pro Performance Meter RR w/ PASS Software | 
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| Brand: G-Tech Pro
Category: Automotive Parts And Accessories
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $299.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 14281
Color: Silver
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 12 x 6 x 12
MPN: GTP230
Model: GTP230
ASIN: B000JWBFHG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | measures Horsepower, Torque, 60 ft times, 1/8 and 1/4 mile times, 0-60 & 0-100-0 mph, RPMs & Shift lights, handling G's! | | • | program your redline to activate its built-in shift light LEDs! | | • | PASS Software included to datalog your runs! | | • | The unit is an excellent tool for tuning any car, or seeing how much power gain a new part will give you! | | • | The G-Tech/Pro also makes a great gift too! |
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Product Description
GTECH Pro RR is the ultimate of all Performance Meters. It measures Horsepower, Torque, 60 ft times, 1/8 and 1/4 mile times, 0-60 & 0-100-0 mph, RPMs & Shift lights, handling G's. Using DSP technology, the G-Tech/Pro Comp can sense RPM through the cigarette adapter. You can preprogram your redline to activate its built-in shift light LEDs. The unit also has intelligent shift light which can activate the shift light at the optimum rpm after it learn the engine's power curve. The unit is an excellent tool for tuning any car, or seeing how much power gain a new part will give you. The G-Tech/Pro also makes a great gift too! Over two hours of Data-Acquisition. Road Racing and Drag Racing features along with PASS - Performance Analysis System Software (included). Included items Performance Meter, Mounting System, Permanent Mount adapter with screws, DC cigarette lighter power cord (1 fuse included), 120VAC - 12VDC wall adapter, User guide (manual), CD-ROM (PASS - PC software), Clear racing decals (2), and Serial computer communcations cable. PASS Software is becoming a world standard. People all around the world are exchanging their files and comparing their modifications and results. There are two modes of operation. Drag Racing mode is for traditional straight line performance and Road Racing mode is for all the road racers, time trailers and autocrossers out there.
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| Customer Reviews:
Works as advertised, but incredibly over-priced July 2, 2008
Let me start by saying that I'm happy to own this device. I test vehicles for a couple of blogs that I write, and I used to head down to my local dyno shops and do test after test. Not only does this add up to a hefty expense, it's also incredibly time consuming.
So, the G-Tech seemed like the perfect item for me. No more trips to the dyno shop, no more forking over $65 for every test.
I opted for the RR model of the G-Tech Pro because I wanted to be able to print out dyno graphs on my computer, and the RR is the least expensive G-Tech model that offers these features.
Upon receiving the G-Tech, I noted a couple of things. First, Titan Motorsports sent me my $270 precise "g" meter in an unpadded fedex envelope. The meter itself was in its box, packaged in some bubble wrap, but I'm fairly confident that it was jostled around a lot during shipping. It seems to me that a performance meter featuring "the same military technology found in Missile-Guidance systems" should have been packaged a little more carefully.
Next, I open up the box, pull out my new meter, and it weighs next to nothing. Feels very cheap. It works just fine, but G-Tech hasn't done much to convince me their device is so valuable. The mounting bracket - the one with the suction cup - is a JOKE. It's cheap, it's difficult to use, and it doesn't work as well as it should. Don't get me wrong - the actual *suction cup* works quite well. However, the mechanism that attaches the *meter* to the suction cup is rinky-dink.
Like I said, the mounting bracket is a joke. It's not too bad if you intend to mount it in your vehicle and leave it their - you only have to dink around with it once - but if you need to move it from car to car (as I do), you'll be disappointed for sure.
As for the actual function, it performs as described. I haven't done too much with it yet, but I can say it's meeting my needs just fine. I do have to admit that the manual is quite nice - it's very clear and well written.
All in all, I would say this is a $50-$100 piece of electronics. It works, but nothing about it could be described as "quality." The buttons are cheap, the mounting bracket is terrible, and nothing else about the device convinces me it's actually worth what I paid for it. So, I give it a 3.
UPDATE: A couple more points about the G-Tech Pro RR. First, the device gets pretty warm after an hour of operation. I don't know if it's bad or not, but it doesn't feel good and I worry about it's long-term viability. Second, would it have killed G-Tech to upgrade to a USB connection? It currently requires a serial port to operate, but my fancy new laptop doesn't have a serial port. So I had to pay another $30 for a special serial-to-usb cable.
The G-Tech Pro RR is definitely cheap. That's all there is to it. Don't pay any more than you have to.
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