OK, so I just dropped my
G-Timer into my car for the first time today and ran a few experiments. After slowly and nicely warming up my car, I went for a little ride. I wanted to record some acceleration forces that we can all compare here and use as before / after baselines for different modifications. I guess the G-Timer is really an electronic butt dyno, but one without emotion or a sub-conscience. So it can be a good tool for us all to use.
I started with some full throttle pulls in 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Then I did a couple 1st. I did several pulls and the consistency was incredible (+/- 0.01 G difference). It didn't seem like there was anything I could do to make the car pull any harder than my first runs.
My car is a bone stock Cayman S with just over 2,000 miles. I am running 93 octane fuel and this morning it was 61 degrees F with 81% humidity where I was driving. Here are my pulls:
1st Gear - 0.64 G
2nd Gear - 0.43 G
3rd Gear - 0.33 G
4th Gear - 0.25 G
After running these pulls, I found a nice flat place that I could do a 1/4 mile run. Here is what I did:
0-60 MPH - 5.05 seconds
0 - 1/4 mile - 13.4 seconds
I was EXTREMELY pleased with these numbers. I expected them to be much higher because I refuse to dump my clutch or otherwise beat my car. I left a stop like I would leave any red light. I engaged the clutch just off of idle and once it was engaged I pushed the loud pedal to the carpet. I shifted quickly, firmly and gently. No power shifting.
I was stunned when I scrolled through the list and saw that 0-60 time. So lets see your results. Is my car on par?