Awesome Car --> 1.26G
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Awesome Car --> 1.26G
Last night at a HPDE, I managed to get a personal best of 1.26G reading. These cars are simply amazing!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bergen County NJ
I'm pretty sure that factory setting is maxed out at 1.26 or 1.27.
I've hit these numbers numerous times in both my Z51 and my Z06 consistently but NEVER have gotten over them.
I don't know why the would limit it though? That doesn't make much sense.
Pretty sick, though, huh?
I've hit these numbers numerous times in both my Z51 and my Z06 consistently but NEVER have gotten over them.
I don't know why the would limit it though? That doesn't make much sense.
Pretty sick, though, huh?
Pro
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From: Alameda CA
When the HUD is set to a mode that displays lateral G's, it sends periodic vehicle motion status requests which are answered by the EBCM. The value in the EBCM message is an 8 bit 2's compliment and has a raw integer range of -128 to 127.
It appears to be in units of 1/100 of a G so the range is -1.28 to 1.27 with 0.0 being no lateral G's. I believe a right turn generates negative values (of course the HUD doesn't display the minus sign).
I don't believe the car can sustain much over about 1G for any significant amount of time; I think values much above this are very short in duration. In effect, you're fooling the sensor.
It appears to be in units of 1/100 of a G so the range is -1.28 to 1.27 with 0.0 being no lateral G's. I believe a right turn generates negative values (of course the HUD doesn't display the minus sign).
I don't believe the car can sustain much over about 1G for any significant amount of time; I think values much above this are very short in duration. In effect, you're fooling the sensor.
Burning Brakes
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Would be a little tough to snap a picture of the HUD while pulling 1.2G real-time in the car.
I love the G-Meter on these cars. The H.U.D reminds me of a fighter jet. These Vettes are amazing at everything they do. 
Team Owner
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Too many Gs in a corner tells most ppl your taking the corner too tight. Open the steering wheel and be smoother though the corner. Will be faster too with the correct line. Not a tight High G corner.
in a straight line HARD BRAKE ZONE, over one G ( ears pop at 1 G ) is a good thing.
in a straight line HARD BRAKE ZONE, over one G ( ears pop at 1 G ) is a good thing.
Former Vendor
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From: Burlington NC
Too many Gs in a corner tells most ppl your taking the corner too tight. Open the steering wheel and be smoother though the corner. Will be faster too with the correct line. Not a tight High G corner.
in a straight line HARD BRAKE ZONE, over one G ( ears pop at 1 G ) is a good thing.
in a straight line HARD BRAKE ZONE, over one G ( ears pop at 1 G ) is a good thing.
Randy