Dynolicious turns iPhone into cheap performance meter

The world has gone iPhone crazy since Apple released v2.0 of its sleek mobile device, and while GPS and 3G have been big draws, the multitude of available software apps in the new App Store has been the real wild card. One app that has us really psyched is a new automotive performance meter called Dynolicious from BunsenTech.

It uses the accelerometer inside the iPhone to let you record 0-10 through 0-100 times, quarter mile and trap speed, Lateral Gs, horsepower and more. Results are also displayed in real-time on the phone itself with graphs and a speedometer. You can also configure the tool with updates to your car, weight, before and after performance measurements, and keep a complete history of all your runs. The kicker is that you don't even have to plug in your iPhone anywhere, just set it in the cup holder and drive. The folks at Dynolicious promise 0-60 accuracy to within .08 seconds and a quarter mile speed to within 1.5 mph. The performance meter software should also work with the iPod Touch.

The Dynolicious performance meter is now available on iTunes for $12.99 despite its own website saying that it's coming soon. The app has an average rating of four stars out of five so far with 11 user reviews and counting. We're going to purchase the software ASAP and take it for a spin, so we'll let you know soon if it delivers on its lofty promises. Check out more screen shots of Dynolicious in the gallery below. Thanks for the tip, Fooman!

Source: Autoblog.com





what's up all. I just purchased this. and it's a sweet program for the budget minded individual. The only thig it doesn't do (yet) is allow for continuous data collection (say you were on a road course) but it does everything ellse.. for 13.00 dollars you can't really knock it at all. I can say tat much.

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I saw this on another forum....it's pretty damn cool, but I wonder how accurate it is. I also wonder...the Iphone is a pretty capable phone...can I use it as a replacement ECU as well?

 

The timing of this kind of cracks me up -- these apps are all coming out within days of each other. I also wrote an app like this for the iPhone, and finally submitted it to the App store last night. It will probably be up in a few days. So there ought to be 5-6 choices pretty soon.

Here's my app, but note it hasn't gone live on the App store yet:

http://hunter.pairsite.com/gmeter/

 

None of the accelerometer apps will be real accurate for more than a mile or so, due to the error that accumulates over time. Plus, most of the performance calculations assume straight-line testing. So you won't get decent integrated results on a long and/or curving road course. However, the apps can display instantaneous g forces which might be useful on a road course if it helped you tune cornering.