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1.   2015 lt aasd Mutane 2dr Epa Shalby G1200   results  Then click on Print      Very High Clutch Slip  Engine Current  ET 11 766 MPH 124 87 60ft 2 012  Cmnts PO Macrae erates raction Yery Low  Click on Notes Last  11 766 124 87 2 012  Improvement  000 00 000  Report Printing Options       Click here to make  printout  If you have a  picture file for printing  it  is always printed  You  have to turn off the  picture at the main  screen to have it not  printed       Include   Yehicle Comments    Request Report Comment    r    D m  o    Print Report Using These Specs    Other Printout Types    Print Blank Worksheet      Tip  Close See page 103 in  manual for more info     mmeeWWWWNNYNDY SS      Ser NBNN OWE    Drag Racing Analyzer v3 4 Registered to  This Report Printed   Eng  2011 Ford Mustang 2dr Cpe Shelby GT 500 Kevin Gertgen 4 47 35 pm 05 12 11  Calculated Test Results Performance Trends  C  2009 Page  1    Example of  printout with  graphics file     Projected Performance    Gear Time MPH AccelGs Feet C RPM EngRPM To Mult C Sli T   li    9 790 112 25 g73 adog  9 951 113 73   1000 5363  11 766 126 02 f 1320 5887    Current  MPH 124 87  Last  124 87  Improvement  00        C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices    Figure A10 Instant Calc results on Main Screen  Preference for new tire  A Drag Racing ETE   2011 Ford Mustang 2dr ze Shelby GT 500   calculation method     File  vehicle  CalcET Help MEGGI Reg To  Kevin Gertgen    Default Floppy Drive  curr
2.   Previous Aur v Use Two Previous Throttle Stop Auns    Con  Baro   Current T Stop Factor   24 368  Air Temp  de Help Using 1 TS Run   Dew Point  deg F    Elevation  fect  Wind MPH     Wind Direction    Throttle Stop  60 foot  sec  ET  sec    Note  For good accuracy  Throttle Stopes for  Run 1 and Aun 2 must produce ET that  are at least 3 seconds different     Use One Previous Throttle Stop Aun    a               Side Wind     Side Wind       ile  Ti    ok    0     _  hl    Adj  Factor  4 368    General Specs and Comments  Method of Reading Weather Data   Rradio T   Report with Dew Pt       Example of Throttle Stop inputs  a  These specs were obtained from the  5G GRAND AM in the Vehicle Library      li    ndex  sec    T  5 Start Time    ra  un      File  THRTLSP      Exit File Edit Optons Advance Update Prediction Help    Previous Aun  Run 1    For Run 1   enter the  Adjustment  Factor below  from a previous  670  set of runs     ind MPH  Wind Direction Adjust Factor        24 3668  T hrottle Stop  60 foot  sec    ET  sec       e    wa        E E  1 m         Pal  a   cL   ch E    mb     om  ha    Note  Click on Options  then Help for info  on using only 1 Throttle Stop run     General Specs and Comments  Method of Reading Weather Data   Radio T   Report with Dew Pt       Example of Throttle Stop inputs  a  These specs were obtained fromthe Le  SG GRAND AM in the Vehicle Library       ndex  sec     5 Start Time    nm    ii    Drag Racing Analyzer    Predicted Run    Air Tem
3.  Body  amp  Axle    Wheels  amp  Tires    Driving      Calculate Performance      Help    Move mouse over item for  description to be given here   Click on    Help    in menu line for  more detailed info on options     CalcET Help Preferences    Reg To  Kevin Gertgen    Calculate ET Performance    Match Yehicle Performance    Yehicle Summary  User Defined Engine   Peak Tg and HP  SAE Rating   510 ft Ibs at 5400 RPM and 550 HP at 6500 RPM   331 cubic inches    Clutch  Program estimates specs  Transmission  6 speed  user defined specs    Weight 3600 Axle Ratio  3 73  Body Style  User defined Rear Wheel Drive    Front Wheel Tire s   User defined  Rear Wheel Tire s   11 1  x 27 0  Street Radial    Launch  Program will limit tire spin starting at 3000 RPM  Shifts   4 sec Match RPM at Computer Picked RPMs    Comments  Picture    2011 Mustang 2dr Cpe Shelby  GT 500 SVT   2 Door RWD   550 bhp   6500  RPH  510 lb ft   5400 RPM   17 23 mpg   4 passengers  3800  Ib  Mfg  Est     5 4 liter  8 cylinder Engine  6  speed Manual Transmission   3 73 Limited Slip Rear End    fos Drag Racing Analyze   2011 Ford Mustang 2dr Cpe Shelby GT 500      File  vehicle  CalcET Help Preferences    Reg To  Kevin Gertgen    Save Vehicle to Library Match Yehicle Performance Throttle Stop    Vehicle Specs    Engine  Transmission  Body  amp  Axle   Wheels  amp  Tires   Driving    Calculate Performance    Help    Move mouse over item for  description to be given here   Click on    Help    in menu line for  more
4.  C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices       Appendix 3  New Features in  Version 3 2    Here is a brief listing of some of the features new in Version 3 2     Program is now a 32 bit version  fully compatible with newer operating systems  starting with  Windows  95  then 98  Me  XP  and 2000  This also allows you to use much longer  more  descriptive file names for saving vehicles  throttle stop data and dial in data  It is also more  compatible with newer printers     The program is now designed for 600 x 800 or higher resolution screens     There is now a separate    Examples    folder for example vehicle files provided by Performance  Trends  New vehicles which you save will be saved to a separate folder of Your Saved Vehicles     A new Preference lets you remove the Performance Trends Example Vehicles from Your Saved  Vehicles if you have updated from Version 3 0     There are now File commands to save a vehicle file to a floppy disk  or open a vehicle file from a  floppy disk  This makes it easy to copy a vehicle file from one computer to another     You can now choose to list vehicle  dial in and throttle stop files alphabetically  as normally done   or by saved date  with the most recently saved files listed first  This should make it easier to find  recent files more quickly     You can now choose to only list vehicle files which have certain words or phrases in their names   like just    Chev    files     Import    files or    Race    files 
5.  This should make it much easier for you to  find example vehicles or your vehicles in a long list     The user   s manual is now available from inside the program by clicking on Help at the top of the  main screen  then Display User   s Manual  The manual is in a high quality PDF format    The Performance Trends website is now available from inside the program by clicking on Help at  the top of the main screen  then Performance Trends on the Web     A Print button and Windows Print Setup button  or menu option  have been added to many  screens to let you print these individual screens     An Optimize button has been added at the top of the Main Screen  which lets you instantly find  the best torque converter  if transmission is an automatic  or final drive  rear axle  ratio for  quickest ET     Two new calculation menus have been added  one to convert engine size from CCs or Liters to  cubic inches  and the other is to estimate the vehicle weight of your car based on some popular car  models      C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices    The recent results section of the results screen now includes 60 ft time and the improvement for  the current and previous run     A summary Time Slip  similar to what you get at the drag strip  is available in the results screen  for the current results  and available for any of the 25 runs in the history log     Commands in the History Log have been updated and streamlined  Now when you click on a row  in the Histor
6.  detailed info on options     Vehicle Summary  User Defined Engine   Peak Tq and HP  SAE Rating      il  510 ft Ibs at 5400 RPM and 550 HP at 6500 RPM   331 cubic inches Open New Picture File  Turn Picture Off    Clutch  Program estimates specs Print Picture    Transmission  6 speed  user defined specs    Weight  3600 Asle Ratio  3 73  Body Style  User defined Rear Wheel Drive    Front Wheel Tire s   User defined  Rear Wheel Tirefs   11 1  x 27 0  Street Radial    Launch  Program will limit tire spin starting at 3000 RPM  Shifts   4 sec Match RPM at Computer Picked RPMs    Comments     2011 Mustang 2dr Cpe Shelby GT 500 SYT   2 Door RWD   550 bhp   6500 RPM  510 lb ft   5400 RPH   17 23 mpg   4 passengers  3800 Ib  Mfg  Est      5 4 liter  8 cylinder Engine  6 speed Manual Transmission   3 73 Limited Slip Rear End   W 7 200 Pound Driver   From Road and Track Magazine Online   Some specifications maybe estimated     EEk     Picture size gets  adjusted as the screen  is resized for various  computer screens or  display modes     Click on File button to  remove the picture   insert a different  picture  or print the  picture  To change  printer settings  click  on File at upper left  corner of this main  screen  then  Windows Printer  Setup         C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices    Figure A9 Including the Graphics File on Printouts    a Calculate Performance to obtain  w Drag Racing Anal 2011 Fs7u Must 2dr Cpe Shelby GT 500 g g  fae Racing Analhze
7. 300 to  600 seconds different than each other  These 2 runs should be done  with no other vehicle changes  and ideally with very little difference in the weather conditions  Take the  weather conditions and results for these 2 runs and load them into the Throttle Stop screen as Run 1 and  Run 2  Put in most any conditions for the Predicted Run and click on the    Clc    button to update the  Throttle Stop Prediction and you will be given the    Adj Factor    for Run   and Run 2     This    Adj Factor    can now be used for predicting Throttle Stop settings  If you make significant changes  to the vehicle  throttle stop settings or the time the throttle stop comes on  say it was 1 5 seconds into the  run  now it is 2 5 seconds into the run   you must obtain a new    Adj Factor    based on 2 runs with very  different throttle stop settings with this new change      C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices    Figure A4 New Calculation Menus  Est Yehicle Weight      Vehicle Weight Estimator is available EstVehicle Weight       for Vehicle Weight input at the Vehicle  Specs screen  Vehicle Specs    Year    1970     Make    Chevrolet       Engine    Smal Block Y        Displacement Calculator is Transmission    Manual     available for Displacement in Convertible ic       the Engine Specs screen   Additional eight    Calc Displacement  cu in a a Driver Weight    Calc Displacement  cu in T322 Baroni okue Bo      aoe Hote   Metric Displacement A good match was f
8. Very Low  Wack on Notes for more Details   Last  12 244 113 02    Improvement  1 359 18 05    Mon Cet 21 02 8 37 am  Time Slip For   TOSEC FPW Do    00   1 522  SEFE  7 135    Drag Strip Time Slip available by   107 39    clicking on Time Slip  for current   o    results  or run from the History Loa  131 07    8 807 119 11  50 941 6064 2400  9 133 121 65  29 1000 6173 6173  10 855 13207  26 1320 6643 6643    TEN Mon Oct 21 02 9 04 am E am 855 a E Tal  TOSEC PW DD  Mon Oct 21 02 8 37 am 1320 10 855 1 369 131 07  2002 Ford Focus SYT Stock  Sun Oct 20 02 10 54 am 1320   12 244 000 113 02    2002 Ford Focus SYT Stock  Sun Oct 20 02 10 54 am 1320     12 244 O00 113 02       Open  retrieve mo apezi  12 244     113 02    2002 Ford Focus SWT Stack  Sun Oct ae 12 243 000 113 02       2002 Ford Focus SYT Stock  Sun Oct a ie Degeniai lye Ee Lat 12243 000 113 02    2002 Ford Focus SWT Stock  Sun Oct navale 12 243 000 113 02   2002 Ford Focus SYT Stock  Sun Oct Nna Time Slip 309    12 243  2 113 02      Click on any row from the History Log to be  presented with these options  The Open option  lets you retrieve the specs which produced these  results  a very handy method of returning to a  combination which produced better results   This  feature was available in v3 0         C  Performance Trends Inc 1998    Figure A3 Throttle Stop Screens    i w  Throttle Stop Prediction      File  THATLSP J         Ext File Edit   Options Advance Update Prediction Help    iw  Throttle Stop Prediction  
9. emind on Tire Wt Change    Help On Main Screen  Introduction to Basic Windows Commands    T   Help 9 Preferences Reg To  Kevin Gertgen  FI p    About Drag Racing Analyzer    Engine Graph   Thick Lines    Display the User s Manual  with v3 2 Supplement  Engine Graph   Thin Lines    Display User s Manual Supplement  vs 2 changes only   Display the the Readme  doc file  recent changes     Allow Instant Updating of Changes    Don t Allow Instant Updating of Changes  Uther Performance Trends Products Remove Old Example Vehicles from    Your ehiz    petfomance Trends on the Web Shifts   2 sec Power Shift at Comper Picked AF    If updating from v3 0  click here to remove old example  vehicle files from Your Saved Vehicles folder  New  Examples with same specs are in Examples folder     Options to display the user s manual or the  Readme doc file listing recent changes     Click here to visit the Performance Trends website to read about or download  demos of other products  or updates on this product         C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices    Figure A6 Instant Updating of Results ET  MPH and 60 ft time  Wheel  amp  Tire 5 10 855   131 07 1 822 60 ft SHOW Ene ane ales anny  en un oe ee   updated after each change     Rear Wheel Tire Specs        Front Wheel Tire Specs     Type L Specs Below     Type  Use Specs Below       Note Print and PERNA P  Tread Width  in  a Setup Traction Factor     Luttons Tire Growth   amp      Help   Frint rint Setup   Get Exam
10. ently 4      Poa    Open Yehicle Library Nuit Nntimiza  Calculations  gt   01 Sec Increments   runs faster     i i v  001 Sec Increments  more exact    Save Vehicle to Librar Sanne Leyal        Experienced Level v Use Updated Calculations for P Metric Tire Sizes  Use Original Calculations for P Metric Tire Sizes    Yehicle Specs  Remind On Tire Wt Change    Don t Remind on Tire Wt Change Don t Allow Instant Updating of Changes  v Allow Instant Updating of Changes    Engine    Engine Graph   Thick Lines  Engine Graph   Thin Lines    Transmission       Body  amp  Axle Remove Old Example Vehicles from Your Vehicles  gt        z Front  Wheel Tirefs   User defined  Wheels  amp  Tires   Rear Wheel Tire s   11 1  x 27 0  Street Radial      Launch  Program will limit tire spin starting at 3000 RPM  Driving Shifts   4 sec Match RPM at Computer Picked RPMs    Current Performance   11 766   124 87 2 012 60 ft     Calculate Performance Comments   2011 Mustang 2dr Cpe Shelby GT 500 SYT    2 Door RWD   550 bhp   6500 RPM  510 Ib ft   5400 RPM   Help  17 23 mpg   4 passengers  3800 Ib  Mfg  Est     Move mouse over item for 5 4 liter  8 cylinder Engine  6 speed Manual Transmission     description to be given here  3 73 Limited Slip Rear End   n sta nt Re S u Its S h own h e re    Click on    Help    in menu line for W 7 200 Pound Driver    more detailed info on options  Ahjaa T a o r on m ai n screen afte r each  vehicle modification        Figure A11 More Example Vehicle Files  Open a Vehic
11. ile can be printed  separately or with your printouts  At this time  only JPG files can be added    More Vista and Windows 7 compatible    Program now better remembers Printer Changes and Printer Type    Better at finding more and newer versions of Acrobat and Reader Preferences now has a global  switch turn off Intro Help Tips   InstantCalc Results  ET  amp  MPH for each modification you make as they are made by the user  are  now shown on Main screen in Blue  if selected in Preferences  Prior to v3 4  InstantCalc results  were only displayed in the individual Component screens    Did fine tuning of Tire Diameter and Tire Tread Width calculations to better match the new   modern P Metric tires with very tall and wide wheels    New Preference lets you select to do new  Fine Tuned  method for calculations for P metric tire  sizes on not    Program now better finds Engine Analyzer programs to link up with    Added some more example transmissions    Fixed a minor bug where a file size would never shrink if you changed to a smaller size JPG pic  file    Added many new example vehicle files with pictures    Screen for saving files now has much larger field for entering long names      C  Performance Trends Inc 1998    Drag Racing Analyzer    Appendices    Figure A8 Including a Graphics File with the Vehicle File    A Drag Racing Analyze   2011 Ford Mustang 2dr Cpe Shelby GT 500      File  vehicle   Open Yehicle Library    Save Vehicle to Library    Yehicle Specs    Transmission   
12. is somewhat more accurate but much less convenient    2  Based on   run and the  Adjustment Factor  determined from some set of 2 runs you ran some  previous time  This method has been added in Version 3 2 and is much more convenient     Click on Options at the top of the Throttle Stop screen  and then select which method you want to use     To determine the correct Adjustment Factor for one run  you must first open a throttle stop file you have  run in the past which has 2 runs  Then click on the  Clc  button by the Predicted Throttle Stop setting or  click on  Update Prediction   When there is a Predicted Throttle Stop displayed  you will also notice an     Adj Factor    or Adjustment Factor displayed under Run 2     Now you can click on Options and choose    Use One Previous Throttle Stop Run     The screen will change   and the    Adj Factor    will be loaded in  You could also simply type in a adjustment factor from a previous  set of runs  Also enter the weather  TS setting  ET and 60 ft for just one previous run  Run  2   Now the  program is ready to predict a new Throttle Stop setting from new weather conditions you enter for  Predicted Run  Click on the    Cle    button by the Throttle Stop output  or the Update Calculation menu item  for the Throttle Stop setting you should run     For example  you have obtained an    Adj Factor    of 25 234 based on 2 previous runs  perhaps 2 months  ago  You come to a new event and make a time trial pass with certain weather condi
13. le File    100 Ex  Yehicles in Library Chosen Ex    Yehicle File  2011 Dodge    Chevrolet Camaro LT Convertible Coupe     Chevrolet Camaro LT Coupe F  Chevrolet Camaro  55 Convertible Coupe i    Chevrolet Camaro 55 Coupe CID  332 WE  4375 i   470 HP   6000 Axle Ratio  3 92  Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Pk Ta HP R whl D  Chevrolet Corvette    Al 3ZR ES r pau    eve  Chevy Corvette    06 Coupe hi _ Dre Coal  35  Dodge Challenger 2dr  Coupe eal PERN   ge Challenger 7dr  Coupe SATE   Dodge Charger RT Stock 2011 Dodge Challenger 2 Or  Coupe SATS  Dodge Charger SATS Stock 6 4L cae Engine  b Speed Manual  Dodge Charger Stock Transmission  l  Ford Mustang 2dr Cpe We 2400 Pound Oriver    Ford Mustang 7d  Coe GT Courtesy of Road and Track Online   Picture Courtesy of Supercars HO  com    Preview     f List Alphabetically  typical listing   C List by Date Last Changed    Show Only Files which Show All Files      _ Open   _ Delete   _ Cancel   _ Help   contain this phrase       
14. ontain this phrase SULA dae    Note the use of much longer  more descriptive file  names available in Version 3 2     Open a Vehicle File eo    a Yehicles in Library Chosen Vehicle File  2002 Ford Focus SY  T    1072072002 2001 Ford Lightning F 150 Stock  1072072002 1995 Ford Lincoln Mark YII Stock  1072072002 1989 Ford SuperCoupe Stock       10 20 2002 1985 Ford Thunderbird Race Ara n e  1071972002 2003 Ford Mustang Cobra Stock  Tea Frnt whi Drv   10 19 2002 2002 Ford Focus SVT Stock E ar Hin uaa ae    Hanl Trans Drag Coet   35    Preview     Choose this option and the 2002 Ford Focus SWT 6 speed manual  files you most recently worked Unusual Getrag transmission produces 2  with are listed at the top of the _     ffective final drive        ratios  4 25 and 2 68   We ve done the math  list of vehicles  iE    effective trans ratios assuming the 4 25 iz     List Alphabetically  typical listing          List by Date Last Changed  Show Only Files which    _ Open   Delete   Cancel   Help  contain this phrase    Pick a phrase to look for in the name of the file to be listed  like    Ford     shown here   or choose    Show All Files    to show all files in the library   or type in most any phrase of your choosing         C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices       Appendix 4  New Features In  Version 3 4    Here is a brief listing of some of the features new in Version 3 4     Allows for a graphics file to be included with your vehicle data  This graphics f
15. ound     Enter Displacement In     ECs    ae Ea  Engine Displacement   1200    i  Help   Cancel   Print   Use Calc Value   Help   Cancel    Print          C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices    Figure A5 New Features at Main Screen    Open either Examples  from Performance Trends  or vehicles you saved to  your separate library      Drag Racing Analyzer 3 2 Performance  rends      File  vehicle  Calc ET Help Preterene  s Reg To  Ke    Mew   Open Example Vehicle trop ertormance Trends  Open One of My Saved Vehicles   Save Vehicle Ctrl 5  Save As Chrl e    Open from Floppy Disk           Save To Floppy Disk    Ctrl 0    Click here to  find best  axle ratio or  converter     Options to save to or open from  floppy drive  making it easy to  move vehicle files from one  computer to another     Print Main Screen   Print Blank Worksheet   Windows Printer Setup aE ESI  defined Front wheel Drive   Unlock lets you turn the demo into a   working version with a code       Unlock Program    Exit Program    Click here to set  default floppy drive  letter  A or B      w v32 0 Performance Trends   105EC Fw_D      alp   References Reg To  Kevin Gertgen    Click on Allow Instant Updating  of Changes for feature described  on next page     alpzer   3 2 Performance Trends   105EC Fw_D      Default Floppy Drive  curently A    01 Sec Increments   runs taster   w  D0  Sec Increments  more exact     Beginner Level    Expenenced Level    Remind On Tire    Wt Change  Don t R
16. p  deg F  75     Dew Point  deg F    Side wind      60 Foot Time  60 ft  sec  oy     Let Program Est  60 ft tir        Safety Margin  sec  hrottle Stop   a  Help ee  Barometer reading in inches of mercury   CORRECTED to sea level for elevation  p  50    Predicted Run    ind MPH    Wind Direction Gide wind     60 Foot Time  60 ft  sec     Let Program Est  60 ft tir     5 afety Margin  sec    fl hrottle Stop    Help  Barometer reading in inches of mercury   CORRECTED to sea level for elevation  p    Appendices    This screen is as  described in manual   basing throttle stop  on 2 previous runs     Select    Use Two      old method  or    Use  One    T S  For Use  One  you must have  an    Adj Factor    from  a previous set of  runs  See test for  how to use each  method        Adj Factor    and     Safety Margin     added in V 3 2     New screen for using     One T S    with an     Adj  Factor    from a  previous set of runs     Enter the    Adj  Factor    from a  previous set of  Calibration runs   where you made a  large change in the  throttle stop setting   Now a Predicted  Run   s throttle stop  setting is just based  on Run 2   s results  and this    Adj Factor            C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices       New Throttle Stop Options   In Version 3 2  there are 2 ways to predict Throttle Stops     1  Based on 2 previous runs obtained during time trials or    test and tune runs     This is the only  method that was available in version 3 0  
17. ple   Save Example    If using this feature  it is best to always close out each screen by  clicking on the OK button  then going to the next screen  If you  simply click on an option on the main screen while another screen  is open  the program can    get confused    and may drop some of the    specs you have changed         C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices  SSS gS SS SS    Figure A7 Open Screen Features This is the normal way the screen would look     as it would in Version 3 0   Open a Yehicle File ET    a Vehicles in Library Chosen Vehicle File  1966 Plymouth GTX    1966 Chevy Nova Race  1968 Chevy Camaro Race    On  1563 Plymouth Gls Stock 0  CID  440 WE 4240  1969 Chevy Chevelle Race 320 HP   4600 Axle Ratio  3 23  1970 Dodge SuperBee Hemi Race E Ae eine     Pk Tq  amp  HP Rear Whi Drv  1979 Chevy Malibu Race 36 d Fint Area  22  1985 Ford Thunderbird Race A ie Ti  Dies Cock  e  1989 Ford SuperCoupe Stock oY gees pha estat  1995 Ford Lincoln Mark Vill Stock s  1997 Dodge Dakota RT Stock 1968 Plymouth GT 440 Single 4 BBL  2001 Dodge Dakota RT Stock Factory rating i 375 HP at 4600 APM  480 ft    2001 Ford Lightning F 150 Stock Ibe 3200 RPM  2002  Ford Focus SYT Stock We ve derated these numbers to be more    Cobra Stock realistic  as most all  factory ratings before 1972 were too high         Preview        List Alphabetically  typical listing      List by D amp te Last Changed      Show Only Files which        uren Delete _Cancel_  _ Help   c
18. tions  throttle stop  setting and ET  This first time trial should be your attempt to run very close to the Index  You enter these  conditions into the program as Run 2  Now  for your Round 1 run  you enter the current weather  conditions  Safety Margin  and method to estimate the 60 ft time for the Predicted Run and click on the     Cle    button to obtain the correct Throttle Stop setting  This Throttle Stop setting will be nearly as  accurate as 1f you had made 2 runs with very different throttle stop settings as described in the manual in  Example 4 3     You will also notice a new input called    Safety Margin     For example  if you say your index is 9 90  but  you want the program to predict what setting is necessary to run a 9 93  a  03 second safety margin   you  should enter 9 90 as the Index and  03 as the Safety Margin  Safety Margin is also available in the Dial In  screen and works in a similar way      C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices       What is    Adj Factor        The Adjustment Factor is a measure of how much affect your throttle stop has on your vehicle   s ET  It is  measured by making 2 different runs with 2 very different throttle stop settings  say one where the throttle  stop is on for  5 seconds  and another where the stop is on for 2 5 seconds  These are not runs where you  will try to run your index  and are best run during a    test and tune    session  Your objective is to produce 2  very different ETs  hopefully  
19. y Log  you are now presented with 4 command options  Open  Rename  Help or Time  Slip     The Dial In and Throttle Stop screens have a new spec of  safety margin   which the program  uses to give you a margin of error to keep you from breaking out     The Throttle Stop Predictions can now be based on just one previous run  and an Adjustment  Factor from a previous run  This Adjustment Factor is obtained by doing a calibration run at  some previous time  See the detailed explanation later in this section for this more convenient  method of predicting throttle stops     The program will now    Auto Link    to our upcoming Engine Analyzers  versions 3 2  Auto  Linking means the Engine Analyzer screen will show the resulting MPH and ET from an engine  change  running the Drag Racing Analyzer program completely in the background     A new Preference lets you obtain instant updates of ET  MPH and 60 ft times from every change  you make in the vehicle specs screens  This can be a great time saver  especially on newer  faster  computers     Several new Example Vehicle Files have been added  to make building your vehicle easier      C  Performance Trends Inc 1998 Drag Racing Analyzer Appendices    Figure A2 New Features in Results Screen    60 ft times now included in    Improvement    section     A Drag Racing Analyzer v    a    Back Graph Print Analvze Histor Time Slp HelplF7     E Hotes Summary     Mery High Clutch Slip  Tire Current  ET 10 855 MPH 131 07  Cmnts   Hotes   Traction 
    
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