Data Logger Worth it or Not?

L.Fite · 06-22-2021, 07:37 PM

If you run a clutch, I'd consider it a must have.
JMO

AveryMcLawhorn · 06-22-2021, 10:25 PM

So question for everyone that got a data logger. How much ET did you pick up from the data logger alone from identify the optimal configuration?

Jeff Stout · 06-23-2021, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AveryMcLawhorn

So question for everyone that got a data logger. How much ET did you pick up from the data logger alone from identify the optimal configuration?

Mine is in a bracket look alike super stocker. It should me converter to tight. Motor going rich on top end. Played around and gained a solid .12

Stan Weiss · 06-23-2021, 09:39 AM

How about we ask a different question. How many feel that the data supplied from runs and about changes saved you both a nice amount of both time and money?

Stan

moparpilot · 07-05-2021, 04:17 PM

i have a racepak sportsman with a o2 you don"t know what your missing without one great tool wouldn't be without one

427FE · 08-15-2021, 08:27 AM

The rpm DL10 seems to be the most cost effective for those on a budget. Can the 2 o2 package be added to the DL10?

Andy Friar · 08-15-2021, 09:03 AM

This is our 1st racing season with one. (Racepak Sportsman) Here are the ways it helped us, above better dial-ins. So far it has helped us to fine tune the A/F since we have the 02 sensors in the collectors. Shift points, launch rpm's and tire pressure based on driveshaft rpm vs engine rpm and the acceleration G's. It helped us diagnose a voltage drop on the run when we were .05 slow to our dial. Tracked it to a loose alternator plug. Then further dug in and found a voltage sucking on-off master switch. Yesterday we went out to do some bracket racing. Car was just as fast as it should be in the air on the 1st pass and we thought we had zero issues. On the run the data showed we dropped from ~45psi Oil pressure on our SBC to ~7psi. Packed up and headed home after watching our friend go a few rounds. Don't know the damage yet, but ZERO indications otherwise we had an issue. We are saving $$ and possible my hide with that data logger. If we made another time trial and the motor let go and shot oil everywhere who knows what happens. Never thought a data logger was a safety purchase too, but it could be. I wouldn't race without one. That is just me. I tent camp when I race multiple days and shower with a modified weed sprayer. I am not a baller. The $2500 we have in our data logger was NOT an insignificant purchase to us.

curtis reed · 08-16-2021, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 427FE

The rpm DL10 seems to be the most cost effective for those on a budget. Can the 2 o2 package be added to the DL10?

It inputs just like any other sensor though the WegoIII board.

06-22-2021, 07:37 PM	#1
L.Fite Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 519 Likes: 561 Liked 498 Times in 244 Posts	Re: Data Logger Worth it or Not? If you run a clutch, I'd consider it a must have. JMO

06-22-2021, 10:25 PM	#2
AveryMcLawhorn Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Snow Hill, NC Posts: 49 Likes: 63 Liked 80 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Data Logger Worth it or Not? So question for everyone that got a data logger. How much ET did you pick up from the data logger alone from identify the optimal configuration?

06-23-2021, 09:39 AM	#4
Stan Weiss Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Phila, PA Posts: 796 Likes: 0 Liked 735 Times in 386 Posts	Re: Data Logger Worth it or Not? How about we ask a different question. How many feel that the data supplied from runs and about changes saved you both a nice amount of both time and money? Stan

07-05-2021, 04:17 PM	#5
moparpilot Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 78 Likes: 286 Liked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Data Logger Worth it or Not? i have a racepak sportsman with a o2 you don"t know what your missing without one great tool wouldn't be without one Last edited by moparpilot; 07-05-2021 at 04:22 PM.

08-15-2021, 08:27 AM	#6
427FE Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Monroe Twsp, NJ Posts: 192 Likes: 261 Liked 348 Times in 79 Posts	Re: Data Logger Worth it or Not? The rpm DL10 seems to be the most cost effective for those on a budget. Can the 2 o2 package be added to the DL10?

08-15-2021, 09:03 AM	#7
Andy Friar Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 250 Likes: 699 Liked 226 Times in 76 Posts	Re: Data Logger Worth it or Not? This is our 1st racing season with one. (Racepak Sportsman) Here are the ways it helped us, above better dial-ins. So far it has helped us to fine tune the A/F since we have the 02 sensors in the collectors. Shift points, launch rpm's and tire pressure based on driveshaft rpm vs engine rpm and the acceleration G's. It helped us diagnose a voltage drop on the run when we were .05 slow to our dial. Tracked it to a loose alternator plug. Then further dug in and found a voltage sucking on-off master switch. Yesterday we went out to do some bracket racing. Car was just as fast as it should be in the air on the 1st pass and we thought we had zero issues. On the run the data showed we dropped from ~45psi Oil pressure on our SBC to ~7psi. Packed up and headed home after watching our friend go a few rounds. Don't know the damage yet, but ZERO indications otherwise we had an issue. We are saving $$ and possible my hide with that data logger. If we made another time trial and the motor let go and shot oil everywhere who knows what happens. Never thought a data logger was a safety purchase too, but it could be. I wouldn't race without one. That is just me. I tent camp when I race multiple days and shower with a modified weed sprayer. I am not a baller. The $2500 we have in our data logger was NOT an insignificant purchase to us. __________________ Andy Friar