Have a look at the customer list (Honda, Renault, Toyota, and Ferrari F1 departments use VBOX), you will even see RR listed there !
Testing method & equipment: NO HYPE! (sample customer tests at bottom of this page)
Rice Racing developed analysis is unrivaled at the price point (or any price point for that matter!) and goes back to first principles of elementary vehicular dynamics & mechanical engineering (< there is no fudge factors here, CLICK on links to see so formula development **ALL Rice Racing numbers match REALITY***).
Each car is checked for basic mass with our Tanner high precision wireless corner scale system, then a series of tests are done on your specific vehicle to determine the actual Cd (drag coefficient) and f (tire rolling resistance coefficient) via the ultra high accuracy Race Logic VBOX3i and IMU data. From there RR developed formula are used to determine the exact driving power or wheel power your car has in reality, in real time, as you drive it! There is no other more factual/relevant testing that can be applied. Anyone can go test in an artificial environment and give you a guess of what the car (via artificial environment testing) has, but very few people have the equipment or the expertise to give you a comprehensive "actual" vehicular analysis as Rice Racing can.
I measure handling dynamics of vehicles as well (acceleration in X,Y,Z axis along with Vehicle PITCH, ROLL and YAW) for those who want to quantify handling traits or fundamentals of weight transfer etc, other variables such as ACTUAL wheel slip percentage to determine drive efficiency and grip levels are all recorded *for applicable vehicles* < Great for mapping of variable boost controllers or traction control units or even checking function of differentials effect on acceleration. The same can be applied to braking efficiency (distribution or ABS function).You can be assured when you come to me your car will be fully analyzed and professionally tweaked to it's maximum potential.
Here is a link to some testing analysis, a customer will get a basic report of the following *CLICK to view report*
*power report with AFR logged, boost pressure, TPS, acceleration rate, rpm, to name but a few select parameters.
*90kph to 140kph analysis of 3rd gear test performance (which can be used as a guide for all future upgrades or comparisons to others)
Other testing options are available on request and for a small nominal fee, custom tests or analysis can be carried out.
1/4 mile or circuit track racing analysis to name but 2 popular applications (gearing optimization & even identifying driving faults)
Example real power analysis & boost response:
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON variability of INACCURATE Drag Racing Time slips !
Should the owner of one of these world class meters want to compare its performance against the shit backwards ghetto equipment used at drag strips, he or she will need to
deal with "rollout," which is the distance a vehicle can move before
triggering the archaic backwards timing light system.
A little drag-strip primer: As a
car creeps toward the two light beams of the starting area, its front
tire will eventually block the first beam and trigger a "prestage"
warning. This informs the driver that the official starting line, where
the "stage beam" shines across the track, is only seven inches ahead.
When the front tire triggers that second beam, the vehicle is properly
staged for a run. However, the vehicle's position can still vary by
well over a foot while its front tires are blocking the stage beam.
This is critical, because the drag-strip clock does not start until the
second light, or stage beam, is uncovered. It is this distance that is
the critical rollout.
The length of the rollout depends on the
diameter of the tire and where the driver chooses to position the car
at the start. Although the rollout distance is typically only a foot or
so of a quarter-mile, it can affect the elapsed time by as much as 0.3
second, and to the serious gearhead, that's an eternity. Therefore, we
needed to make sure every run in our test started at precisely the same
point because of that 0.3-second issue.
Also, a car accelerates to
3 mph in about 12 inches!
As a general guide the BEST true BPU cars with no fuel system upgrades do 90-140kph in 3.90 second range ^
= ~ 215rwkw indicated on VBOX ***These all translate to 350~360bhp cars
(IF YOU WANT TO WORK OUT YOUR TRUE ENGINE POWER FROM MY FIGURES THE
FD3S REQUIRES YOU MULTIPLY THE rwkw by ~1.20)*** (this
is the maximum reliable level of performance without leaning out car to
stupid levels). This is the same if your car is fitted with either 4.1
or 4.3 ratio rear diff, cars fitted with 18, 19 or 20" wheels beside
looking flat out gay are much slower! as are Aus spec cars (heavier
except SP which is Don Mega !)
The next level up are cars with upgraded
fuel pump and pressure regulator which allow a significant increase in
boost pressure and also resulting performance, and after that you are
looking at full parallel conversions with bigger fuel injector
capacity, these make more power on the same boost as a sequential car
but also yield massive increases in performance with higher boost
pressure all the way to the point of the turbos turning to shit
........ next level from there is tow truck class (IE: Kin)
ET = (weight/hp)^0.2574 x 7.3571 & mph = (hp/weight)^0.3018 x 215.39 & hp = weight/(ET / 7.3571)^3.8850
are great forumla to use for street cars, you can work out to very
close actual engine power if you know the weight of your car (pounds)
as run. http://www.stealth316.com/2-calc-hp-et-mph.htm and you will see a raft of road cars tested to confirm LRT formula here http://www.stealth316.com/misc/performance_lrt2.xls
90-140kph times and details FD3S RX7's in various states of tune/specification, excellent reference tool for customers
Kin (4.1 diff) **600m altitude test**
Mods: Anal lube, T04Z 17.5psi, HKS V Mount, CDI, SMB, screamer pipe, tow truck special, 1800 FUJ TOW
Time: 2.99 seconds V-BOX REPORT
^ = 280rwkw indicated on VBOX
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/2515/kinim9.jpg
SpiritR (4.3 diff) **600m altitude tests**
http://www.riceracing.com.au/rides/SeriesVIII_SpiritR.htm (Track time and more detail)
Mods: RF420 19.5psi, Parallel Turbo, upgrade SMIC, CDI, FULL SMB Exhaust
Time: 3.21 seconds V-BOX REPORT
^ = 257rwkw on VBOX
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1607/nathrl7.jpg
16.8psi
Time: 3.52 seconds
^ = 237rwkw on VBOX
13.0psi
Time: 3.73 seconds
^ = 212rwkw on VBOX
verbatimrx7 (4.1 diff)
Mods: GCG T28's 17.5psi, FMIC, Parallel Turbo
Time: 3.45 seconds V-BOX REPORT
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3038/verbaitimgf6.jpg
FD7
Mods: FLUFFY DICE, CDI, 16psi, Knight Sports V mount, uprated fuel pressure
Time: 3.64 seconds
Jase
Mods:BPU, SMIC, 13.5psi, SMB
Time: 3.89 seconds
Rod
Mods:BPU, Stock IC, full exhaust, SMB muffler
Time: 3.90 seconds
Matt
Mods:BPU, Stock IC, 3.5" SMB, Greddy Profec B Spec 2 EBC, 11.6psi
Time: 3.90 seconds
^ = 188rwkw on VBOX @ 11.6psi (one person only test, hence lower boost to keep equal)
RXHEAVEN
Mods: Chilly Sauce, BPU, SMB, 13psi
Time: 3.91 seconds
ONE58 (Rob) (4.1 diff)
http://www.riceracing.com.au/rides/SeriesVIII_Rob.htm (this link show 1/4mile times, only difference is boost turned up to 1~1.05bar)
^ = 232.5rwkw on VBOX with 15psi boost
Mods: FMIC, BPU, SMB, 12.5psi, upgrade fuel pump and pressure regulator
Time: 3.94 seconds
^ = 215rwkw on VBOX @ 12.5psi
Chelsea
Mods:BPU, SMIC
Time: 4.11 seconds
Leo (FD3S)
Mods: SP IC, Zorst, 12 to 11.5psi.
Time: 4.28 seconds
Kiteman
Mods: BPU, Stock down pipe, CAT back exhaust.
Time: 4.49 seconds
built2kill
Mods: BOOST ISSUES!
Time: 4.58 seconds
SLYTHR
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5562/kostas7ausstockwe2.jpg (shows back to back test of stock ECU Aus spec S7 FD and RR tuned PFC fitted)
Mods: STOCK ECU, Stock down pipe and scat, CANON.
Time: 5.37 seconds
Mods: RR tune and PFC *as above*
Time: 4.66 seconds
Dennis
Mods: Mad pods! and gay exhaust with 10psi boost on stock scat equipped dump pipe and 20" rimz!!!
Time: 5.51 seconds
Other Reference cars
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Jake
Mods: 13B Bridge Port T51 25~27psi boost!! (600+rwhp car,
illustration of power band and effect on this crucial time 4700rpm to
8200rpm on this car, no wheel spin just pure illustration of power band
and effect on this time in real world test.... You can have too big a
turbo!)
Time: 3.40~3.60 seconds
http://www.riceracing.com.au/water-injection.htm
Matt (stock standard Spirit R Type A) (4.3 diff)
Mods: NONE! (13.85 second @ 104.78mph RR V-BOX Recorded for 1/4 mile *no roll out* 600m altitude test)
280PS
1270kg
0-100kph: 5.55 seconds (RR V-BOX tested)
Time: 5.06 Seconds (90 to 135kph! see report) V-BOX REPORT
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6577/matthl5.jpg
STOCK Australian 1992 FD3S factory figures
255bhp
1310kg
0-100kph: 6.3 seconds
Standing 400m: 13.8 seconds @ 100mph
http://www.fd3s.net/magazine_articles/sports_car_international_2.html
^ great article
showing back to back of 3 different tunes of twins FD3S! correlates
very well with all the types of cars I have tuned and have my own
certified V-BOX data on....... you can compare from Matt's stock std
Spirit R Type A through to ONE58 (Rob's) maximum effort BPU car (comes
very close to stripped out race FD3S!) in all area's. 60mph 1/4 time
and mph (though PFS race car is about 150kg lighter! and uses slicks).
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Ferrari F360 V's Mazda RX7 FD3S 1/4 mile analysis on VBOX
Well since we all love the FD3S so much I though I would put up a
fitting tribute to just how damn great these cars are in basically
standard form, requiring only very minor tuning to really dominate much
more expensive cars. In this case I have searched back through my own
data base of test files and though many new and old RX7 enthusiasts
would appreciate this thorough specification run down along with real
world results for both cars using the same world class measurement
equipment.
First a run down of the cars.
Cars: Ferrari F360,& ONE58's (mild tune FD3S)
Power: 400bhp V's 380bhp (RR estimated off VBOX power recording)
Weight: 1450kg V's 1270kg
Gearing: Ref VBOX test to speed (both cars geared equally in first 4 gears)
Claimed performance for F360 0-62mph (100kph) = 4.5 seconds
VBOX verified result (see below) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_360#Performance
(ONE58's performance analysis by RR)
ONE58 (Rob) (4.1 diff)
http://www.riceracing.com.au/rides/SeriesVIII_Rob.htm (this link show 1/4mile times, only difference is boost turned up to 1~1.05bar)
^ = 232.5rwkw on VBOX with 15psi boost
Mods: FMIC, BPU, SMB, 12.5psi, upgrade fuel pump and pressure regulator
Time: 3.94 seconds (90-140kph test)
^ = 215rwkw on VBOX @ 12.5psi
VBOX REPORT of FD3S to Ferrari F360 *click to view*
Both cars tested on road with VBOX equipment and the results may surprise some 
VBOX Test Results (no roll out applied for 1/4 mile test)
Ferrari F360 V's Mazda RX7 FD3S
0-100kph: 4.61 s V's 4.21 s
0-160kph: 10.42 s V's 9.29 s
1/4 mile: 12.92 s V's 12.54 s
Velocity: 181.49kph V's 190.73 kph
So you can see just how great the FD3S really is... nothing short of an amazing car when fine tuned to its full potential |
