Click on Help, then About at top of Main Screen to see Version # --------------- May 28, 2003 v3.2 A.008 ------------------------------Enhanced the error messages in Auto-Linking to Engine Analyzer v3.2 if an error had occurred. Program now looks for both Acrobat and Acrobat Reader to display the users manual. Fixed Help in Results and Graph Screen, where Help screen just flashed and did not stay visible. More detail in About screen about other products. Main Screen Help, then Other Products now shows the About screen. Fixed these bugs: When opening files, the Preview indicated Manual trans if you had picked a file with an EXAMPLE torque converter. When picking example Tires, new choice was not saved correctly if you had set the preference to Allow Instant Updating of Results. Refined the 'Optimize' feature if you chose NOT to use the optimized converter or axle ratio. --------------- Apr 22, 2002 v3.2 A.004 ------------------------------Fixed bug where some converter stalls were not being done correctly at low RPMs Fixed bug where the AutoLink feature to the new Engine Analyzer v3.2 did not always transfer a power curve correctly. --------------- Oct 23, 2002 v3.2 A.002 ------------------------------Fixed bug where Optimizing Torque Converter would not always be enabled. Fixed bug which could cause problems when Optimizing torque converter or axle ratio. --------------- Oct 23, 2002 v3.2 A.001 ------------------------------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. 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. 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 History 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. This is 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. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ New Version 3.2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --------------- March 27, 2002 v3.0 E.001 ------------------------------Program now remembers Comment changes made in comment screen in the results screen. Added ability to do Throttle Stop predictions based on just 1 run. --------------- Jan 8, 2001 v3.0 D.003 ---------------------------------Added 'Print' button to examples form. Fixed bug where power curve sent from Engine Analyzer (std, plus or Pro) would not be corrected to Std Conditions for the case when the Engine Analyzer was NOT using standard weather conditions and the Drag Racing Analyzer was set to use SAE Conditions in the Engine Specs screen. Added Print button to About form. --------------- Aug 8, 2000 v3.0 D.002 ---------------------------------Fixed some problems printing Analysis reports. Previously, not all parts were printed and sometimes blank pages were included in the printouts. --------------- July 26, 2000 v3.0 D.001 ---------------------------------Fixed problems when program read engine power curves from Engine Analyzer programs (Std, Plus or Pro versions). If the power curve has more than 10 RPMs, the program now picks RPMs to keep which better represent the entire power curve. 10 RPMs is all that the Drag Racing Analyzer can hold. Fixed a problem which occured if you used a "Full Engine Power Curve" and the engine's torque curve was VERY steep at low RPM (for example 0 torque at 2000 RPM and 400 ft lbs at 3000 RPM). For automatic transmissions, this would produce unstable converter stall RPMs (small change in Conv Capacity produced large change in Stall RPM). This version reduces this problem and produces more realistic results. --------------- Jan 27, 2000 v3.0 c'' ---------------------------------Corrected TqFlite Trans 2nd gear ratio from 1.24 to 1.54 in example specs Fixed minor bug in the "Match Veh Perf " Finish Gr = 1. Vehicle Summary if you said Corrected Dens Alt and Dry Dens Alt calculations. We were previously not correcting for temperature affects correctly. This had NO affect on any performance or dial in predictions. We do NOT use Density Altitude numbers for any calculations. We just report them for info to the user. --------------- March 9, 1999 v3.0 b ---------------------------------(Click on Help, then About at the top of the Main Menu for the version #) Bug corrected when doing Opt Shift if you specified Peak Tq RPM was the same as the Peak HP RPM. Bug corrected where printout was not correct if you picked an example Torque Converter. Corrected example TH350 gear ratios from 2.48 and 1.48 to 2.52 and 1.52. Bug corrected when previewing Vehicle files, the peak HP and peak HP RPM were swapped. The files were opened correctly, just preview was wrong. Disabled printing History Log if History Log is not displayed. --------------- May 7, 1998 v3.0' ----------------------------------- Added "300 Sand Drags (100 yds) " as a possible Track Length for a race in the Calculate Performance Conditions menu.