Involved with an engine devellopping (the sleeve and the engine are on the pics) we come to a point that real numbers and such graphics can tell more than only a feeling. With 8 analoge inputs you can connect any sensor with an analogue output and with that you can understand more what is happening in the car.

Currently the main computer is huge, it also a product from back in 1995 and the Win 3.1 program is still working fine on any current 32 bit Windows and has all the needs to make it work. Recording on a memory module will not make it faster but it is possible. Now the pitman can follow the realtime data while it is still recorded at the background. At home you can finetune the scaling and analyse the data and I must say that it is fun.

A next step can be an Arduino: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Hardware
This Atmel128/328 chip loaded with a special open source bootloader has the same function as my old Motorola 68HC05B6 processor but due the open source easy to find applications. It can even handle more sensors, the digital inputs can even handle sensors with a serial digital output.

I just got mail from the manufacturer of the G-force sensors, they say it can work better with an active filter but they do advice a different sensor. hmmmm.....