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RE: DAmmit : Part II
It's hard for me to believe that there is that much of a difference
between the computer and the speedo needle. I'm thinking that the computer is
lower due to the fact that it is programmed to take the average mph of your
drive time. I know that you're thinking..."Well if I'm going a constant 70,
then the computer average should be 70 too...." Maybe, maybe not. If you
closely watch your speedo during cruise control, it does NOT stay at a constant
speed. It will drop off 3-5mph every now and then before the engine kicks in to
maintain the proper setting. Also, if u think about it......having 66 displayed
on your computer while your speedo is reading 70 is a huge difference at that
speed. That means when you're doing 35mph, you're actually doing 33mph. That's
too big a margin of error for me to believe with all the technology we have
packed in our cars these days. I don't know enough about the on-board
diagnostics of our cars to give any technical info to support my idea, but it
just sounds too funky to me.
John Hopkins wrote:
125 in 4th
gear but, I ran out of room
In keeping with what
some others have already posted.
I set my cruise at an indicated 70 mph
last night. I then reset my computer and watched the average MPH for a few
miles. It read 66 mph.
Now what is this telling us?
That our analog
speedos are incorrect! They read on the high side!If this is a percentage
error, the inaccuracy will increase with speed. So all you 140+ top speeders
are probably being duped by you incorrect speedos. All published
documentation I've seen indicates that our top speed is around 128mph.
Just so nobody screams at me about worn out tires causeing the problem.
I've only 6600 miles on my baby!
Sean Mulch
98 GLX Red/Blk
Stock.
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- Re: DAmmit
- From: "Sean E. Mulch" <smulch@bellatlantic.net>