[DeTomaso] Speed error

[Will Kooiman]

Gauges?  He don't need no stinkin' gauges.  Mad Dawg runs OOR using the
yeehawometer.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of michaelsavga at gmail.com
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 9:37 PM
To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speed error

Ok.  Mad dawg. Some input please.  You run the oor stuff using a gps I'm
sure. So what does the odo say versus the official distances.  More less
same?
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-----Original Message-----
From: MikeLDrew at aol.com

Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 22:12:48 
To: <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speed error



In a message dated 3/8/09 17 41 40, michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:


> What is the correlation between the speed indicator and the odometer?
Given 
> that there is only 1 cable. I.e. is it reasonable to assume with an 8 
> percent error in speed that the car the has 8 percent fewer miles on it !
> 
>>>No--in its current state, the odometer is right and the speedometer is 8%

optimistic.   If the speedometer read correctly, the odometer would be 8% 
pessimistic.

> (Assume the wheels were constant from day 1 for this question). Thus is
the 
> ratio indeed 1 to 1 within the unit so any input correct would effect both

> the speed and odo.
> 
>>>Basically, yes.

Mike



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