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Old 03-27-2008, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Last930
The owners manual for my '79 930 has a chart showing speeds for each gear/rpm, which shows about the same % difference as reported on the 996TT here. Is there a chart in the 996 manual?
Yes there is, and as I think I wrote in an earlier post I used that chart when I was trying to measure the speedo error in my car - the chart backs up the error that I calculated/observed.

Very interesting also re the Brockway R920 read out! That pretty much confirms what I reckon which is that the speedo reads 4-5mph (7-8 km/h) fast deliberately.

Originally Posted by jbossolo
You guys crack me up with all this mumbo-jumbo back and forth over math and % errors!
Just drive the friggin' thing until the wheels fall off!!!
Just my 2 cents (or is that 1.9999999998 cents due to measurement error?)
As for forgetting about this and just "drive the car" - believe me I do It's just that here in Australia, we have really **** speed limits that are ruthlessly enforced via hundreds of fixed and mobile speed camera's all over the highways, and they are tuned to get you on a very thin margin. Plus radar detectors and laser jammers are illegal and carry HUGE fines/penalties if you are caught with one. So, I like to know exactly how fast I going on the highway so that a) I don't get booked all the time and b) get to where I am going as fast as I can legally get away with!

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Beej



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