On my Syncros (running 215/75R15 tires) the indicated speed on the speedometer is about 5% low (aka at an indicated speed of 65mph, I'm really trundling down the road at 68mph). The odometer on the other hand is just about dead on (it might read 1% low based on measurements over 50 miles)
On Apr 11, 2004, at 1:14 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Borrow a GPS to determine > true readings for bot the speedometer and odometer. |
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