View Single Post
Old 05-04-2013, 05:51 PM   #52 (permalink)
AndrzejM
Master EcoModder
 
AndrzejM's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Poland
Posts: 840

Berta - '97 BMW 318 tds Compact
90 day: 62.03 mpg (US)

Charlie - '07 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso Exclusive
90 day: 37.58 mpg (US)

Corsa - '05 Opel Corsa C
90 day: 53.22 mpg (US)

Mruczek - '03 Audi A2
90 day: 60.61 mpg (US)
Thanks: 185
Thanked 167 Times in 117 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by stewie View Post
I was thinking and i might do this. I may just set close numbers like 8090 and default usec and reset all stats to zero. Fill her up and drive entire tank. Than i will take margin of error get both numbers, adjust and do this 2 more times to get more accurate reading. I think that's best way of approaching it. This short term fiddling is useless. lol
That's the wise approach. Don't be scientific about it just calibrate is properly and that will be the best and most acurate method to get your MPGuino throw the right numbers.
__________________


Quote:
Gerhard Plattner: "The best attitude is to consider fuel saving a kind of sport. Everybody who has enough money for a strong car, can drive fast and hit the pedal. But saving fuel requires concentration, self-control and cleverness. It's a challenge with the nice effect of saving you money that you can use for other more important things."
  Reply With Quote