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Old 02-21-2014, 01:59 PM   #29 (permalink)
sarguy01
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Originally Posted by P-hack View Post
Yes, you can conclusively tell, you can make a "slip gauge", basically you need a position sensor on an output shaft and the crankshaft position sensor, need to know the precise gear ratios in the trans, and you can keep track of that stuff with a microcontroller and an LED or LCD display, etc. Display the last "slip" and how many crankshaft degrees it was and how long ago it was. Have fun
I wish I had the time to put something like that together. It'd be purely for my own entertainment though.
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