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MetroMPG · 09-30-2014, 04:23 PM

I dropped off the Scangauge to Phil. He figures he'll have some calibration numbers in about a week.

Should we start a pool? I'm guessing my graph numbers are 12% high.

UPDATE: calibration over 4 fill-ups showed the gauge was optimistic by 9.3%. Chart in post #1 updated with revised numbers.

09-30-2014, 04:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
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