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Old 09-20-2015, 07:51 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Skyking, I really looking forward to seeing your results.
I suspect quite a bit of fluctuation in the data though.
You have so many variables.
I would guess that you are engaging your cruise control at a certain target well ahead of the test area ?
How accurately will the cruise control keep the car at a precise speed ?
Even a slight dip in the road, or a small twig that you miss can skew the data.
Variables in wind direction and velocity will have a large effect too, of course.
And as the others have mentioned, tire friction / temperature / driveline losses as well.

How many runs do you plan to do ? As you of course know, the more data the better.
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