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skyl4rk · 03-14-2009, 11:04 AM

Is that the SAE standard method?

I have been using a stopwatch and a digital voice recorder with no assistant. It seems to be easier to mark the time at a certain mph (for example, 60, 50, 40, 30 mph) and hit the stopwatch lap button, speak out the time, then hit the lap button again to prepare for the next reading.

Maybe the 10 second method will work too. The curve should be the same either way, but the 10 second method will get more data points.

03-14-2009, 11:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
skyl4rk Coasting Down the Peak Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: M I C H I G A N Posts: 514 Toyauto Pickup - '94 Toyota Pickup 2WD 90 day: 36.32 mpg (US) Versa Base - '09 Versa Sedan 1.6 Base Team Nissan 90 day: 41.69 mpg (US) Thanks: 27 Thanked 42 Times in 35 Posts	Is that the SAE standard method? I have been using a stopwatch and a digital voice recorder with no assistant. It seems to be easier to mark the time at a certain mph (for example, 60, 50, 40, 30 mph) and hit the stopwatch lap button, speak out the time, then hit the lap button again to prepare for the next reading. Maybe the 10 second method will work too. The curve should be the same either way, but the 10 second method will get more data points. __________________ Nissan Versa Aeromods