Speedometer accuracy
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Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Las Vegas NV
Well officer, I know I was going the speed limit, no matter what that silly made-in-China radar gun says.
A portable GPS (even a cheap one) will tell your speed pretty accurate. You can probably borrow one for a test. The one built into in my wife's car does not tell speed, but most hand-helds do.
A portable GPS (even a cheap one) will tell your speed pretty accurate. You can probably borrow one for a test. The one built into in my wife's car does not tell speed, but most hand-helds do.
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From: OHIO
According to my GPS the speedo on heritage is about 3 mph fast.
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Stage IV
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OK, GPS. Cool, thanks.
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Had a customer come in complaining about the speedo on his sporty a few years back. Don't remember exactly but think the tolerance is either +/- 3% (possibly 5% but for some reason I remember 3%)
