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FricFrac 08-17-2009 11:56 PM

Hmm GPS is not necessarily accurate. Depends on how many satellites, etc you are receiving. Likely less than normal unless you have a roof antenna. The greater the distance traveled at a fixed speed will also increase the accuracy.

Chan Chee Hoe 08-18-2009 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDWayne (Post 152462)
Do you have stock tires?

Wayne

I think the standard 18'' rear tyres is a bit smaller than the 19'' ones..

LiquidZ 08-18-2009 06:58 AM

How would you go about calibrating your speedo? For OCD types like me, I would like to have it recalibrated if I were to get different tires/wheels.

zZSportZz 08-18-2009 07:20 AM

Mine seems pretty accurate.....its my cruise control I'm worried about.

It seems that it can fluctuate a lot. I've been like 6 mph over going down a hill.

drdre8424 08-18-2009 01:41 PM

mine simes to be about 2 mph off from my GPS, i dont lose sleep over it.

rudi 08-18-2009 07:28 PM

A possible reason for the error is Nissan my have calibrated the speedo to suit the 19" rims and not the 18's. Does anyone know if the rolling diameter is different for both wheels?

davidyan 08-18-2009 10:31 PM

the GPS speedometers are usually pretty accurate unless you are accelerating hard or slowing down in which case, there is some lag in the calculation.

I had a portable Garmin and used it in 5 different cars (sometimes I drive my parent's cars) and it always seems like the car speedometer is about 1.5 - 2 mph faster than the car.


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