is the speedometer correct?
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lately i find myself going 60mph everywhere i go, whether it would be in a 30 mph zone or a 40 mph zone. speedometer says im going 60 but it doesnt feel like 60. and plus when im going 60 all the cars around me are going the same speed or even faster, but thats odd because not a lot of people will go 60 in a 40.
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Originally Posted by Tattude
Mine is DEAD ON!!! You don't have any of those rador stations (mobil) around where you live? Mine matches them to the tee
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YUP... We have those and also on the base here we have mobil white ones that say your speed. I guess they just want to let everyone know they are speeding...lol
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Originally Posted by imseksy
lately i find myself going 60mph everywhere i go, whether it would be in a 30 mph zone or a 40 mph zone. speedometer says im going 60 but it doesnt feel like 60. and plus when im going 60 all the cars around me are going the same speed or even faster, but thats odd because not a lot of people will go 60 in a 40.
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Originally Posted by nickintempe
You can always try the simple trick of driving 60mph down a highway with an eye on your odometer, and see if you do 1 mile per minute. It's not exactly precise, but it'll give you a good idea if you're in the right ballpark.
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my head unit has navigation in it and there is a vechile dynamics setting where i get a digital indication of speed. that is always dead on with the digital indication in the Z!
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I thought the car felt slow at cruising speeds as well, but I had my girlfriend set her cruise control at 60, and when we were even on the interstate, I set my cruise at 60, seemed to be just fine. My speedo was right on, the car just feels slower at cruising speeds, but that's a small sacrifice for driving a sports car such as the Z.
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Originally Posted by roast
If you're in such a hurry, try doing 159. It only feels like 80. ![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/icon44.gif)
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wow doing 60?! And you dont get harrassed in the slow lane?! I try to be a "good citizen" in the slow slow lane all it gets me is bother and people cutting me off...
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Originally Posted by Tattude
YUP... We have those and also on the base here we have mobil white ones that say your speed. I guess they just want to let everyone know they are speeding...lol
Where I went to school, there is a stationary one. Cops were never around that one. All it did was make me wanna see how fast I could get my '95 Buick!
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Originally Posted by navynukeme
my head unit has navigation in it and there is a vechile dynamics setting where i get a digital indication of speed. that is always dead on with the digital indication in the Z!
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FYI:
If you want to check your speedo accuracy, all you need is a stopwatch, a highway with mile markers, and a calculator. Hold your speed constant between 2 mile markers, time it, and divide the # of seconds it takes to cover the mile into 3600.
Try it. It's easy!
If it takes 45 seconds to cover the mile, you're going 80 MPH, irregardless of what your speedo says.
If you want to check your speedo accuracy, all you need is a stopwatch, a highway with mile markers, and a calculator. Hold your speed constant between 2 mile markers, time it, and divide the # of seconds it takes to cover the mile into 3600.
Try it. It's easy!
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If it takes 45 seconds to cover the mile, you're going 80 MPH, irregardless of what your speedo says.
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