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Old May 23, 2010 | 02:39 AM
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How accurate is the data in the over head console. Been watching my average miles per gal just wanted to know if it is accurate. It's been at 19mpg for a while and today it was at 18.9mpg.

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Old May 23, 2010 | 03:04 AM
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you can figure out how accurate it is by dividing the miles travled by gallons put back into the truck.
Usually when chipped it isn't very accurate from what I hear.
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 04:58 AM
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Horseshoes & hand grenades are precision tools in comparison.
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 08:48 AM
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My truck is basically stock, and the overhead display reads within a mpg or two of what it actually is (most of the time!)

I never use that for any actual purpose though, when I want to know my real mpg, I fill the tank right up to the brim, mark the miles off, redo that over the span of a week or two, do the math, and take the average!
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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With my chip and sticks, I'm getting ~35mpg , according to the lie-o-meter. I wish!
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Visseroth
Usually when chipped it isn't very accurate from what I hear.
that's been my observation too. On stock setting, it is pretty close to accurate, but on 80E it is about 5 mpg long...
 
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