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Old 11-15-2008, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by swissfrank
fair assumption but 2.4mph at +100mph isn't going to make a unstable vehicle stable, nor would it be enough to phase a x5.
The maximum spec is 10% plus 2.4, so that would be a total error of 12.4 mph at 100. Assuming a bell curve distribution, most speedometers would read about 6 mph, or 10 km/hr over at that speed, statistically.
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