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50mpg Y0 Who Needs Hybrids *pic*
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05-28-2008, 02:44 PM
DD1,May 27 2008, 08:37 PM Wrote:isnt that just a fancy vacuum gauge so if you took your foot off teh gas that the gauge would give you a false instant reading???
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Probably not. Part of the OBD II standard is for the ECU to calculate MPG (and few other pieces of economy related data) and supply it in real time. This is what makes it fairly easy for the manufacturers to provide this feature on their trip computers these days.
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50mpg Y0 Who Needs Hybrids *pic* - naz - 05-28-2008, 11:20 AM
50mpg Y0 Who Needs Hybrids *pic* - DD1 - 05-28-2008, 11:37 AM
50mpg Y0 Who Needs Hybrids *pic* - imack - 05-28-2008, 02:44 PM
50mpg Y0 Who Needs Hybrids *pic* - naz - 05-28-2008, 02:55 PM
50mpg Y0 Who Needs Hybrids *pic* - ZX3_2NV - 05-29-2008, 12:59 AM
50mpg Y0 Who Needs Hybrids *pic* - naz - 05-29-2008, 01:31 AM

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