mileage

so i thought of something interesting today...or, rather, discovered. i have a problem with my wheel size so i was researching some stuff...and came across a bunch of questions regarding bigger wheels and speedometers/odometers. i have bigass wheels on my rearend...bigger than most people put on camaros, even (i was researching 'cause i have clearance problems). what that means is that the odometer is wrong, and the speedometer is also WRONG. i'll calculate it out later (simple circumference ratio as an estimate) but i think it should be kinda interesting.

for one thing, that means i'm usually driving faster than i think i am :) no wonder i always think everyone's slow as fuck. or...yeah...i just have a heavy foot. also, what that means, is i'm probably getting better mileage than i think i am. i usually fill up at around 200 miles (i have no resetable odometer so i have to keep records in the car and subtract all the time) and it usually comes around 17 gallons...and that comes in under 12 miles/gallon. heh....shitty, i know, but it's fuckin' FUN. so i'm probably getting better mileage than i think....which is cool. a simple test is to drive alongside someone or have them drive at least the same route and compare odometer readings. i could try that i guess...some people change their electronics to compensate...whatever.

i'll think more on it, but i thought that was interesting.

burn.