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Old 01-21-2009, 11:20 AM
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a solution to accurate SG readings?

Has anyone thought of changing the gallons to Liters. Since the SG can only do whole units. This could be the problem. We can't adjust the 10.8 gallons properly. So it could be concluded that using the 44 Liters, the manual states, would be a better indicator. The only issue with this is you have to convert Liters to Gallons.

My SG usually reads 34.8MPG (with no correction), I know this to be off from my manual calculations. After being frustrated with the % correction on the SG, I decided to try this method. So far in my first tank using the Miles per Liter I am getting an average of 9.8.

1 Gallon = 3.7854118 Liters

9.8 x 3.7854118 = 37.097 MPG

Although I haven't finished the tank (infact I haven't even gone a 1/4 tank yet), this is closer to the actual MPG I calculate every fill up.

Another added bonus to this method is that the Miles till Empty is accurate.

Just my 2 cents.
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