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Old 05-30-2014, 07:22 PM   #1
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This is the kind of thing I do for a living .
The max I'd pay is around 100 for a longacre or similar , but checked against the tpm in my car the $6 cvs digital one is accurate enough to measure in increments of one pound so that's what resides in the boxster .....
How accurate do you think you need it compared to how accurate do you actually need it are often worlds apart
Don't over think it .... Spend the money on gas instead !!!
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Old 05-30-2014, 07:57 PM   #2
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This is the kind of thing I do for a living .
The max I'd pay is around 100 for a longacre or similar , but checked against the tpm in my car the $6 cvs digital one is accurate enough to measure in increments of one pound so that's what resides in the boxster .....
How accurate do you think you need it compared to how accurate do you actually need it are often worlds apart
Don't over think it .... Spend the money on gas instead !!!
Ha! That is good advice...I guess with the new Michelin PSS I wanted to be sure I was at the right pressure for the first drive this year. My ocd kicking in again
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IMHO , paying a few bucks for a fill with inert gas is worth it for cold-hot stability . And 2-3lb below factory specs COLD is a good starting point .
And 20 bucks (or whatever) on an harbor frieght ir thermometer is money well spent .
We use calibrated flukes at work , so obviously I have a free one of them in the garage
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Old 05-30-2014, 09:23 PM   #4
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IMHO , paying a few bucks for a fill with inert gas is worth it for cold-hot stability . And 2-3lb below factory specs COLD is a good starting point .
And 20 bucks (or whatever) on an harbor frieght ir thermometer is money well spent .
We use calibrated flukes at work , so obviously I have a free one of them in the garage
I have a Flir thermal imaging camera. It takes sweet shots of heat. I'll take some tire pics when I'm back on the road.
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