You could also check out this link to the mighty merlyns WebReview columns where he addresses the download timing problem.
It does not take the time to render and parse scripts into account as dws correctly notes. However you may find it as interesting as I did.
---In reply to Re: Timing Web Page Requests
by guha
in thread Timing Web Page Requests
by insensate
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