Hmm - never thought about that!
Ok, anyone know why this mail, and at least two others, which I posted around 10
days ago, have only just made it to the list???
(Guess I should expect a reply to this some time around Christmas!)
Dean
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Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp.
From: "cablespeed"
<ptegler@cablespeed.com>
20/07/2000 00:07
To: "Dean Dashwood" <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
cc:
Subject: Re: O/D transmission install
AAhhh yes.. BUT! ... there is more than one gear ratio gear set that
drives the speedo cable. Then you can add on top of that,
any gear ratio change that comes from the various 90 degree
angle speedo cable drive adapters that can be fitted.
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Dashwood <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: O/D transmission install
>
>
>
>I've never done an O/D conversion (my car already had o/d) - but I really
can't
>see how it could affect the speedo. The speedo is measuring the speed of
the
>prop-shaft (or, at least, an internal part of the gearbox or o/d which is
bolted
>directly onto the propshaft) - the relationship between propshaft speed and
road
>speed isn't altered by installing o/d...
>
>Dean
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>
>
>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 08:17:50 -0400
>From: "wizardz" <wizardz@maxinter.net>
>Subject: Re: O/D transmission install
>
>Sorry to spoil your beliefs...
>but I can guarantee you there are different gear ratios
>floating around out there that were used on the J type O/D
>There are 1280 and 1000 rev to a mile variations that I know of
>and have used. Before the swap, my speedo read 26mph
>while my pace car said we were doing 45mph.
>With the present 1000 speedo and J type O/D at 40mph I now read 40.
>:-)
>
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