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Re: Tyres and speed - wow

To: Philip Warburton <cplimey@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: Tyres and speed - wow
From: James Carruthers <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 01:35:21 +0100
Wow - using this calculator - I have calculated that any of us could 
increase the top speed of our Spits to well over 140mph...

Anyone know if you can get 335 tyres for a Spit?

Seriously though - thanks Philip - my Spit really does feel faster than 
the speedo is telling me...




James



Philip Warburton wrote:

>Here is an interesting site for those of you that have non-stock tyres on
>your Spits...
>
>http://www.canadiandriver.com/tools/index.htm
>
>The last choice in the list is a calculator that shows what happens to your
>speed indication on the speedo in relation to the stock tyres vs non-stock.
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>  *** Philip ***
>1975 Spitfire 1500 - FM32468U
>(otherwise known as CJ)

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