- 1. [Land-speed] Speedometers... (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:50:26 -0700
- I've alwaysliked the idea of having a speedo on my dash. I have a 0 - 30 mph unit but it always needs tobe calibrated. I may do that this summer if I can get to the salt and tow the car through a mea
- /html/land-speed/2008-04/msg00041.html (7,741 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Land-speed] Speedometers... (score: 1)
- Author: "Adin, David" <DavidAdin@mercydurango.org>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:12:44 -0600
- I ran my GPS for the 150 club run -both realtime and highest speed of trip. I saw a 'liner w/ a cheapy taped on the steering wheel. This must be for 'fraidy cats so they no when to lift? David in Du
- /html/land-speed/2008-04/msg00042.html (8,629 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Land-speed] Speedometers... (score: 1)
- Author: James Tone <gmc6power@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:49:29 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Most newbies don't know of this but a speedo in a liner is a very useful tool and not for what you think. Many of the long "square" type liners need to know how fast they are going before turning of
- /html/land-speed/2008-04/msg00044.html (8,017 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Land-speed] Speedometers... (score: 1)
- Author: "Adin, David" <DavidAdin@mercydurango.org>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:48:07 -0600
- So much for my humor. I understand there can be other uses - I was just having a poke at my friend Dr. M. Your post is a good reminder that there may be a jillion things I haven't considered yet - h
- /html/land-speed/2008-04/msg00047.html (8,419 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Land-speed] Speedometers... (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:58:14 -0700
- JD, I have a tach and a shift light. I set the tach to the desired pre calculatred rpm and then as you say try and keep the light lit. But that was not what I wanted the speedo for. _________________
- /html/land-speed/2008-04/msg00048.html (8,472 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Land-speed] Speedometers... (score: 1)
- Author: <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:32:23 -0700
- After some front suspension changes, my Mirage had no way to connect a speedometer cable. Fortunately, a helicopter airspeed indicator fit into the same hole as the old speedo. A pitot static tube w
- /html/land-speed/2008-04/msg00049.html (8,859 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Land-speed] Speedometers... (score: 1)
- Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:01:08 -0700
- Huh...how far does it have to protrude to avoid the effects of nearby bodywork? I've often thought that an airspeed indicator may be better at showing how well a vehicle is doing, to account for wind
- /html/land-speed/2008-04/msg00050.html (10,323 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Land-speed] Speedometers... (score: 1)
- Author: <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:20:06 -0700
- I bought my pitot static tube from Dweyer Instruments. It is a small diameter tube and extends about 5" higher than the body; I think one important point is that it is mounted at the nose so the inf
- /html/land-speed/2008-04/msg00052.html (11,199 bytes)
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