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Re: Where is my SPEED?

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Subject: Re: Where is my SPEED?
From: "Jim Hill" <jrhill@chorus.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 16:40:33 -0500
Dick Taylor wrote:

> > All---It shouldn't really matter what the differential ratio or the tire
> > size would be in Bryan's reading. If he's seeing 5000 rpm at 69mph, this
> > is a relation between the tach and the speedo. He should read this even
> > with the driveshaft disconnected.  No??

Quite true (although my first reaction to your note was, "HUH?").

But if he's seeing 5000rpm at an indicated 69mph (with a stock Triumph
gearbox), he'd only be seeing around 50mph at 5000rpm in third gear.

Sumpin' ain't right.

Jim Hill

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