On Tue, 27 Sep 1994, Greg Meboe wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Sep 1994, Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>
> > In a non-O/D GT6, you can double the number on the tach and get
> > approximate mph.
> >
> > This is true of every Triumph that I've driven (as long as it has the
> > original ratio and tire diameter). That is - in top (overdrive top for
> > cars that came with overdrive) the car takes about 1000 rpm/20mph, and
> > the gauges are usually arranged so that the needles are parallel.
>
> Hmmm...
> This must be another one of those constants of nature. I'm sure
> of it.
> Greg Meboe
>
I hope overdrive was an inexpensive option on these cars.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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