Reply to: RE>>speedo is out...mph to r
>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.
This is pretty close for my Midget as well (although some would argue that's
because
late model Midgets are partly Triumph). O/D wasn't even an option on these
things - what's the problem? I agree >4000 rpm at
70 mph is a little buzzy but at least the revs are up if you need to pass
someone on the freeway :)
Rich Hill
hill@ece.ucdavis.edu
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