[Roadsters] 160 MPH speedo.

[Matthew A. Smith]

Oops. 
Sorry John. Your reply was in my 'suspect email' bin. I don't even WANT to
know why!!! HAHAHAHA! 
Part of the reason I'm asking is that Loreli is, and as near as I can tell
from the records I have, always has been, a 70' 2000 Solex roadster. She has
a 140 speedo. Because my speedo is 20% off (higher than actual), I've buried
it more than once. It was fun, but I knew it wasn't true. If I'd had balls
to reach for my camera at 115+, I'd have taken a picture of it! I cannot
believe the "books" that say this car has 126 MPH top speed. I was only at
5800 RPM in 5th and my foot was DEFINITELY not on the floor!

The answer is yes... if I put a 160 MPH speedo in my car... it MOST
DEFINITELY will go faster! LMAO!
Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: John F Sandhoff [mailto:sandhoff at csus.edu] 
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:52 PM
To: Matthew A. Smith
Cc: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 160 MPH speedo.


> ...where did the 160 MPH speedos come from?

Low screen or high screen?

There's some contention, but the most accurate answer seems
to be 'the factory parts bin' :-) That is, whatever was available on
the day the car was built...

For the high screen cars, one line of thinking is that the 160 speedo
came with solex-equipped 2L models, but they've also shown up in
SU powered cars.

If I put a 160 speedo in my car, will it go faster? :-)

-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff at csus.edu   Sacramento, CA