[Shotimes] Now I'm really screwed....speeding

[Zach Leahy]

It has been my experience too that speedo's can seem to lag behind. 
When running the car at the strip, if I look down at the speedo it
always says about 85 or so at the traps, but then I get a speed around
95 on the clock.  On the highway at cruising speeds though the spedo
is accurate within reason (I have an odd size tire) and has not been a
problem.  But under full tilt acceleration it does seem to lag a bit,
at least in my car.

Z


On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:59:29 -0500, Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
> I have three MTX SHOs: '89 '94, '95.
> 
> On all three, with the stock diameter tires, both the speedo and odo
> under-read by 3%. Early on with the '89 I got at least three tickets for
> doing 81 in a 65, when I thought I had my cruise set at
> 79-to-no-higher-than-80. When I finally discovered the 3% low-reading error,
> 79 on the speedo is really 81 mph.
> 
> If his 104 reading was good, that sounds like about redline in 3rd gear to
> me.
> 
> You need to go to curt, and I would suggest joining NMA (you definitely
> don't sound like a member) at www.motorists.org They have materials
> available for defending yourself in court. Although, with your ticket, I
> would definitely hire a lawyer.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> Ron
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of cmichaelo@optonline.net
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: Shylo McKinsey
> Cc: TaurusSHO
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Now I'm really screwed....speeding
> 
> Diameter of the current tires is 645mm and stock is 664mm. That makes the
> current tires 1.03 times smaller and thus causes the speedometer to show a
> +3% higher velocity than actual.
> 
> I have to admit, I don't really trust the spedometer anymore. It has behaved
> weirdly lately.
> 
> I also wasn't watching the speedo closely. Not until I saw the cop did I
> actually look. And at that time I might have already let go of the speeder.
> 
> Several people have told me that often the cops evidence is not admissable
> in court.  Thus, if you really know what to ask him, you can win.
> 
> Like, I can imagine he didn't calibrate the laser above 100mph, thus he
> can't show this.
> 
> I also suspect he got me out of range.
> 
> Does any of you know if they use video or cameras in NY?  If not, I can make
> an even better case.
> 
> Isn't it also possible that he picked up reflections from the spokes on the
> rim, which in the upper portion of the rim moves faster than the car.
> 
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
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