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From: R. Schiraldi
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1985 14:33
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1985 14:33
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>> >> Also, if a rip the stopper pin out of a speedometer (the pin the needle hits >> at max mph), is the needle movement still "linear" (given that the actual >> motion is circular)? >> >> Any insight to questions posed will be appreciated. > >And now for the Technical Advice, since this is net.auto.tech, not >net.auto.vanishing-point: > >Gee, Chris, why not just use your tach instead? If in my car 2500 rpm = 55 mph >in fifth gear, then redline = 143 mph. Weeeeeee!!!!! > And what about us poor souls that don't have a tach, Chebby in their finite wisdome felt it best to only install a fuel gauge (that is never accurate!!) and a speedo. I have looked into putting real gauges in my piece of sh.. uh I mean my car, but there isn't any room :-(. The only thing I can do is to install some dynamite in the tail pipe and hope the insurance will cover it ;-) Rich Schiraldi (one day left and counting....)
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