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75 2,0 TS -> speed/rpm ratio
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:31 pm
by 75 GTA
Hi there
I think I have a small problem on my TS.
My top speed in 4th gear is about 170kph@6700rpm when it should be around 185!!!
So, fellow TS owners, what is your top speed in 4th gear?
PS:
I hope it´s only a speedo problem...
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:24 pm
by MD
Obviously you are missing that vital ingridient. It's called the Fred Flinstone Factor.
What you need is that hole in the floor and a pair of thick sole thongs. The hole in the floor is easy. Just leave the door open and park it by the beach for six months. No worries.
If you can't afford a pair of thongs, just tap any Kiwi on the shoulder and ask to borrow theirs.
And finally, get a stiff wind behind you but that's another story about beans so let's not go there..
Good luck
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:28 pm
by Daniel
It sounds like the speedo is incorrectly calibrated.
Based on a 185/65 R14 tyre (is this the correct size?) and a 4.1 diff, you should be doing around 190 km/h at 6700rpm in 4th or 185 km/h if the tyres are 185/60 R14.
If it's not speedo cal, MD could be on the money (or the wacky tobacky
).
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:54 pm
by MD
Daniel,
(or the wacky tobacky ).
You know and I know that REAL men only smoke rubber and I ain't talkin about those black doughnuts. he he .
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:03 am
by 75 GTA
I´mrunning on 195/60R14 tires.
I just confirmed with a friend and he does around 190 in 4th gear...
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:16 pm
by Daniel
Looks like the speedo is waaaay out and not in the way that MD is waaay out 'cause the speedo can probably be fixed where MD keeps looking for a fix.
Lucky Mike and I go back a way and I can get away with this but I expect he'll sledge me at some stage.
So what it comes down to is - if the speedo is inconsistent, try the sender, if not, fix the speedo. If neither of these, find who swapped your 4.1 diff for a 4.6 and swap it back.