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Subject:Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
From:mark drillock
Date:Thu, 3 Oct 2002 19:00:06 -0700

I can do the math. Your engine is turning about 3700 rpm at a true road
speed of 70 mph.

DK tranny with .85 4th gear, 4.57 r&p, stock size tires 820 revs per
mile

(DK numbers from Bentley and tire rev/mile from TireRack specs for
Agilis)

Whether it is your speedo, tach, or both, your stated 3300 at 70 is way
off from reality.

Mark

Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> You can do the math if you care to:
> 185 14 R Agilis61s.
> DK Tranny
> I run the mile markers very often at 60 for five mile timing and the
> spedo is right at 60 mph.
> I've had this discussion before but nobody ever came back with what rpms
> I should be showing at 70 mph, just disregard the speedo.
>
> Stan
>
> On Thu, 3 Oct 2002 20:42:30 -0400 "Vanagon man" <vgonman@msn.com> writes:
> > Your speedo is off.  No way you are going 70 with 3300 rpms. Have
> > driven too
> > many of them to believe that...........
> >
> >
> >