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Re: speedo cal values

To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: speedo cal values
From: "Power British Performance Parts, Inc." <britcars@powerbritish.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:44:03 -0500
References: <903A11BB7D30D11199B800A0C95C6EDD0199F59C@exchange.merak.com>
Peter Zaborski wrote:

> > From: Scott.Mackay@intl.sematech.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 7:49 AM
> >
> > If your looking for more calibration numbers, I have a few.
> > 1120 turns/mile came out of a '74 '6 (3.7 diff) with OD.  I
> > think it is original. 1000 turns/mile can out of a '76 '6
> > (3.7 diff), no OD, defiantly NOT original.  In fact, I cannot
> > come up with a car this would have come out of.
>
> Scott, my 76 has the 1000 speedo and it is original. I also have OD
> (factory). My diff is CD 87870 and I believe that to be a 3.70.
>
> On a TR6 the J-type OD makes no difference (as far as the speedo) because
> the speedo pickup is taken off the output shaft _after_ the OD. Casual
> observation has indicated that 75's had the 1120.
>
> FWIW, my speedo indicates the correct speed. And I have Michelin redlines in
> the stock size.
>
> Peter Zaborski  CF58310UO

I can also verify that the later TR-6's did come with 1000 rev. per mile 
speedo's.  I
have a late '76 parts car and the dash assembly from CF36982 (March 1975) and 
both
have the 1000/mi. calibration.  Both are/were 3.7 cars without OD.

 Factory parts books point to a speedo change at CF35000 as well as a change in 
the
pinion gear in the trans  - could this have been the point where the different
calibration started?
--
Regards,

Brian Schlorff    '61 TR-4     '64 TR-4     '72 TR-6     '79 Spit
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