[Spridgets] Am I running the wrong Speedo drive gear?

[brian S]

No Mike, you aren't alone.
I did this with mine, GPS suction cupped to the windshield to verify the
speedo reading.
Close, within about 10%.

Brian S.
Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
Thanks to Frank C.!


> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:52:04 -0700
> From: lists at dinospider.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Am I running the wrong Speedo drive gear?
>
>   Am I really the only one who thinks absolutely the easiest would be to
> find someone with a smartphone and turn on the GPS, or find someone with
> a GPS ?  You won't get much more accurate speed then one of those.
>
>      mike
>
> On 06/22/2012 02:45 PM, GUY DAY wrote:
> > Mark,
> > Surely the easiest solution would be to pace a car driven by a buddy
> > travelling at a known speed.
> > Once you know your speedo is showing right or wrong and by how much,
> > you can then move onto tacho and speedo ratios.
> > Typically the speedo may show a 5 to 10% overread.  (Stops you from
> > getting done for speeding.)
> >
> > If your buddy is wearing different gear that is his business.
> >
> > Guy R Day
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: <dwoerpel at wi.net>
> > To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 10:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Am I running the wrong Speedo drive gear?
> >
> >
> >> Um, the winters are really really long there aren't they Mark? ;-)
> >>
> >> If it helps, my Bugeye with original tach, speedometer, 948, smoothcase,
> >> and 4.22 diff. indicates 4300rpms @ 65 mph.
> >>
> >> Dave W.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> I think that the bigger question should be- Why do I have a gear in my
> >>> Speedo???
> >>>
> >>> and yeah, the engine sound does correlate with what the BE sounds
> >>> like at
> >>> 3,
> >>> 4, 5 and 6000 RPMs. the feel of the car just isn't fight for what the
> >>> speedometer is indicating. I did rework the speedo last year (thanks
> >>> again,
> >>> PPP!), but it was the same model # as what came out, in fact it's now a
> >>> bit o
> >>> this and a bit o that'un!
> >>> I guess when I get a chance, I'll swap the drive gears over from the
> >>> dead
> >>> tranny.
> >>> Uh Oh, now I'm talking about Speedos AND Trannys- What'll you all
> >>> think of
> >>> me
> >>> now!
> >>>
> >>> Mark Haynes
> >>> It only goes one way-Pay it Forward
> >>> HAN6L12977
> >>> AN5L8016
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