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For the longest time I was confused. ...Okay, several decades for those who are critical about exactness....
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I was running an OD in my '3 and the speedometer read 80 mph. I forget the rpms. 3 or 3.5 thereabouts. Yet traffic on Hwy 93 still passed me by, despite that they didn't when I was driving 80 mph in my Tacoma.
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Discovery came when I'd rigged a electrical charger in the'3 so my wife can take her phone, then used it for my GPS on a Craigslist trip out of town. And lo and behold, when the car's speedometer said "80," the GPS rebutted saying "73" or thereabouts instead mph. For whatever it means, I gather I have a 4 speed differential leftover from when I swapped the 4 speed for an OD.
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I've decided it doesn't matter all that much to me. The real win is that the '59 TR3A is a now 61 year-old 4 cylinder car that can keep up with modern traffic. If I wanted to run a true '80' mph, I could without much difficulty.
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Actual question here: How many other cars from that vintage can keep up with traffic? Talking your basic 4 cylinders here. I'm particularly interested in the Porsche 356. Didn't it come stock with a 1600 cc engine?
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Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667
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On June 1, 2020 at 3:24 PM John Macartney <John.Macartney@Ukpips.org.uk> wrote:
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<br> It’s important to remember that cars without overdrive had a higher axle ratio than those with it. As an example, the GT6+ had a 3.27 final drive for non overdrive and 3.89 for overdrive. Just to complicate things, it was entirely possible to order a 3.27 diff with overdrive on top! The factory never promoted this facility for fairly obvious reasons. My own GT6 mk 2 was supplied like that becxause I knew my way around the factory build books. Iit made an excellent cruiser with good fuel consumption but could not pull more than 4000 rpm, even downhill on a motorway. That said, refuelling was a little less frequent.
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<br>On 1 Jun 2020, at 19:41, Dave MacKay <
<a href="mailto:dave@mdmackay.ca">dave@mdmackay.ca</a>> wrote:
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<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">>Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 16:52:23 -0500</p>
<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">>From: bill beecher <<a href="mailto:notakitcar@yahoo.com">notakitcar@yahoo.com</a>></p>
<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">>Subject: [TR] RPM speed calc</p>
<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">> </p>
<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">>Came across this calculator with all the right input fields. But, I wonder how accurate it really is given the following input.</p>
<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">>TR3 with a 3.7 rear, OD at redline of 5,000rpm. Vredestein 165R/15 tires, 25.4? diameter. Should be moving along at 124mph!</p>
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<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">><a href="https://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_speed_rpm.htm">https://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_speed_rpm.htm</a></p>
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<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">>Anyone get a different answer?</p>
<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoPlainText">>Bill</p>
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<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoNormal">Here (attached) is a spreadsheet that I wrote to calculate speed versus rpm given different parameters. I wrote it to check my speedo after I installed an HVDA transmission. If the spreadsheet doesn’t make it through the list as an attachment, just e-mail me directly and I’ll send it to you.</p>
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<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoNormal">With a standard Triumph gearbox + overdrive, and the parameters you gave, I calculate speed at 5000 rpm in top gear (with overdrive) as being 124.5 mph. Note that, I think that the tire diameter is 25.25”, slightly less than you indicated.</p>
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<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoNormal">I hasten to add that calculating a speed and believing it’s achievable are two different things!</p>
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<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoNormal">Regards,</p>
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<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoNormal">Dave MacKay</p>
<p class="ox-2aacd3f368-MsoNormal">1960 TR3A s/n 68639L</p>
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