Re: [alfa] re: Speedo Question

["Dean" <tessiedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Verify the accuracy of the tachometer in order to verify the accuracy of the
speedometer. After Verification of the tachometer mathematics will equate
the verification of the speedometer. Maybe.
Cheers,
Dean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Elliott" <jee@domain.elided>
To: "Alfa Romeo Digest" <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Cc: <RThefarm@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 7:32 AM
Subject: [alfa] re: Speedo Question


> The final drive shouldn't be an issue.  Silvers and Platinums both
> had 4.10:1 final drives.  If you'd gotten your new transaxle from a
> Verde (3.55:1) or an SZ 3.90:1), then you might have a problem
> because of the final drive.  The issue that you might run into is
> that the Silver had 14" wheels with (IIRC) 195/60 tires, while the
> Platinum had 15" wheels with 195/60 tires, giving a larger total
> diameter.  The easy solution would be to fit a wheel/tire combination
> with the same total diameter as the Platinum's OEM wheel/tire combo.
>
> -Joe
>
> At 8:10 PM +0000 1/18/04, alfa-digest wrote:
> >Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:28:13 EST
> >From: RThefarm@domain.elided
> >Subject: [alfa] Speedo Question
> >
> >Essteemed Alfisti,
> >
> >        I have finally gotten around to making some progress on my daily
> >driver/occasional track use project Milano.  It is a '87 Milano
> >Silver.  I have
> >just finished putting in a Transaxle from a Platinum with 1st, 2nd
> >and 3rd gears
> >lightened - 4.10 final drive gears - limited slip.  All the cool guy
stuff.
> >My question is: will the speedometer read correctly?  My guess is that it
will
> >not due to the change in final drive ratio.  In this case, is there a way
to
> >make it read correctly?  I used the speed sender from the original
> >transaxle in
> >case this maters.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for any help!
> >
> >Chris Rundlett
> >1982 Spider Veloce
> >1987 Milano Project
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