Re: [Tech] 100mph speedo conversion

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

So then FN trannies should have red gears, right?
    -Josiah

Mark A Peele wrote:

> This is important: what tranny do you have?
>
> Depending on the tranny, your speedo gear (on the end of the cable that
> goes to the tranny) may be wrong:
>
>  be sure you have the correct gear on the end of the cable in the
> trans.  the red gears have 15 teeth & are used for 3.67 Final drives,
> the white ones have 16 teeth & are for 3.89 & 3.94 finals, & the
> green ones are 17 teeth 7 are for a 4.25 final drive.
> [courtesy of the Potterman]
>
> Mark . . .   (THINK VW)
> Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
> Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
> http://home.t-online.de/home/SCIROCCO2/mark.htm
> --------- Begin forwarded message ----------
> From: Kevin <aventari@cts.com>
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: [Tech] 100mph speedo conversion
> Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 20:45:59 -0800
> Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.19981209204559.007e68b0@popped.cts.com>
> References: <19981209042806.1239.qmail@hotmail.com>
>
> But does it read right? Ever since i dropped my 100mph in place of my 85
> the speed has read wrong. I've pulled it off and moved the needle
> multiple
> times, but it always reads high, and it seems to be more off the faster i
> go. When im going about 100mph it hits the odo button and stops.
>
> FYI I've gotten it up to about 120mph and if i had more balls(and
> freeway!)
> i could've proabably gotten 10 more mph out of it! i've just never had a
> speeding ticket and and paranoid about getting one! :)
>
> I did just get another 'No Front Licence Plate' BS ticket again. I'll put
> the plate on for a day, pay my 10 bucks and pull it off when i get home!
> muahahaha
>
> At 12:58 PM 12/9/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >it will drop right in.
> >
> >Mark . . .   (THINK VW)
> >Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
> >Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
> >http://home.t-online.de/home/SCIROCCO2/mark.htm
> >
> >On Tue, 08 Dec 1998 20:28:06 PST "Dave Novak" <toastworks@hotmail.com>
> >writes:
> >>I have an '81 with its stock 85mph speedo, and just bought a 100mph
> >>speedo. Will this drop right in? If not, what do I need to do?
> >>
> >>-Dave
> >>
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