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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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From: North Central Mass.
Car: 1985 Berlinetta
Engine: Megasquirted TPI
Transmission: Transgo 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
gearing change/speedo question

My brother's T/A had a 3.23 rear , recently changed to a 3.08 posi. Does the speedo now read faster or slower?
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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Car: '86 IROC, black and sharp
Engine: 305 tpi, bone stock
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.42 pos w/rear db
The gear on the transmission output shaft didn't change. It still turns the same rpm as with the original rear end (at a given engine rpm). The rear end gears are now "higher" so the car is going faster than the speedometer reading. It's like putting taller tires on the car. Get on an interstate where you have the mile markers. Drive a few miles and compare your odometer to the distance traveled by the mile markers. Your odometer miles should be less than the mile marker miles. Try it.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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My car has 3.42s installed and the speedometer reads faster than you are actually going. This means my odometer miles have been racking up faster as well?
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