speedo question
speedo question
Is there a way for me to find out if my speedometer gear has been changed without having to pull the tranny pan? I am wonderin cuz my can has 3.73's and I think it cam originaly with 3.23. . . os if it wasn't chnaged, I am wonderin if the mileage is all correct. . . thanx for the help
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
a) Compare the odometer to the mileage marker signs on a highway. Check it over several miles to be sure.
b) Hold your speed at 60 indicated and time yourself between the mileage marker signs. If accurate, it should be 60 seconds for a mile. If the gears weren't changed, it'll take about 69 seconds.
c) Find one of those radar trailers and compare how fast it says you're going to what your speedometer says.
d) Make friends with a cop and have him clock you.
e) Find a shop that does speedometer calibration and have them check it.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4, 2300 stall TC. Ported World 305 heads, Crane PowerMax 2050 cam. ZZ4 intake, oil pump, pan & baffle. Accel HEI SuperCoil & module. Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" catback w/dual-opposite Flowmaster 80. 2.93 limited slip. Spohn SFCs waiting to be installed. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily year-round driver. Best ET, speed TBD...
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7:1 forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 700 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).
b) Hold your speed at 60 indicated and time yourself between the mileage marker signs. If accurate, it should be 60 seconds for a mile. If the gears weren't changed, it'll take about 69 seconds.
c) Find one of those radar trailers and compare how fast it says you're going to what your speedometer says.
d) Make friends with a cop and have him clock you.
e) Find a shop that does speedometer calibration and have them check it.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4, 2300 stall TC. Ported World 305 heads, Crane PowerMax 2050 cam. ZZ4 intake, oil pump, pan & baffle. Accel HEI SuperCoil & module. Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" catback w/dual-opposite Flowmaster 80. 2.93 limited slip. Spohn SFCs waiting to be installed. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily year-round driver. Best ET, speed TBD...
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7:1 forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 700 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).
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