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220 kph speedo

philman

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I purchased a new instrument panel for the V8 tacho to use on my TR7/V8 conversion now I have to decide whether to install the 220 kph speedo or the 140mph speedo that I now use. One good point on the new speedo, if some one asks what it will do I can say it'll do over 180 with out telling a lie.
 

MichaelF

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>> I can say it'll do over 180 without telling a lie

True, but what are you going to say the officer that stops you for speeding /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Personally I think the metric is cooler but doing the mental math all the time to calculate US speed is annoying.
 

Eric

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Its fun going to driving schools in the US when you're from Canada (with km/h speedometers). When the car (not an LBC) was getting a little unsettled turning in at the end of the straight, the instructor asked how fast I was going when turning in. (Can't see the speedo from the passenger seat - good design /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif) I told him 195 and his eyes got very large for a moment, until he realized it was a Canadian car! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/canpatriot.GIF
 
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