Date:         Sun, 4 Aug 2002 13:14:50 +0200
Reply-To:     Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject:      How Fast Was I Driving??
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Hi list,

I have a question:

I drove yesterday on the German Autobahn, between Nurnberg and Munich for a
few hours as a  test drive, since doing some repairs on my Vanagon, and
after removing the A/C completely.

I was cruising for quite some time, and the tach was sitting right at
5000rpm (I know... there are many list members who will claim that one
should not drive the 2.1 at over 4000rpm.. but I do it... whatever).

At 5000 rpm, the speedometer reads 91 mph.

I have 185 R14 C tires on the alloy 14" wheels (although the manual says
that 205 is the "correct" size)

My question, is there anyway to determine how fast I was going?  Was it
faster or slower than 91 mph? My guess is that with smaller tires, the
speedometer will read faster (I may be confused here)... but is there a way
to determine the percentage or anything to accurately measure speed?

Thanks

RSF


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