Alright, I was referring to the metric Canadian speedos. The US speedos will have different ratio numbers, however speedos of US Jettas will have the same equivalent difference. Björn At 12:17 PM 03/10/2006, Kim Brennan wrote: >Not all Syncros use a 1000 speedo. > >In fact all of mine use 1600 speedos. Small sample to be sure, but it >is 4 Vanagon Syncros..... > > >On Oct 3, 2006, at 3:02 PM, Björn Ratjen wrote: > >>You can use the 86-96 VW Jetta Speedo. It is about 5% too fast, but >>that may help you to get less speeding tickets :-). The syncro has >>a ratio of 1000 and the Jetta has 950. If you use 15" rims and >>tires then you are back on par again. > >Björn Ratjen, Ph.D. >Cobble Hill, B.C. >phone/fax (250) 743-7575 |
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