Typically, the OEM's had their speedo's read high back then
(it was easier than reading low and people complaining about
speeding tickets), but they usually were in the range of 2-10%.
On 1/23/01, at 2:21 PM, GLCurley@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 1/23/2001 2:49:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>alphachi@writeme.com writes:
>
><< Just wondering what the speedo was originally calibrated for >>
>
>You mean they were calibrated? ;) Mine have been off by 7-12 mph higher than
>actual speed, on two different 74 Bricklins and three speedometers. I
>clocked with a radar gun to check this. (Don't ask) Maybe the original BFG
>was a different enough size to contribute to some of the difference. I have
>heard other owners say their speedos read too high also.
>
>George
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