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Re: RPM to MPH Question

To: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Subject: Re: RPM to MPH Question
From: Peter Ficklin <pficklin@qnis.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 19:21:46 -0700
Andy & Joe,
  Got it.  Thanks for the info.  The link is at
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gearbox-ratios.html
for all of those wondering...

Peter
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Andrew Mace wrote:
> 
> Peter (and Joe): at the VTR site, under maintenance, is a list of gearbox
> ratios for the "small cars" (Herald-based, etc.). Sorry I don't have the
> complete URL handy, but it's well down the list. Anyway, it shows road
> speeds per 1000 rpms in top gear for the various diff. ratios. BTW, the
> chart assumes the original size of tire, although the overall
> circumference of the 5.20 x 13 bias ply and 155 SR 13 are probably
> similar enough so as to make direct comparisons easy enough (ignoring
> tire sizes).
> 
> --Andy

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