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Old 02-26-2013, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
Actually there is a difference I have noticed between the speedos for an automatic car and a stick car with the same engine. The maximum rpm hash marks on the face are a little lower on an automatic equipped car due to I presume, slippage. ... one or two mph, IIRC.


Not enough to worry about.
this is a good point, obviously the shift points are going to be different between a slipping power hogging auto and a direct drive manual. but the rear wheel speed to speedo speed should be acurate.
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