Speedo question
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Melting Slicks
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Speedo question
I know at some point they changed the speedo to a 85 mph unit - am I understanding correctly that this happened in '81? Were the years prior to this all 160 mph units? AND, did they change this back at some point, or then go to the digital speedo in the C4 style cars?
Thank you in advance,
Adam
Thank you in advance,
Adam
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Change was made for the 1980 model year. Some late build 79s got them. All 81s and 82s had 85 mph speedos.
I was reading something the other night about C4s getting around the 85 max speedometer limit because they had digital displays indicating speed and not actual speedometers.
I was reading something the other night about C4s getting around the 85 max speedometer limit because they had digital displays indicating speed and not actual speedometers.
Last edited by Easy Mike; Sep 16, 2011 at 01:47 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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Ahh.. so it seems that they went to a 140 mph speedo in '78, then to a 85 mph one after that. I was looking at a '77 and it had the 160mph so what's where the question came from. Guess that makes the 140 a single year item?
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You can always have the later speedos modified to show 140 or 165 for about 100 bucks.
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Melting Slicks
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Thank you for clarifying that! As a car nut, I MUST know everything... I just have to!! lol
I love the detail stuff and to know as much about a car as I can. I have a long way to go with Vettes, but I'm trying
I love the detail stuff and to know as much about a car as I can. I have a long way to go with Vettes, but I'm trying
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Drifting
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Here is a great thread with the info for corvetteinstruments.com and Redline.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...onversion.html
http://www.corvetteinstruments.com/c...intservice.htm
http://www.redlineg.com/redlineg/Speedometers.html
Mine is going out for a 165 conversion this winter....:O)
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...onversion.html
http://www.corvetteinstruments.com/c...intservice.htm
http://www.redlineg.com/redlineg/Speedometers.html
Mine is going out for a 165 conversion this winter....:O)
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