Hey Dale, Did you finish the CD? You said you can send me one when you picked up the 10 bolt? What have you been doing on the El Camino lately?
mike --- Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kumho doesnt list the EXACT 335/35/17 tire Clint > has but rather a new, > lighter tire of the same size. Their website > actually lists two models of > 335/35/17 tires and they measure one at 26 diameter > and the newer model at > 26.2. What the speedometer indicates is immaterial > since the actual speed > is calculated by engine RPM, tire size, and rear > gear ratio assuming your > tires are correctly inflated, dont grow at 100+ > mph and your tachometer > is dead-on to the exact RPM (not a likely event > either), and theres no > slippage in the drive train. > > > > And it depends on which formula you use I suppose. > Two Ive found are: > > > > 1. (rpm x tire dia) / (gear ratio * 336) and at 6000 > RPM * 26.0 tire > (156,000) divided by 4.11 x 336 (138.96) yields > 112.9649. > > > > 2. (tire dia x rpm x rear gear) / .002975 and that > one yields 112.9197. > > > > Substituting a 26.2 tire for a 26 tire gives > 113.8339 and 113.7883 > respectively. Depending on how the online > calculator rounds the > result Suffice to say its faster than youre > allowed to go on most U.S. > highways. <G> > > > > Dale McIntosh > > 67 El Camino > > 1967 Chevelle <http://www.chevellecd.com> Reference > CD now available! > > ACES #1709/TC Gold #92 > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Clint Hooper > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 2:01 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 2 questions > > > > Uhhh,,,no. <g> I don't think so. 24" tires would > jack those numbers > up,considerably. I know my El Camino's speedo is off > a little bit. But,those > numbers I gave were from my ZR-1's that had the > trans & rear ratios and tire > diameter. Their speedo readings were very close. > > Welcome back,Andre. Glad to have you with us again. > Sometimes a brief > sabbatical is good. > > Clint Hooper > H&H Custom,owner > 1969 El Camino ProTourer > 2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger > http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: André-Tigergutt > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > to see 70mph at 4k rpm you rear tires should be > around 24" > > > > this is not get back on the list and start right > away being a pain in the > axx, its just to let you know that maybe your speedo > might be a tad off. > > Have Fun > André > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
