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Old 07-29-2017, 07:31 AM   #274
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k View Post
I've got news for you. That's not even remotely how it works. For the "most" part, a car's speedometer will go up 20-30 mph ABOVE it's true top speed.

And there are/were 2 big exceptions to this. Back in the 80s (maybe 70s as well?) a lot of domestic cars had speedometers that only went up to 85 mph. And back in the 80s and part of the 90s most JDM cars had speedometers that maxed out at 180 kph (roughly 112 mph).
You mean I can't increase the top speed with a 200mph speedo? Well thanks, there goes my next mod.

Yes, I lived thru the Federal 85mph speedo law from 79 to 81.
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