Ferrari Mailing List: Re: some F355 questions

[Martin Stark (MStark]

I've checked the TR speedo against mile posts with a stopwatch and it's 
within a mph or two at 60 and 70.  Could be the 295 18's in the rear.
~Marty

Rick Lindsay wrote:

> Let me make sure I understand your sentence Dennis.  You are saying that Ferrari speedometers read faster than the car is actually going.  Right?  That statement is consistent with Ric Rainbolt's measurements when he owned my 308GTB.   I can check that against my Mercedes once I get the 308 licensed for general use.  The SL500 is frightfully precise.
>   
>  rick
>
> Dennis Liu <BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
>    Nope. Every Ferrari is this way. You'll also find that virtually all
> Ferraris up to the 355, and perhaps including the 360, have VERY optimistic
> speedos, on the order of at least 10%.
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