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Old 01-08-2009, 10:36 PM   #797
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Originally Posted by Dragoneye View Post
Maybe because the speedos on both cars are so high, you'd have to crunch a lot more numbers in to accomodate Kph? I have no idea...but it's a thought. I mean, if you think about it -- Heather's gauges go to 300. I think that would drive people in the US insane that they can't use 40% of the dial.
Yeah. Go take a look at the GT-R speedo. 60 is at about the 8 o'clock position. The difference between 40 and 60 mph is measured in fractions of degrees. Not good.
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