What years have the 85 MPH speedo?
12-08-2008, 03:58 PM
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What years have the 85 MPH speedo?
I just received my cluster and it has an 85 MPH speedo, what years carried this abomination? Is there a way to change this via face plate or gear?
12-08-2008, 04:10 PM
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My 79 doesn't have one, it's original.
12-08-2008, 04:23 PM
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82 as both my Weissachs have 85 speedo's
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
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12-08-2008, 04:31 PM
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Lifted from Wiki....." On September 1, 1979, in a rulemaking that also regulated speedometer and odometer accuracy, the NHTSA required speedometers to have special emphasis on the number 55 and a maximum speed of 85 mph. However, on October 22, 1981, the NHTSA proposed eliminating speedometer and odometer rules because they were "unlikely to yield significant safety benefits" and "[a] highlighted '55' on a speedometer scale adds little to the information provided to the driver by a roadside speed limit sign." ....However some auto makers continued to fit the "leftover" 85 MPH speedos for several years.
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12-08-2008, 07:56 PM
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Pattycakes, The Wunder-Weissach, is not equipped with the 85 mph speedo.
However, I do have a complete pod assy in excellent condition (black, of course)
with the 85 mph.
I bought it from Brendan C. ( thanks again, Bro
) in his early -not yet chronic stage- disassembler mode.
I think he said it was 81 or earlier.
Pattycakes, The Wunder-Weissach, is not equipped with the 85 mph speedo.
However, I do have a complete pod assy in excellent condition (black, of course)
with the 85 mph.
I bought it from Brendan C. ( thanks again, Bro
) in his early -not yet chronic stage- disassembler mode.I think he said it was 81 or earlier.
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12-08-2008, 08:31 PM
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Stupid ? will it work or will it break at 86, I remember the stories about muscle cars bending the needle,"no that I would ever go that fast 
. I have an option on another one with out the Mpg gauge but I'm sure there will be wiring issues. Then I have plan B!
. I have an option on another one with out the Mpg gauge but I'm sure there will be wiring issues. Then I have plan B!
