Author Topic: 16 tooth front sprocket (Read 3129 times)

flip · « **on:** June 12, 2005, 05:05:33 PM »

I installed a 16 tooth front sprocket on my '96 b6 this afternoon. I just got in from a test ride. At an indicated 60 mph it is turning just over 4500 rpm's. It feels much more relaxed at 60 mph now. I didn't notice any difficulty starting off in 1st gear.
Tacoman, thanks for the tips on this several months ago. How many teeth did you drop on the rear sprocket ? I may try a smaller rear sprocket when it comes time to replace the chain. I'm just too cheap to replace a perfectly good chain so I'll have to wait awhile.

sloow · « **Reply #1 on:** June 26, 2005, 12:22:03 AM »

when you change the front sprocket, doesn't the speedometer become inaccurate? I have a 14 tooth front sprocket on my B6 2002 and it reads about 8% too high. It came from the previous owner like that, but highway driving means the bike is turning at close to 7000 for an indicated 130 km/h, which seems to be about 115 km/h in the real world.

this would make sense if the reading is off the sprocket. So if you have a 16 tooth sprocket an indicated 60 mph would be around 64-65 mph in reality, no?

flip · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2005, 12:34:23 AM »

The speedometer reads off of the front wheel on the 1st generation b6's so sprocket changes do not affect the speedometer.

Red01 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 26, 2005, 12:49:43 AM »

What flip said.
OTOH, if was a 2G, going up a tooth up front will actually make the speedo closer to accurate than it is off the showroom floor.