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06-02-2011, 08:06 PM | #1 | ||
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Hey Hey,
Since converting my S2 AU SR to manual the speedo is way out at 100kph. When I'm doing 100kph on the dash i swear I'm doing nearly 120kph as I'm passing people pretty dam quick. How can i check to see how far out it is ? I have 2 other cars but i don't trust the speedo on them as one of them is 41 years old and the other is a Daewoo that been around the clock. Suggestions welcome. Des
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06-02-2011, 08:10 PM | #2 | ||
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Do you have a sat nav?
or know someoen you can borrow one from they have speed and acurate
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06-02-2011, 08:19 PM | #3 | |||
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Use one of those speedo correcting units from shiftkits.com or change the diff ratio. I need a new LSD diff.
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08-02-2011, 02:30 PM | #4 | ||
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What diff ratio do factory manuals have ?
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08-02-2011, 02:40 PM | #5 | |||
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Or you could even be really silly and take it into a speedo place and get it fixed.
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08-02-2011, 05:13 PM | #6 | ||
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i would take it to a mechanic to have it checked out thoroughly. it's no good having a speedo that doesn't read correctly. you'll spen more time on the couch than in the car.
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08-02-2011, 05:32 PM | #7 | |||
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08-02-2011, 06:05 PM | #8 | |||
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The speedo drive gear is internal to the gearbox, so you wouldn't really want to replace that, so it should just be a matter of identifying and sourcing the appropriate speedo driven gear. |
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08-02-2011, 06:09 PM | #9 | ||
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They are colour coded arnt they ?
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08-02-2011, 09:45 PM | #10 | ||
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use the speedo gear from the auto!
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08-02-2011, 10:33 PM | #11 | |||
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08-02-2011, 11:03 PM | #12 | ||
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Have you got a 3.08 or 3.23 diff? The speedo gear will be for 3.45's
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09-02-2011, 03:10 PM | #13 | ||
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3.23. The one in the manual is for 3.45. Im look at a 3.45 lsd now from ftg.
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09-02-2011, 04:21 PM | #14 | ||
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just swap out the speedo senders.. they should be the same (apart from the ratio, which is obvious), but the manual and auto ones are practically the same, just for diff ratios..
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09-02-2011, 06:37 PM | #15 | ||
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Yeah im doing that for the time being but im still fitting the 3.45 lsd soonish.
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09-02-2011, 07:01 PM | #16 | ||
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take the car and run it on a dyno to check out you speed
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