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I think one of the restoration companies...year one or the paddock...has a calibration service. I'm going to send the 85mph speedo from the '88 to them to have it calibrated as a 200mph unit... I think it's around $150, but they take it apart and put it back together like new.
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Originally posted by superdave
I think one of the restoration companies...year one or the paddock...has a calibration service. I'm going to send the 85mph speedo from the '88 to them to have it calibrated as a 200mph unit... I think it's around $150, but they take it apart and put it back together like new.
I think one of the restoration companies...year one or the paddock...has a calibration service. I'm going to send the 85mph speedo from the '88 to them to have it calibrated as a 200mph unit... I think it's around $150, but they take it apart and put it back together like new.
Why not just pick up a 140 mph unit from a 1989 up? Would be WAY cheaper.
Or you could get:
"Police certified calibration 140 and 160 mph speedometers, new and used"
from PPI in Virginia.
http://www.mustangparts.com/int_ext.htm
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93 Cobra, R302 331,canfields,T-76,TKO......sold
87 Coupe, 466, Edelbrock heads,Vic jr,150 shot 10.41@129.5...sold
2006 Honda 450ER .....new toy
Do you own a Torch Red FRC and tremble every time you drive under I75 on Hwy 60 and look in your rearview mirror? If so you are suffering from what is known as Cobraphobia.
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There are some calculators out there but I can't remember where - I thought mustangworks...
Anyways - if you want to find out what gears - the best thing to do is cruise with another car at about 60 or 70mph and post the exact mph and rpm that you run at, tire size, etc. and the gears can be figured out through a caclulator. You need the other car b/c your speedo is off. I remember reading a post about this on the corral somwhere -will see if I can find it.
Anyways - if you want to find out what gears - the best thing to do is cruise with another car at about 60 or 70mph and post the exact mph and rpm that you run at, tire size, etc. and the gears can be figured out through a caclulator. You need the other car b/c your speedo is off. I remember reading a post about this on the corral somwhere -will see if I can find it.
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Previous Rides: 2001 Saleen Mustang SC Speedster Convt, 95 Mustang GT w/ Built 331/Vortech S Trim - 550rwhp, 93 Mustang LX Procharged 400rwhp, 99 SVT Lightning 475RWHP
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or you can jack up the car and look at how many turns the wheels make in relation to the driveshaft, and that will give you the ratio ..........
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ya, i think that's the easiest way to do it stangerang. jack the backend of the car up, get a friend to help u with this though, will b way easier. Anyway, once it's in the air make a chalk mark on the driveshaft, spin the wheel one whole rotation and count how many times the driveshaft makes a full rotation. For instance, my driveshaft spins 3 3/4 times with one rotation of the wheel, 3.73. if it turns 4 times, probably a 4.1 gear. Anyway, good luck with it
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