Recalibrating a speedometer with new gears

oannamarie · August 1st, 2007, 08:58 PM

After installing my new 410 gears I have found that I need to recalibrate my speedometer. Can you suggest a good tuner to do this at a cheap price. I have looked at the Diablo for $400. Is this a good tuner? Is the tuner fairly easy to use? I am not very car mechanical. I took the car to have the speedometer recalibrated but was told that their machine could not do it and I needed to get a tuner.

HMUSN · August 1st, 2007, 09:03 PM

you need to buy a speedo gear..

they are like 10 dollars if that.

as for getting a tuner.. the Xcal and the snipers are both great tuners

MustangMatt96GT · August 1st, 2007, 09:33 PM

Tuner wont do change the speedo on our cars you etheir have to get the Speed cal or a gear!

oannamarie · August 2nd, 2007, 07:50 AM

Is the speedo gear easy to install? If I get a Speed cal will I still need a speedo gear?

HMUSN · August 2nd, 2007, 09:11 AM

yes a speedo gear is easy to install.

and no you won't need a seedcal if you the get gear and visa versa

oannamarie · August 2nd, 2007, 09:22 AM

In your opninon what is better the gear or tuner? I can use the Diablo tuner for other changes as well, correct? Money is not a real issue.

HMUSN · August 2nd, 2007, 09:43 AM

a gear is just a gear.. i really don't have an opinion on them because my car doesn't need one.
as far as a tuner goes both the SCT and the Sniper are great tuners.
I just prefer the SCt myself.

MustangMatt96GT · August 2nd, 2007, 10:23 AM

Again! A tuner will not correct a speedometer on the 96-98s! I have the speed cal and I think once I get to play with it more, I will have a dead on speedometer!

Ryan Paymaster · August 2nd, 2007, 12:07 PM

www.steeda.com carries any gear you need for your speedo. I paid $25 for mine after shipping. 99% of them are $10, but the 4.10 one is $15. UPS loves dragging you throw a Honda scrapyard, so they charge like $8 to ship the part.

RandoGT · August 2nd, 2007, 12:19 PM

how do the speedcal and speedo gear work? where does the speedo gear go and is the speedcal some sort of computer or what?

HMUSN · August 2nd, 2007, 12:21 PM

rando.. you pretty much got it right.

the speedo gear goes in your transmission.

and the speedcal is electric.

MustangMatt96GT · August 2nd, 2007, 12:23 PM

speed cal is like a computer that you put in between the vss and the speedometer!

The speedo gear is easily changed when you take the one bolt out that holds the VSS on and just swap it!

Ccash00 · August 2nd, 2007, 05:29 PM

I put 410's in my car and bought the gear and my speedometer is still like ten off so that didnt even work I would go with the speedcal.

MustangMatt96GT · August 2nd, 2007, 10:49 PM

Thats the exact reason I went the speedcal route

kennyGT · August 3rd, 2007, 02:46 AM

matt i didnt get to follow up on that speedcal post but u had gotten everything sorted right?

ps what was the problem?

MustangMatt96GT · August 3rd, 2007, 10:37 AM

I basically got it fixed! Its still not 100 percent accurate, I just havent had time to mess with it!

What turn out to make it work was seting the dipswitches backward! lol 1s are down and 0 are up!

oannamarie · August 6th, 2007, 01:07 PM

I decided to go with the speed cal. I bought a Diablo predator. I havent gotten it yet but hopefully it will help with the recal.

droppedbass87 · August 6th, 2007, 01:44 PM

i thought tuners dont do that guys..and you might as well go ahead and by the gear to get it as close as possbile..

Ccash00 · August 6th, 2007, 04:37 PM

tuners do not fix our speedometers you have to have the speedcal box like matt bought the gear will still have you 10 to the high side which will add those miles up faster.

droppedbass87 · August 6th, 2007, 05:01 PM

so you have to buy both..

August 1st, 2007, 08:58 PM	#1
oannamarie Regular 1998 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 96 iTrader: 0 reviews	Recalibrating a speedometer with new gears After installing my new 410 gears I have found that I need to recalibrate my speedometer. Can you suggest a good tuner to do this at a cheap price. I have looked at the Diablo for $400. Is this a good tuner? Is the tuner fairly easy to use? I am not very car mechanical. I took the car to have the speedometer recalibrated but was told that their machine could not do it and I needed to get a tuner.

August 1st, 2007, 09:03 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	you need to buy a speedo gear.. they are like 10 dollars if that. as for getting a tuner.. the Xcal and the snipers are both great tuners __________________

August 1st, 2007, 09:33 PM	#3
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	Tuner wont do change the speedo on our cars you etheir have to get the Speed cal or a gear! __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

August 2nd, 2007, 09:11 AM	#5
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	yes a speedo gear is easy to install. and no you won't need a seedcal if you the get gear and visa versa __________________

August 2nd, 2007, 09:43 AM	#7
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	a gear is just a gear.. i really don't have an opinion on them because my car doesn't need one. as far as a tuner goes both the SCT and the Sniper are great tuners. I just prefer the SCt myself. __________________

August 2nd, 2007, 07:50 AM	#4
oannamarie Regular 1998 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 96 iTrader: 0 reviews	Is the speedo gear easy to install? If I get a Speed cal will I still need a speedo gear?

August 2nd, 2007, 09:22 AM	#6
oannamarie Regular 1998 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 96 iTrader: 0 reviews	In your opninon what is better the gear or tuner? I can use the Diablo tuner for other changes as well, correct? Money is not a real issue.

August 2nd, 2007, 10:23 AM	#8
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	Again! A tuner will not correct a speedometer on the 96-98s! I have the speed cal and I think once I get to play with it more, I will have a dead on speedometer! __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

August 2nd, 2007, 12:07 PM	#9
Ryan Paymaster Enthusiast 1996 Ford SVT Cobra 13.36@102 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Plainfield, IL USA Posts: 661 iTrader: 0 reviews	www.steeda.com carries any gear you need for your speedo. I paid $25 for mine after shipping. 99% of them are $10, but the 4.10 one is $15. UPS loves dragging you throw a Honda scrapyard, so they charge like $8 to ship the part.

August 2nd, 2007, 12:19 PM	#10
RandoGT Enthusiast 1998 Mustang GT Need to hit the track Join Date: May 2007 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 856 iTrader: 0 reviews	how do the speedcal and speedo gear work? where does the speedo gear go and is the speedcal some sort of computer or what?

August 2nd, 2007, 12:21 PM	#11
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	rando.. you pretty much got it right. the speedo gear goes in your transmission. and the speedcal is electric. __________________

August 2nd, 2007, 12:23 PM	#12
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	speed cal is like a computer that you put in between the vss and the speedometer! The speedo gear is easily changed when you take the one bolt out that holds the VSS on and just swap it! __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

August 2nd, 2007, 05:29 PM	#13
Ccash00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 41 iTrader: 0 reviews	I put 410's in my car and bought the gear and my speedometer is still like ten off so that didnt even work I would go with the speedcal.

August 2nd, 2007, 10:49 PM	#14
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	Thats the exact reason I went the speedcal route __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

August 3rd, 2007, 02:46 AM	#15
kennyGT Enthusiast 2001 mustang GT 12.67@110.34 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Davenport, Florida Posts: 938 iTrader: 0 reviews	matt i didnt get to follow up on that speedcal post but u had gotten everything sorted right? ps what was the problem? __________________ 88 LX automatic-non stroked 302 with iron heads 01 GT manual-h-pipe bullets dumped-125shot 97 GT automatic-SOLD

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August 3rd, 2007, 10:37 AM	#16
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	I basically got it fixed! Its still not 100 percent accurate, I just havent had time to mess with it! What turn out to make it work was seting the dipswitches backward! lol 1s are down and 0 are up! __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

August 6th, 2007, 01:07 PM	#17
oannamarie Regular 1998 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 96 iTrader: 0 reviews	I decided to go with the speed cal. I bought a Diablo predator. I havent gotten it yet but hopefully it will help with the recal.

August 6th, 2007, 01:44 PM	#18
droppedbass87 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: diberville,mississippi Posts: 1,894 iTrader: 0 reviews	i thought tuners dont do that guys..and you might as well go ahead and by the gear to get it as close as possbile.. __________________ fraziers transmission service..

August 6th, 2007, 04:37 PM	#19
Ccash00 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 41 iTrader: 0 reviews	tuners do not fix our speedometers you have to have the speedcal box like matt bought the gear will still have you 10 to the high side which will add those miles up faster.

August 6th, 2007, 05:01 PM	#20
droppedbass87 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: diberville,mississippi Posts: 1,894 iTrader: 0 reviews	so you have to buy both.. __________________ fraziers transmission service..

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