kmathis
Donation Time
Hi, All:
When I completed my V6 conversion I wanted to keep my stock speedometer, partly because of the cost of an electronic one and the converter required to make it work, but mostly because I like the stock look and I don't have to change the rest of the gauges to have them all match.
Anyway, I found an adapter at Raptor Transmission's on-line cataloge that would slow down the stock speedometer 28%, it was $89 and it bolts right in the T5, then I had a cable made up that matched my Jeager speedo head and the adapter, that was $71 and my local speedometer shop made that while I waited; with a 19 tooth driven gear ($4 dollars from my local Ford dealer) my speedometer is off by only 2%, meaning that when I am showing 50 on the speedometer I am actually doing 49 MPH.
The best that I could do with a 21 tooth gear was 22% off and the adapter took care of the rest. There are a few pictures at the web site below.
I did have to cut a clearance hole where my tunnel meets the floor board, and I will make a cover for that, the cable didn't miss my much, as you can see in the pictures.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/580555445GaJQFS?vhost=rides
Did I mention that I get rubber going into third gear with my V6,
I love this car. Uh Oh, the L word, I think this is serious.
When I completed my V6 conversion I wanted to keep my stock speedometer, partly because of the cost of an electronic one and the converter required to make it work, but mostly because I like the stock look and I don't have to change the rest of the gauges to have them all match.
Anyway, I found an adapter at Raptor Transmission's on-line cataloge that would slow down the stock speedometer 28%, it was $89 and it bolts right in the T5, then I had a cable made up that matched my Jeager speedo head and the adapter, that was $71 and my local speedometer shop made that while I waited; with a 19 tooth driven gear ($4 dollars from my local Ford dealer) my speedometer is off by only 2%, meaning that when I am showing 50 on the speedometer I am actually doing 49 MPH.
The best that I could do with a 21 tooth gear was 22% off and the adapter took care of the rest. There are a few pictures at the web site below.
I did have to cut a clearance hole where my tunnel meets the floor board, and I will make a cover for that, the cable didn't miss my much, as you can see in the pictures.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/580555445GaJQFS?vhost=rides
Did I mention that I get rubber going into third gear with my V6,
I love this car. Uh Oh, the L word, I think this is serious.
