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08-26-2004, 09:45 PM
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raising the spedometer
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Join Date: Aug 2004
City: KC, kansas
State: Kansas
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Hey guys im new to this so bare with me. My 03' v6 vert's spedometer only goes to 120 is there any way i could get a different gauge that allows my spedometer to go to 150 ( like the gt's) with the help of a fordchip. If this is all just ridiculus then just tell me. Would that just blow or destroy my engine? |
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08-26-2004, 09:54 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
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You could put a GT speedo cluster in there, and have the computer programmed for that, but your factory speed limiter is about 118-120 MPH, so you would probably want that removed/ rasied also. are you just wanting this for looks? or do you intend on 120+ speeds 
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'99 cobra 'vert
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08-26-2004, 09:56 PM
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i donno. would 130 mph blow my engine? |
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08-26-2004, 09:57 PM
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looks is a big part of it thou. and like if its not possible to even get up to 130 then forget it b/c ive seen how long it takes to change gauges |
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08-26-2004, 10:02 PM
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Im sure it would do 130 with a chip. I don't know. I've hit the speed limiter in mine, and that was plenty fast for me(for now) 
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'99 cobra 'vert
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08-26-2004, 10:03 PM
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State: California
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its very easy to change the gauge but fixing the computer is the problem |
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08-26-2004, 10:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
City: KC, kansas
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what do you mean the problem... i thought all you needed was a tuned chip
are the gauges that easy.. i cause then i might do it just for looks |
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08-26-2004, 10:14 PM
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You want to **** me?
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
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gauges that go to 150 have different redlines than our lil sixers... its not worth gettin a new guage, if youre above 120mph you shouldnt be lookin at your guages anyway lol
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08-26-2004, 10:17 PM
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City: Gulf Breeze
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Forgot the tach was different, and your right...should be watchin the road 
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'99 cobra 'vert
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08-26-2004, 10:19 PM
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God
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: DFW, TX
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what year car do you have? if you have a 99+, then you can turn the digital odometer into a digital speedometer by holding on the reset button during start-up (i think thats it. look on www.mustangworld.com)
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08-26-2004, 10:42 PM
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taking a break
Join Date: May 2004
City: Iowa City, IA
State: Iowa
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my car has a limiter right on the 115 mark... trial and error (luckily no error  )... I was curious.... and yeah, I looked, GOD I love straight country highways 
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08-27-2004, 09:48 AM
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The 4.2L Guy
Join Date: Nov 2003
City: Scumter; Home: Chicago, IL
State: South Carolina
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The 94-98 can use 150 MPH and can have the right tach, but the 99+ are SOL when it comes to this.
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60' ~ 2.1, 1/8 ~ 9.61 @ 73.4mph
Living one day at a time!
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08-27-2004, 10:34 AM
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well mines a 03' automatic so im parta that SOL group.. |
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08-27-2004, 12:27 PM
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God
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: DFW, TX
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just use the digital speedometer. it will be accurate over 120mph
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08-27-2004, 12:35 PM
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
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How do you use the 150mph for 94-98? |
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08-27-2004, 01:33 PM
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The 4.2L Guy
Join Date: Nov 2003
City: Scumter; Home: Chicago, IL
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I WON'T TELLLLLLLLLLL........................
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60' ~ 2.1, 1/8 ~ 9.61 @ 73.4mph
Living one day at a time!
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08-27-2004, 01:36 PM
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The 4.2L Guy
Join Date: Nov 2003
City: Scumter; Home: Chicago, IL
State: South Carolina
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Anyways, you need to get a 94-95 speedocluster (the whole thing, not just the face gauges) and then you need to get a green speedo drive gear, and pop that into your tranny. For this you have to actually pull the tranny and remove the tailshaft housing. Remove your yellow 7T gear and replace it with the 8T green gear. That's all.
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60' ~ 2.1, 1/8 ~ 9.61 @ 73.4mph
Living one day at a time!
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08-27-2004, 03:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monkey
what year car do you have? if you have a 99+, then you can turn the digital odometer into a digital speedometer by holding on the reset button during start-up (i think thats it. look on www.mustangworld.com)
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tried it today in my 02 didnt work |
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08-27-2004, 04:10 PM
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God
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: DFW, TX
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08-27-2004, 06:42 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
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well having a 150 mph speedo would make 75~ more accurate, the middle point on a guage is usually its most accurate, why people buy 10k tacks so 5-6k is most accurate, if the tach only went to 6k then 3k would be the most accurate point on the tack, even with that its a bad idea to mess with the gauges.... you dont need to go over 120 mph.
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09-06-2004, 04:01 PM
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City: Albuquerque
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I tried it on my '01 V6 manual, and it works! The only problem I have found is that it says that I don't have any oil pressure. Everything else is awesome! |
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09-06-2004, 06:25 PM
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