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Old 04-17-2003 | 05:31 PM
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im guessing that it could be the cogg in that the cable plugs into the tranny.. i know that there are a few diffrent cogs out there... you might have to find a tranny from a 79 to get the right cogg.. it should be an easy fix though..
Old 04-17-2003 | 05:59 PM
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Hey RatedZ, I also swapped in a speedo from an earlier ZX b/c I hated my 85 limit on my old speedo. It reads fine, and I'm using the stock o.e. cable on the back of the speedo. However, my car came with analog gauges and not digital, so maybe there's difference there. I used one of those police thingies that display your speed and at 70mph on my speedo it was 69 on the display... If it's not that, it could be the cog, or maybe the speedo needs to be lubed or something? I noticed my old speedo was lubed up with some kinda grease on the back and the speedo I was going to swap didn't, so I put the old grease on the speedo just to be safe. Your tires might make the car read different if the overall diameter of the tire is different from the original... Just some thoughts.
John
Old 04-24-2004 | 12:56 PM
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This might help
http://www.graytechsoftware.com/garage/cogcalc.asp
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