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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 02:17 AM
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Speedo Correction
Its been a long time since i've had to worry about it, and on my old fords we used to just change the speedo gear. now that everything is electronic is there a way to correct the speedo after changing rear end gears or going to a larger tire?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 03:20 AM
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yeah it's really simple just get yourself a programmer. I have a superchips and I love it. I picked up good power a little gas mileage and it is really simple to adjust for different gears or tires. Takes about 10 minutes.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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just doesn't seem cost effective...
 
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pay a dealership about $50-100 for them to reprogram

buy a programmer and do it yourself
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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in time the tuner will pay for itself when you pick up 1-2 mpg. Plus the feel you get the first time you get on it after you get the tuner makes it totally worth it.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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which programmers do you suggest?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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I vote edge 100% it pays it self off in gas money in about 4 months....well at least here in texas it did...high start off price....major money saved down the road!
 
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where do i look at getting one?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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screw it


gotta love impulse buys.

ordered the edge tuner. lets see what happens
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Drizzt
screw it


gotta love impulse buys.

ordered the edge tuner. lets see what happens

Thats too funny. I'm glad I can kind of resist myself from impulse buys.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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i'm a bad influence on myself and always have too much money to spend on myself.


no you can't have any
 
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What confuses me about the speedo is I have a scanguage and it has the correct speed but the speedo is off by 2mph. How can that be?
 
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the gauge is only accurate to so many MPH...for example if it were a 0-100 range, it may only be accurate to within 3 units.


sucks, but a higher accuracy gauge would cost us more money
 
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So I imagine that speedos in police cars are different from the ones for a stock crown victoria? I mean they'd have to be right?
 
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thats the reason they give you like a 10% berth on the speed limits. they have to give you something like 10-15%. well... here anyway
 
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