aftermarket speedo in ae86

**45aken** · 30-01-2006, 11:24 PM

hello, just wondering what would be the procedure of fitting like a splitfire speedo in a ae86. i know it;s a mechanical cable, but is there anyway to make an elec gauge work? even if i get a mech gauge, how can i calibrate it? reason for asking is i want to make a custom dash.
thanks

**phrostbyte** · 31-01-2006, 04:53 AM

I believe you can get a kit from Jaycar that reads the mechanical cable and sends out an electronic signal.

Kev.

**45aken** · 31-01-2006, 07:10 AM

beautiful. just found out how expensive these gauges are!!!
all good though.
once u get that kit, do you stiff have to calibrate the gauge?
thanks

**phrostbyte** · 31-01-2006, 07:38 AM

After a quick search of the Jaycar site it seems there's none there. But I remember a thread on the old toymods saying something about a mechanical to digital converter, give that a shot.

And no, you'll probably have to adjust the converter, but the speedo itself will tell you exactly what the converter is telling it. I believe it would probably be pretty easy to set the converter. I'm pretty sure its ~637RPM of the speedo cable = 1kmph.

Kev.

**45aken** · 31-01-2006, 09:04 AM

beautiful, exactly what i needed.
thanks rep+

**JustCallMeOrlando** · 31-01-2006, 10:02 AM

The UZS131 Crown has an electronic speedo sender which just clips onto the speedo gear. Jaycar don't sell one of these, but they do sell a corrector for them, costs about $45.

Apparently sideshow usually has one to two at least of the senders kicking around at any one time.

Hope that helps.

**celica28** · 11-06-2009, 09:22 PM

Where did you get the Splitfire gauge from?

Is it in km/h?

Is it a 6" gauge?

Do you have a close up pic of it, please!

Phil
Celica28

**fergo308** · 12-06-2009, 07:01 AM

VDO have a convertor also,bolts on top of the std speedo drive. can have multiple outputs as well.
their speedos are programmable for rolling diameter,gear rartios and so on also AFAIK.

Justin...

**takai** · 12-06-2009, 12:00 PM

Just go get an electronic speedo sender from any wreckers. AE101, AE111, MX83, most Camrys and others will do just fine.

The speedo will have a corrector in it if its a decent one.

**thanhngo** · 12-06-2009, 10:21 PM

For stock T50, you can bolt-on;
* Nissan (pulsars) (4 pulse per rev - from memory)
* Crown/Cressida (Some have, some don't - generally the digital dash ones do) come in 20 ppr and another i can't remember.

Choose the sensor that would get closest to what the spitfire accepts. The more ppr, the more accurate the readings. If the pulses are way off, you may need a speedo multiple. Note that the jaycar one is limited to +/-100%. If you need more they can get pricey unless like electronic stuff.