1991 Firebird V8 swap, speedo is way off
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1991 Firebird V8 swap, speedo is way off
Hello my Thirdgen friends!
I'm new to this forum, but do have a 1991 Firebird Convertible with a V8 swap that I've purchased less than a week ago.
The previous owner did a swap. He went from a 3.1 V6 to 5.7 V8. I now have a 5.7 V8 350 engine with a T5 World Class transmission. I don't know the details of the swap, but one thing that I know for a fact is that the speedo and odometer are way off.
Question is: do I need to replace just the speed sensor on the transmission or is it more complicated than that? The speedometer only goes to 80mph (total) which is a joke so I was thinking about swapping it for a V8 cluster which goes to 140mph. But it wouldn't sold my main issue.
Please help and thanks in advance!
I'm new to this forum, but do have a 1991 Firebird Convertible with a V8 swap that I've purchased less than a week ago.
The previous owner did a swap. He went from a 3.1 V6 to 5.7 V8. I now have a 5.7 V8 350 engine with a T5 World Class transmission. I don't know the details of the swap, but one thing that I know for a fact is that the speedo and odometer are way off.
Question is: do I need to replace just the speed sensor on the transmission or is it more complicated than that? The speedometer only goes to 80mph (total) which is a joke so I was thinking about swapping it for a V8 cluster which goes to 140mph. But it wouldn't sold my main issue.
Please help and thanks in advance!
Last edited by Dalakian; 03-01-2012 at 07:51 PM.
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Re: 1991 Firebird V8 swap, speedo is way off
Thank you, James!
According to the last owner, the only thing that I need to replace is the speed sensor. Do you think it's possible that it would solve the issue?
If so, where can I buy that sensor and what type of sensor do I need to buy? I know that there are different kinds (digital, etc)
Thanks for you help.
According to the last owner, the only thing that I need to replace is the speed sensor. Do you think it's possible that it would solve the issue?
If so, where can I buy that sensor and what type of sensor do I need to buy? I know that there are different kinds (digital, etc)
Thanks for you help.
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Re: 1991 Firebird V8 swap, speedo is way off
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tran...ve-driven.html
The VSS type driven gear may be difficult to find. Perhaps a call to the site below will be helpful:
http://www.transmissioncenter.net/sp...n_______va.htm
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