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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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Last year for cable driven speedo?

What was the last year for a cable driven speedo for Camaro / Firebird?
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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Re: Last year for cable driven speedo?

85 in the Firebird and... 89(?) in the Camaro
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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Re: Last year for cable driven speedo?

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and... 89(?) in the Camaro
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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Re: Last year for cable driven speedo?

85 in the Firebird and..
That's incorrect, I just pulled apart a factory '87 firebird with a carb'd 305 and it has a mechanical speedo.

I need to know if specifically '88 firebirds had cable driven speedo's??
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 02:55 PM
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Re: Last year for cable driven speedo?

The Firebird got the electronic cluster as early as 86, but they didn't completely phase out the cable speedometer until a few years later. Generally speaking, base models are the only ones you need to worry about finding with a cable. Most Firebirds with a 120mph or better speedometer have the electronic VSS.
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