Interior Discussion about interior restoration, repairs, and modifications.

Anyone Make 160MPH Gauges

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 6, 2017 | 03:02 AM
  #1  
t/aws61985's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 621
Likes: 149
From: Chicago
Car: 85-6 TA 85 IROC 82-86 MSE 83 Pace
Engine: Slow ones
Transmission: Noisy ones
Axle/Gears: Weak ones
Anyone Make 160MPH Gauges

I have been waiting a long time to see someone, or company make a factory style 160 or more MPH speedometer. I was able, although poorly, make a gauge inlay using the limited tools at my disposal. Anyone know of something like this in production?
Attached Thumbnails Anyone Make 160MPH Gauges-160-gauge.png  
Reply
Old Feb 6, 2017 | 04:45 AM
  #2  
peterc005's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 839
Likes: 4
From: Melbourne, Australia
Car: 1988 IROC Camaro (RHD)
Engine: 350 ci L98 SBC
Transmission: T700
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt BW, Disk, Posi-traction
Re: Anyone Make 160MPH Gauges

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...781/prd781.htm
Reply
Old Feb 6, 2017 | 04:58 AM
  #3  
t/aws61985's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 621
Likes: 149
From: Chicago
Car: 85-6 TA 85 IROC 82-86 MSE 83 Pace
Engine: Slow ones
Transmission: Noisy ones
Axle/Gears: Weak ones
Re: Anyone Make 160MPH Gauges

I am looking for a Oem Exact style but higher than 140.
Reply
Old Feb 6, 2017 | 07:29 AM
  #4  
TTOP350's Avatar
Supreme Member
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 12,216
Likes: 1,141
From: Il
Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: Anyone Make 160MPH Gauges

The factory gauge is internally mechanically limited to about 145mph iirc.
If you want to get silly, you can cut the electric signal in half to the speedo (with a quick wiring trick from the factory VSS box) and then have the gauge made to read to 280mph
Reply
Old Feb 10, 2017 | 05:29 PM
  #5  
Tibo's Avatar
Supreme Member
20 Year Member
iTrader: (15)
 
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 5,028
Likes: 78
From: Desert
Car: 1991 Z28 Vert
Engine: 383 single plane efi
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: 8.8 with 3.73s
Re: Anyone Make 160MPH Gauges

You can always follow my lead and switch over to aftermarket gauges: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...i-made-my.html
I got the idea from this member's thread: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/afte...order-led.html
He has a firebird and while the pictures have diappeared I believe that he was able to use the existing gauge holes to mount the gauges so he didn't have to chop up a bracket and use a piece of ABS like I did.
I thought about getting a 160 mph speedometer but in the end I don't think this car will ever break 140 mph in the quarter mile so I went with the 140. Plus the lower the speedometer displays the easier it is to read quickly.





Here is a GPS based 4" speedometer:http://www.speedhut.com/gauge/GR4-GP...-and-high-beam)
You can still run your VSS to your ecm or you can buy a non-GPS based speedometer for a little less money. But the thought of knowing that I can change gears, rear ends, tire size, rim size and transmissions as much as I want and never have to worry about the accuracy of the speedometer is music to my ears.
Reply




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:47 PM.