for the last 3 days i've been looking for a place that sells vehicle speed sensors for my t-5 and i keep hearing "discontinued", "no longer available", "no part #", etc...Does anyone know where i can get one? i'm compiling parts for a t-5 swap and the trans didn't come with one. i've checked ebay, craigslist, local parts houses, dealerships...you name it i've checked it. any suggestions are greatly appreciated, and if you have a spare to sell would be even better!

 

When you find out, let me know. I have been looking for one for months. Same exact reason.

 

oh jeez...come on people!! help out your brethren!

 

Check the following site:

http://www.transmissioncenter.net/sp...n_______va.htm

JamesC

 

Thank you, James! i checked the site and didn't see it (only driven gears), but i sent him an email. (fingers crossed!)

 

standard motor products SC40

Rockauto.com man. Its awesome

 

is this the sensor for the t-5 manual trans? the listing doesn't specify what trans it's for.

 

yeah. There are two vss sensors out there. the one for the 700r4 and 4l60 which has a large diameter and the one for the t5/th350/t10/muncie/etc which has the small diameter. If you click the hyperlinked part number it shows all the cars that used it. or go to
chevrolet
1990
camaro iroc-z
electrical
speed sensor


I put one just like this in my 454 T5 swap to plug the hole. I still haven't been able to find driven gears. So if you know where some of those are that would be awesome for my project.

 

Thanks, Devastator! I see what they did, they list the sensor from 1990 and up. will a 1990 VSS work on an 1988 system?

Wow $90 to plug a hole? that sucks. check out post #4 by JamesC, he listed a link there that will take you to a site that has driven gears. hope he has the one you need.

 

So far as i know all the gm t5's had the same speedo bullet diameter. If not somebody correct me. Thats the one that fit my wc t5 i bought off ebay.

yeah for some reason the driven gears it shows on this site are the same as the one on the 700r4 vss i still have and they did NOT fit. Too large to go in the hole. I don't want to run a mech speedo but I may have to.....

 

Is that the correct one for the T5? The SC40?

 

That's the one. enjoy!

on a side note, i know an ebay seller where people can buy the brown speedo driven gear for the VSS (gear without the stalk). let me know.

 

I found this in the TGO faq for manual trans swaps "If you car has an electronic speed sensor, make sure you find an electronic speed sensor from a V6 tranny & install it in your "new" tranny or you will stall at every stop being the car will have to "hunt" for an idle being it does not know what speed the car is at."

 

can anyone verify this? IMO it shouldn't matter which VSS you have because both send signal pulses to the ECM to determine speed. The only thing i can think of is that maybe the V6 manual trans VSS and the V8 automatic trans VSS have the same pulse rates? if not then maybe the person who wrote the quote didn't put on the right speedo driven gear?

 

Thats my guess - or the OP didn't realize that its a year thing, and not necessarily a V6/V8 thing.

Do my knowledge, the 88-89 cars (maybe earlier to 89) used the 2000ppm VSS whereas the 90-92 cars used a 4000ppm VSS and the wiring connectors are indeed different between the two.

 

The signal from the VSS is different on the later cars then the earlier cars, it looks like the year split is 89/90.

V6-V8 makes no difference.

 

i have a later thirdgen WC T5, also need a speed sensor. car was converted, its an '89 formula 350, is the SC40 what i need too? is the gear thats in the tranny now interchangeable? looks like there isnt one included with the sensor. ive never messed around with these things before, bear with me. THANKS GUYS