stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 22/11/03 at 11:44 PM |
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nothing is normal on my car.....my speedo is lekky and I bought it from a place in detroit. 
atb
steve
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/11/03 at 01:14 PM |
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Pete...sensor on the crank is fine for RPM....but wasn't Chris looking for Speedo input.
Yes but if it will read it off the crank, will it read from any other rotating object or is it definitely only going to read from a crank mounted
disc. Like the flask, how does it know?. It could read the four lobes on a u.j. for instance.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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bob
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| posted on 23/11/03 at 04:15 PM |
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To save any hassle if/when changing eng/box the magnets on diff drive shaft flange is the way i went.
 
Rescued attachment speedo sender.jpg
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dblissett
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| posted on 12/12/03 at 08:14 PM |
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speedo sender
will that pass the sva as each wheel will rotate at a different speed on the output of a diff
i thought it had to be on the input
ps wheres the best/cheapest place to get electric speedos 80mm
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Northy
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 11:17 AM |
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Chris,
did you ever make sense of this nonsense? And actually find one that fits a cable type 9?
Cheers
Graham
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bob
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 11:27 AM |
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Graham
There is a generator type fitting that fots on the end of the type 9 speedo cable.its called a "hunter sender" and i believe merlin
motorsport sell them.
If i can find it i'm sure i have a 2nd hand one in the garage somewhere,its seen better days as it has been pushed to the limits in a well
known high powered locost from this forum.
It has two wires that go from the generator to the electic speedo which send the pulse,if you want to have a go with it i'll post it to you.
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dblissett
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 11:50 AM |
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nonsense
i am talking about where bob has his speed sensor fitted
ie its on one of the outputs of his diff
cheers dave
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bob
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 11:54 AM |
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Dave
yeah i had concerns about this relating to accurate measurement of speed,but it seems one of the big manufacturers (westfield) use this system with no
problems at all.
I'll report back when its road tested pre SVA but i'm confident its ok.
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bob
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 11:57 AM |
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Cheapest electric speedos i've seen new are racetech available at http://www.raldes.co.uk
cheers
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dblissett
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 12:06 PM |
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thanks bob
can you keep me informend how you get on with the sva
cheers dave
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Northy
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 02:09 PM |
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Bob, are you saying that it needs the std cable aswell?
I origanally fitted the cable, but I was worried it was bent too tight and would snap 
Cheers
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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bob
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 03:09 PM |
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Graham
Yes the little generator runs on the end of the cable,i couldnt se the point at 1st but i now know its easier to calibrate these electric speedos
yourself at SVA.
The only way i've seen of avoiding the tight bend in the speedo cable from the box is via a 90 degree angle adapter,but they are not cheap at
around £45.
Mail andy (donut) as i think he has done this and has the exact price of adapters,in the end i went for the electic clock to keep the cost down but i
know andy has done it cheaper by keeping sierra clocks.
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Peteff
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 04:32 PM |
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each wheel will rotate at a different speed
Not when it's on the rollers at sva they won't, it only slows the inside wheel on corners very slightly so you should be alright Bob. We
ran a bike speedo off the rear wheel and that passed, just the same as the shaft effect. We had thought of using a short piece of speedo cable with a
disc fastened to the end of it but the wheel method was easier.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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bob
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| posted on 14/12/03 at 06:28 PM |
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Thanks pete i thought it would be ok as i've seen a few done this way.
And to be honest if its good enough for the volume builders it'll do for me
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