3GENJDM: mechanical to electrical speed sensor kit

[Ben]

Originally Posted by TreyMR2

You can put your mechanical speedo in the 93+ trans. I have a mechanical speedo on my Gen3.

That would be a thousand times easier

[2fast4u]

I'd rather not have to worry about a cable breaking, or when the cable is on it's way out it makes the needle shake (really annoying). Plus they are usually slightly inaccurate.

[TreyMR2]

Originally Posted by 2fast4u

Plus they are usually slightly inaccurate.

Is it really THAT important to know your going 58mph instead of 60mph?

[Oteck]

if your not using stock sized rims/tires, it will never be accurate.

[2fast4u]

I just hate when it's loose that it makes the needle wiggle, it makes me feel like the car is a pos. Trivial I know, but still it bothers me, I'm a huge perfectionist, you prolly won't understand.

[Oteck]

im a perfectionist too, thats why i had to replace the whole wiring in the car to do it. now if i can find a dual airbag dash to go w/ it....

[2fast4u]

By the way can't you compensate the guage itself to read the proper mph if you have bigger wheels?

[MRtuned]

Originally Posted by 2fast4u

Plus they are usually slightly inaccurate.

not as inaccurate as using the tach to guess :P

[TreyMR2]

Originally Posted by MRtuned

not as inaccurate as using the tach to guess :P

did you get your speed ometer working? I hated the like month I didn't have one every time I saw a cop I slowed way down just in case.

[MRtuned]

yea didn't you say your guessing was way off after you got your speedo working?

-mine is still not functional

[TreyMR2]

Originally Posted by MRtuned

yea didn't you say your guessing was way off after you got your speedo working?

Yeah what I though was like 45 ended up being around 60ish. I paced one of my friends once I got it working and it was pretty dead on with his car the way it is now. The only thing I don't like is the damn 120MPH speed cut. It only cuts in when you have the speedo working, and trust me you can tell your going way faster than 120 when its not working.

[rvicke]

I have a '93 NA 2.2 manual, and my speed sensor has died. It did so when I got stuck on a snow bank, so I'm assuming I stripped the shaft gear. There is a gear shaft from a '91 for sale on Ebay.....

Would that shaft fit in my electronic speed sensor? Does anyone on here have a spare electronic speed sensor laying around, unused?

Also looking for a tachometer to replace the one in my '93. I hate to buy a cluster just for a tach, but I need to get the tach and speedo working (only parts on car NOT working.....argh)...

Rick

[chengkhang]

91 to 92 turbo and NA uses mechanical speed cable
93 turbo and NA up uses electrical speed sensor

[chengkhang]

i have a 93 na body with a 93 jdm turbo motor swap with the body harness too. the one from the engine bay into the cockpit. i check the wire from the sensor all the way into the back of the gauge and there is conncetion but its still doesnt work.

i cant seem to figure why it isnt working. anyone with any other ideas.

[Denis_k87]

A couple months back I had a 93 JDM 3sgte lsd swapped in my 91 na...I had bought the clip off the shop that I used to have it done..... For awhile I was driving around not knowing the speed because I had a mechanical gauge cluster.. I had just bought an electrical gauge cluster that came with pig tails but the the connectors that I have in the car are to big for the new electrical gauge cluster..My question is how do I go about to using the pigtails that came with the new electrical gauge cluster I had purchased. Any help would be much appreciated

[2fast4u]

Originally Posted by Oteck

you'll need more than that to convert to electrical, you need the cluster and the cluster pigtails. good luck finding the pigtails, those are rare and you may have to buy a whole dash harness to get it

Originally Posted by Oteck

Ben you'll have to change out the whole cluster, the speedo assembly are designed differently. you can swap any other guages but not the speedo. Also the reason why you need the pigtail is because the electric cluster uses smaller connectors. the 91 are way to big, even the connectors are larger.

[Kerry Phillips]

Might U consider buying a GPS unit?
That might solve the LEGAL requirement of having a speedo.

Also checkout the MPGUINO

Gas gauge, Tachometer, Speedometer, Fuel consumption meter....

Might take some engineering to make it work in an older car that does NOT have a functional speed sensor.
Kerry

[Denis_k87]

Originally Posted by chengkhang

91 to 92 turbo and NA uses mechanical speed cable
93 turbo and NA up uses electrical speed sensor

A couple months back I had a 93 JDM 3sgte lsd swapped in my 91 na...I had bought the clip off the shop that I used to have it done..... For awhile I was driving around not knowing the speed because I had a mechanical gauge cluster.. I had just bought an electrical gauge cluster that came with pig tails but the the connectors that I have in the car are to big for the new electrical gauge cluster..My question is how do I go about to using the pigtails that came with the new electrical gauge cluster I had purchased. Any help would be much appreciated

[Denis_k87]

A couple months back I had a 93 JDM 3sgte lsd swapped in my 91 na...I had bought the clip off the shop that I used to have it done..... For awhile I was driving around not knowing the speed because I had a mechanical gauge cluster.. I had just bought an electrical gauge cluster that came with pig tails but the the connectors that I have in the car are to big for the new electrical gauge cluster..My question is how do I go about to using the pigtails that came with the new electrical gauge cluster I had purchased. Any help would be much appreciated plzzzz

[2fast4u]

Swap in a 93+ dash harness?

That would seem like the only way to me, I doubt it's just that easy though.