Speedometer Question

[olddog]

Originally Posted by Bob In Ct

Is the odometer accurate? The odometer should determine the gears in the tranny. BTW, almost all speedometers are designed so that the cable makes 1000 turns per mile of car travel.

Bob

I have not checked to odometer. So you are saying the trany gear should be chosen to get the odometer correct?

[Ibr8k4vetts]

Originally Posted by olddog

I have not checked to odometer. So you are saying the trany gear should be chosen to get the odometer correct?

I'm sorry for butting in... But yes, if you are 7 MPH off just change the gear on your cable. They make like five diffident gears and each one will change the speedometer by six MPH.

[olddog]

Originally Posted by Ibr8k4vetts

I'm sorry for butting in... But yes, if you are 7 MPH off just change the gear on your cable. They make like five diffident gears and each one will change the speedometer by six MPH.

Butt in all you like. That's why I posted.

My issue is that my spedo is off 7 mph at 60 and it is off 7 mph at 30 as well. So if I change the gear to make it read 66 at an actual 67, then it will read 33 at an actual 37. In other words it will still be off by 4 mph at 30 mph. I was hoping there is a better solution that the gear ratio option.