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What kind of Speedo do you need for a Ford Falcon?

What kind of Speedo do you need for a Ford Falcon?

This page will allow you to tinker with Common Diff Ratios, and Different Wheel / Tyre Combinations for your Ford Falcon, and Calculate the speedo sender Gear type required to make your speedometer Accurate. Remember, this program should only be used as a GUIDE.

How many teeth are in a Ford Speedo?

I know that this model car has a Light Green, 21 Tooth Speedo Sender Gear Fitted as standard. If I changed that gear, to say a Grey 22 Tooth Speedo Sender Gear, I could reduce the speedo error to -2.26%. This would mean that at an actual vehicle speed of 110 Km/H, my speedo would read 107.514 Km/H.

How many teeth are on the speedometer driven gear?

For every 5 mph error in the indicated speed is 1 tooth on the driven gear to make the correction. i.e. Indicated 65 at true 60 which is 5 mph. Add gear with 1 more tooth and it should be close. Sorry guys, try this link.

What is the Speedo error on a Ford Mustang?

If I changed that gear, to say a Grey 22 Tooth Speedo Sender Gear, I could reduce the speedo error to -2.26%. This would mean that at an actual vehicle speed of 110 Km/H, my speedo would read 107.514 Km/H. This would also mean that my actual Speed Limited top speed would now be 175.932.

Can you use Speedo gear on a Falcon?

Skylines and pintaras might be an option as the had 3.7, 3.89 & 4.11, don’t know if the Speedo gear would interchange with a falcon gearbox ( also watch out for the teeth on the Speedo gear being “cut” the opposite direction between autos an manuals) Choice ill check them out.

What kind of transmission does Falcon Shorty have?

The Falcon Shorty Transmission is more compact and considerably lighter than any other transmission of its kind. This transmission features two forward speeds, neutral and reverse with an integral hydraulic applied clutch which operates low & reverse gears. High gear is a 1 to 1 direct drive ratio, while low gear is a 2.4 to 1 ratio.

What kind of gear do I need for a 3.45 Falcon?

The cog for 3.45s is a black 23 tooth gear… but if you have upped you wheel dia and gone to a diff cog to correct you may need to do the same here, so one up or down depending on which way you went previously. On another note does anyone know which cog I would need for 3.7s.. did they come in cortys?

Where do I get the gears for my speedometer?

The part numbers of the various speedometer drive and driven gears are shown in the charts. The gears can be obtained from any Ford and Lincoln dealer. They are not available from Ford Racing. The drive gears on T-5/T-45/SROD/ Tremec®manual transmissions can be changed.

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