Lwood Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 My original speedometer (Series 1) was faulty, so I replaced it with a new Speedometer (Series 2). Only Problem I have found is my speed reads at double my actual speed. Will I have to get this calibrated at a shop or is there something I have missed when swapping speedometer's. Also is there a compatibility issue between the two series? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad082 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 i wasn't aware of there being a difference between the 2. was the speedo sender you got from a different spec car by any chance? so if yours is a natro was it from a turbo? reason i ask is that i'm pretty sure they run different diff ratios so may be calibrated differently. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lwood Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 i wasn't aware of there being a difference between the 2. was the speedo sender you got from a different spec car by any chance? so if yours is a natro was it from a turbo? reason i ask is that i'm pretty sure they run different diff ratios so may be calibrated differently. My car is 1994 GTS and the speedo came from a 1997 GTS - well from what I got told. So there is no boost gauge under the tacho, its just peculiar that its exactly double the actual speed. Any idea's what I could have missed? Or is this common as I couldn't find any information on it. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
central coast person Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 So is your car an auto? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lwood Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Naa it's a manual. Could that effect the reading that much? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
central coast person Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Just trying to figure out why its different. I have 2 very good pictures or a cluster from a series 1 and then a series 2 on the printed circut and there are no differences at all. So your car is a r33 GTS manual S1 and you have a cluster for a r33 GTS S2 manual? You must make sure the new custer is also a manual cluster Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lwood Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Just trying to figure out why its different. I have 2 very good pictures or a cluster from a series 1 and then a series 2 on the printed circut and there are no differences at all. So your car is a r33 GTS manual S1 and you have a cluster for a r33 GTS S2 manual? You must make sure the new custer is also a manual cluster In all honesty I'm not sure if it came from a manual (I've sent an email to the seller). I can post a picture of the back and the front of the cluster. You will have to excuse my ignorance, but do auto skylines also have a tacho? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
central coast person Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 yes they do. It looks the same but with a P, R , N, D etc etc posted inbetween the speedo and tacho in a vertical position. It would be easy to tell if its an auto or manual cluster, post a picture. The reason i am asking is because the clusters from manual and auto skylines are set differently because the auto and manual gear ratios being different. Thats why would think its going much faster Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lwood Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 yes they do. It looks the same but with a P, R , N, D etc etc posted inbetween the speedo and tacho in a vertical position. It would be easy to tell if its an auto or manual cluster, post a picture. The reason i am asking is because the clusters from manual and auto skylines are set differently because the auto and manual gear ratios being different. Thats why would think its going much faster I have attached a picture of the cluster. I have noticed one thing though, since my series one does not have a airbag, the airbag light is constantly on, not a huge problem but annoying none the less. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
central coast person Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) i dont know if you noticed but the RPM guage is missing 500RPM till redline? is should be redline at 7000rpm P.S. Its a r33 GTS cluster for a series 2 manual which would be fine if it was not ment for a RB20E Edited November 28, 2011 by central coast person Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lwood Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 i dont know if you noticed but the RPM guage is missing 500RPM till redline? is should be redline at 7000rpm P.S. Its a r33 GTS cluster for a series 2 manual which would be fine if it was not ment for a RB20E Wow I never even noticed that yet the RPM guage works perfectly. So what your saying is it came off a HR33 GTS? I always though the R33 with the RB20 was not eligible for import and this was an Australian seller, so that never even crossed my mind. So if its for an RB20E is there anyway to get it working with my RB25DE? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6130917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
central coast person Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 It would be about the same price to get one of ebay and you may aswell get one thats ment for the car Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/384314-speedometer-reading-double/#findComment-6131152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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