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shyvpboi
05-09-2002, 12:38 PM
I just installed some AC Reverse Indiglo gauges and I follow the indiglo install guide on the site and even did the needle calibration part. But it seems like my needles are a little off from normal, and I tried to recalibrate them several times already. Any suggesttions?
mwz26
05-09-2002, 01:13 PM
did you take them off?
shyvpboi
05-09-2002, 01:16 PM
yea
Pinoyspd17
05-09-2002, 01:21 PM
at a fully warmed up idle, set yor tach needle to bout 700rpms....

then while driving at 3000rpms in 6th gear, set yor speedo needle to 65mph exactly...

yor needles should then be calibrated pretty accurate...

thanx
shyvpboi
05-09-2002, 01:41 PM
ok thanks...
mwz26
05-09-2002, 02:08 PM
why would you have to do 65 to calibrate? at idle the speed should be 0
Pinoyspd17
05-09-2002, 02:24 PM
this was the only way it would calibrate exactly....i guess when yor car is at idle and 0mph, the speedo needle isnt really at 0 ->

i guess that hub that holds the speedo needle in place isnt holding the needle Completely Still at 0mph.......maybe its pressing against that little prong (the one that keeps the needle from goin past 0).....thereby making calibration at "0" mph inaccurate...

as long as the rpm's are accurate...then 65mph at 3000rpms in 6th gear is accurate.....

if you wanna get Exactly accurate...65mph is 2980rpms in 6th gear..

thanx
shyvpboi
05-09-2002, 02:48 PM
Yeah, I tried it out on the freeway. I was at 3000rpm in 6th gear on the freeway and my speedo was reading 75mph. So I took it off and set to 65mph while I had the car in cruise control. Everything seems accurate now. I did my my 2-3 shift and I was at 60mph and 3-4 shift I was at 85mph. Close enough for me. Thanks Pinoyspd17.
Pinoyspd17
05-09-2002, 03:02 PM
:)
tinkerbelly5
05-10-2002, 04:05 PM
Or you could just have someone ride in front of you and set their cruise at a certain speed (say 40 mph) and then set your cruise to match theirs and stick your needle on. That's what I did for my Eclipse anyways!
Stress
06-21-2002, 05:36 PM
Originally posted by Pinoyspd17
at a fully warmed up idle, set yor tach needle to bout 700rpms....

then while driving at 3000rpms in 6th gear, set yor speedo needle to 65mph exactly...

yor needles should then be calibrated pretty accurate...

thanx

Does anyone know a RPM/Gear/MPH combo for the 5-speed GT?