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24-04-2009, 11:03 AM | #1 | ||
Starter Motor
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Hi Guys,
Newbie. Recently bought BF1 XR6 ute. Got a camera fine this week. : How accurate is the speedo? I think it might be very close to actual speed, rather than over reading. What do you reckon? |
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25-04-2009, 01:23 PM | #2 | ||
Lurvin' my Ute!!!
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Typically Falcons speedo shows approx 4km/h faster than the actual figure.
ie. If speedo shows 100km/h, actual speed is approx 96km/h.
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27-04-2009, 01:48 PM | #3 | ||
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G'Day,
Do you have std wheels and tyres on it? Don't forget that makes a difference...... The easiest way to tell what is accurate is to use a GPS that will show you what speed you are travelling. Whilst not absolutely guaranteed 100%, it's far closer than your speedo. Cheers,
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27-04-2009, 03:50 PM | #4 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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can get a dyno run
theyll print you out road speed vs speedo speed only problem is if the speedo over reads and you know the value it over reads by then you may find it hard to drive at 60ks when you know ur only doing say 55. the temptation is there to estimate speed which can get you into trouble. but its better then not knowing that the speedo is under reading your speed |
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27-04-2009, 04:40 PM | #5 | ||
ORSM Ford Cruisers
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Melbourne
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If your in Melbourne I can check out if the speedo is out of wack in the cluster.
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05-05-2009, 12:30 PM | #6 | |||
Starter Motor
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Thanks for your replies guys. What do you mean by the cluster? Are some out of wack? I like the GPS idea too. I hear some warn of fixed speed and red light cameras. Any recommendations? |
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05-05-2009, 04:18 PM | #7 | ||
ORSM Ford Cruisers
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I have played with alot of BA/BF clusters and 99% of them read high. But I have seen one that was reading a fraction lower than the indicated speed up to about 70kmh.
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05-05-2009, 07:24 PM | #8 | |||
Starter Motor
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Will try GPS first, as suspect speedo under reading. : |
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05-05-2009, 09:24 PM | #9 | ||
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Yeah try a GPS. My speedo reads generally 3-4km/h faster then what i'm actually doing.
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05-05-2009, 10:55 PM | #10 | |||
Starter Motor
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10-05-2009, 10:34 AM | #11 | ||
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i have heard people using some kind of police digital speedo that is 100% accurate.
But not sure if was standard in FPVs only? Any info on this anywhere? |
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14-05-2009, 11:38 PM | #12 | ||
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Mate, not that i've heard of but I'm more often that not known to be wrong.......
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Another study found Australians drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means, on average, Australians get about 41 miles to the gallon. Kind of makes you proud to be an aussie. |
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15-05-2009, 06:30 AM | #13 | ||
ORSM Ford Cruisers
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The Police Mode can be activated on any BA/BF/Territory Cluster, which sets the right hand side lcd to display a digital speedo. It shows the speed that is passed to the cluster by the PCM. So as longs as everything else is correct, tyre/wheel size and diff ratio the speed will be accurate.
But the catch is that it can only be turned on and off via a scan tool. Matt
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15-05-2009, 01:02 PM | #14 | |||
Starter Motor
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Really can't understand why Ford don't make it a accessible feature. _ Is the scan tool available? In the end, might still get a GPS anyway, that can also alert to approaching fixed speed cameras & red light cameras. :Up_to_som |
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