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Old 04-16-2017, 03:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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When comparing to a GPS, the stock speedometer shows 2-4% higher than the actual speed. When I use an OBD tool (ScanGauge) to read the speed, it is spot on with the GPS, not with the speedometer(strange...).
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Originally Posted by nemo View Post
I would think the first thing you would need to know is how the speed of your vehicle is determined.
Most likely a sensor on the transaxle (when I floor it and the wheels spin, then the speedo goes up).

Which gives me an idea: add a second magnet to the transaxle, so the speedo shows twice the speed, then re-scale the speedo's background. Unfortunately, this would double what the odometer logs
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