I used an Autometer speedo and a GPS sending unit. LOVE IT....

Mike...what Rudi says.  If the Mk8 did not have a speedo cable driven from the VSS adaptor you might be able to use the VSS and adaptor from an AOD or other 4R70W application.  Otherwise you're kinda stuck going to an electronic or GPS speedo.

BB

Thanks for replies

I guess I'm going to have to look at my trans a little closer, cuz I don't remember seeing a place for a mechanical cable. I remember a sensor going into the tailshaft.  Are you guys saying that I take that out and a cable will go into that hole?  

Mach1  do you have any pics of your GPS set up?  Do you just replace your speedo with their replacement?  Guess I'm going to have to do some searching on Autometer speedos.

MAW wrote:

Thanks for replies

I guess I'm going to have to look at my trans a little closer, cuz I don't remember seeing a place for a mechanical cable. I remember a sensor going into the tailshaft.  Are you guys saying that I take that out and a cable will go into that hole?  

Mach1  do you have any pics of your GPS set up?  Do you just replace your speedo with their replacement?  Guess I'm going to have to do some searching on Autometer speedos.

Mike;

The AOD VSS goes into the speedo hole and has the driven gear that engages the gear on the tail shaft.  The VSS has a connector for the connection to the PCM and also has a straight-out connection for the speedo cable.  A special cable is necessary to connect to the VSS on one end and the stock Mustang speedo on the other.  Ron Morris and others sell that cable.  Or... you can use an electronic speedo and tap the Pos and Neg VSS leads for speedo input.

The GPS speedos have a separate sender that mounts somewhere in the car and sends GPS speed data to the speedo.  I think some also have the ability to take the VSS signals.

BB

Is this what you're sayin I can remove and get a connector/adaptor from Morris so I can put a manual cable into it?


 

I have used a Cable X box, made by Abbott industries, to convert from an electronic T56 to an old mechanical speedo in my son's sbc powered 83 S10 pickup.  The converter box has dip switches with infinite settings to get the speedo to read accurate.  We had several gear ratios in the narrowed 8.8 and multiple tire sizes on that thing, and we always could get the speedo accurate.  A little pricey, but really did the job.

MAW wrote:

Thanks for replies

I guess I'm going to have to look at my trans a little closer, cuz I don't remember seeing a place for a mechanical cable. I remember a sensor going into the tailshaft.  Are you guys saying that I take that out and a cable will go into that hole?  

Mach1  do you have any pics of your GPS set up?  Do you just replace your speedo with their replacement?  Guess I'm going to have to do some searching on Autometer speedos.

Sorry I don't have a pic. But BB is correct, the GPS unit wires up to the AutoMeter Electronic Speedo and I have my GPS unit on the front pice of metal that holds the headliner in at the windshield. It has a magnetic back. The cable is long enough to reach to the trunk if needed. But, if you wanna use your stock speedo, listen to these guys...

MAW wrote:

FFR3247 wrote:

I just did this. I used the stock foxbody cable.

Take the plastic clip off the speedo end. Cut some of the metal sleeve off with cut off wheel.

Then cut a slit lengthwise with cut off wheel. Slide this onto back of stock speedo and use hose clamp to hold.

I wasn't going to spend 100 bucks on the Ron Morris cable.

I figured out how much speedo was off and got correct gear.

FFR is this the cable that I need? 


http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/DCH0/03171/01175.oap?year=1993&make=Ford&model=Mustang&vi=1134111&ck=Search_speedometer+cable_1134111_925&keyword=speedometer+cable
 

I think that's the cable for a T5.  You need the cable for the Auto which will connect to the VSS.  As for the speedo end...follow FFR's instructions.


Here's a Rock Auto link for the right cable.  The first cable listed is the one you want.  These are for the 89 Linc Towncar but are the same as the Auto Fox.  Gotta have that plain end on the trans end of the cable.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?carcode=1188693&parttype=1440&ck[ID]=0&ck[idlist]=0&ck[viewcurrency]=USD&ck[PHP_SESSION_ID]=0j6p1jjbj19hk8tob1t46usd54

BB

Last edited by Bullet Bob (11/07/2013 12:39 PM)

Thanks BB, I see what you're talking about, I guess I'll be able to get the clip that holds it in also. I'll probably go to Oreilly's and get one there.  When I searched for the cable they never asked what tranny I had.


Tubo -  Welcome to my world, take something easy and make it hard.  That's par for the course for me.  I took a 10 minute job today and turned it into a half day project.  I was going to put the heater controls back in and then decided they needed to be completely taken apart and cleaned(old grease removed, each lever taken out and cleaned and greased and each cable lubed)  Probably won't work any better than it did.

I'll check my wiring diagrams, I do plan on having Cruise and my CPU controls my tranny, so I'll see exactly where the VSS wires go.  I'm thinking I will probably need a speedo cable and the VSS. butt(TS) I'll check into it somemore.

One more question if anyone is still around and not bored to death.  Since I've replaced most of my sheetmetal, I'm not sure where the speedo went thru the floorboard. Can anyone get me colse to where I should pass it thru?

Last edited by MAW (11/07/2013 4:27 PM)

I just started working with my T5/speedo this week. The stock 4 speed cable gear won't even come close to fitting in the mechanical receiver on the T5.  Do I need to change the gear in the T5 or the drive gear on the cable?  I have all the tire size, rear end ratio data but I wasn't sure which one to get!  Thanks.

Michael H. wrote:

JVince wrote:

I just started working with my T5/speedo this week. The stock 4 speed cable gear won't even come close to fitting in the mechanical receiver on the T5.  Do I need to change the gear in the T5 or the drive gear on the cable?  I have all the tire size, rear end ratio data but I wasn't sure which one to get!  Thanks.

The 4-speed gear (the driven gear on the end of the cable) is cut in a different direction. You need to install one for a 3-speed, c4, T5... they're all the same.  4-speed is the odd man out.

Ok, thanks.  That's what I was hoping to hear.  The cable length and routing is fine, the gear was the only issue.  I'll pick up a cable side gear this week.