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Old 11-10-2008, 08:29 AM
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I have a set of 4.10 Ford Racing Gears. I will be haveing them installed soon in my 1996 Mustang GT with a Auto trainee and im not shur on how to recalibrate my speedometer and transmission shift points. Can i use my Xcalibrator 3 Tuner our do i have to buy a speedCal device?
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Old 11-10-2008, 08:51 AM
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Read your instruction book to double check but, most handheld tuners can adjust for gear and tire size.
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Old 11-10-2008, 08:55 AM
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you can use your xcal 3
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Old 11-10-2008, 10:49 AM
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No, you need a new speedo gear. check on steeda.com. your speedo is gear driven, not electric.
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Old 11-10-2008, 10:52 AM
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I want to make shur i get this right lol can some one else back up steve0914 our RipTide7

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Old 11-10-2008, 10:56 AM
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No prob. just make sure to get the right gear, i made that mistake, haha
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Old 11-10-2008, 04:19 PM
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I'm 100% positive you need to get a new spedo gear. I had a 96 GT Auto as well, and I needed to install a spedo gear in the transmission to recalibrate the sepedometer. I believe it is the white gear for 4.10 gears, but double check to be sure.
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Old 11-10-2008, 04:54 PM
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ive heard that you need a speedo gear for pre 98 stangs..
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Old 11-10-2008, 05:24 PM
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Thx for the help I will get a new speedo gear then.
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Old 11-11-2008, 12:59 AM
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Buy a speedo gear and you can recalibrate it that way.
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