Chubs0191 wrote:Hey guys Ive got the ecm I had for my capri project running a vp manual commo speedo works fine but the ecm is reading road speed at about 10 when im doing 60 is this the ecm estimating road speed or is it reading actual
Hey Chubs,
I'm looking at setting up a system in a 2 Liter Escort and am wondering if you're using the standard Ford gearbox, which is identical in an Escort, and how you configured your setup to get a a speedo signal for the ECU?
hey buddy I haven't actually got that far with it I blew the engine up before I got to try and fit any of my stuff hence putting the ecm in a vp for now, I had this half cocked idea about spinning up a thread that has a flange to clip into the gearbox where the factory cable would run and a thread on the other end that a factory commo vss would screw onto and use a "modified" (shortened/ whittled down) manual speed sensor adaptor, then figure something out with the speedo along the lines of graft a commo dash cluster speedo drive on the back of a spare mk1 speedo similar to this http://members.ozemail.com.au/~brettsue ... ometer.htm
Escorts are popular in the rallying world. Rally cars require a rally trip computer, which require a VSS signal. The above link is for the UK, but I'm sure there would be similar sources in Australia who deal in rally computers, like Terratrip.
Rock Lob
If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning.
Escorts are popular in the rallying world. Rally cars require a rally trip computer, which require a VSS signal. The above link is for the UK, but I'm sure there would be similar sources in Australia who deal in rally computers, like Terratrip.
Rock Lob
Standard Escort gearbox has a push-in speedo cable which is held in place with a circlip, and not a screw-in fitting. Not sure what your link is to suit, but it won't work on a standard 4 speed Escort box.
i have been rolling ideas around inside my head for a few days now and i wonder if it would be possible to mount up a neat little trigger wheel and use an abs sensor on a rear wheel to give you the road speed signal similar idea to a dis timing setup.
does anybody with more experience have any thoughts?
What about making a toothed sleeve to replace the speedo drive gear on the output shaft and a crank or ABS sensor in an offset holder in place of the speedo driven gear? As far as I recall there is a bit of space in the extension housing.
I'm looking at setting up a system in a 2 Liter Escort and am wondering if you're using the standard Ford gearbox, which is identical in an Escort, and how you configured your setup to get a a speedo signal for the ECU?