Holden202 wrote:
i gave up on trying to find a sensor that would fit in the tranny of a powerglide or trimatic so started looking at using the commodore abs wheel sensor as i can easily weld the bung into the diff and then jam the sensor ring on an axle ....
if you have a better suggestion then im all ears ?
I've got half a dozen '510' hall effect sensors sitting here on my desk, they're a 3 pin device about 5mm x 5mm x 1mm - a drop of superglue and you can mount them anywhere.
I've got some (Bosch? Marelli? can't remember) HE sensors that are very similar size and shape to a GM ABS sensor, but from memory they're $50+ each.
well i have the abs sensors thats not a problem, i'll try a bit more to get the VL400 interface working, if that fails i'll look into this option! thanks!
No matter what the question is, the answer is always more horsepower!
the main thing for me is if it ends up under the car, it has to be durable. a mate of mine suggested a hoseclamp on the tailshaft and an abs sensor. some of those tiny hall sensors could be fitted in the speedo itself. more looking needed.
so i had a look inside a spare speedo today. no joy on fitting even a small hall sensor near something metal which turns. i'll have a better look underneath and see what i can do off the tailshaft.
i was looking at a hall effect sensor which would screw into the pto cover on the gearbox and read one of the countershaft gears. http://octopart.com/55075-00-02-a-hamlin-910140
a mate has some caterpillar engine speed sensors which may work too.
