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speedometer - 2/6/2007 9:01:02 PM    wigandaccord90   Posts: 5 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline my tires are too small. the guy i bought it from put smaller tires on... section height. but anyways. is there anyway to adjust my speedometer? Post #: 1

RE: speedometer - 2/6/2007 9:04:30 PM    RTexasF Forum Monitor Posts: 2357 Joined: 11/16/2004 From: Brownsville, TX Status: offline I doubt it but what car do you drive? No psychics here. _____________________________ ''''04 2.4l 5M EX Sedan Neuspeed short shift kit V-6 6 speed front strut/firewall brace 17mm rear anti sway bar AEM Shorty DC Sports SS Header Kicker Speakers JL Audio Clean Sweep JL Audio Amp 200W Bazooka sub V-6 OEM 7 spoke alloys (in reply to wigandaccord90) Post #: 2

RE: speedometer - 2/6/2007 9:05:48 PM    wigandaccord90   Posts: 5 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline 1990 honda accord... i thought maybe there was some sort of sensor... the tires being too small, throws off the speedometer, odometer, and prolly cuts down on gas mileage (in reply to RTexasF) Post #: 3

RE: speedometer - 2/6/2007 10:21:51 PM    poser_pilot6 Posts: 1036 Joined: 11/2/2006 Status: offline How much smaller are they, overall diameter wise?  If it isnt much, it shouldnt make much of a difference.  With the tires being smaller, your speedo will read faster than you are really going, I do believe.  I dont know that it will hurt your gas mileage much.  Why dont you just go back to the correct size tire? _____________________________ 1994 Accord LX four door Bomz SRI w/ K&N filter 194k miles (in reply to wigandaccord90) Post #: 4

RE: speedometer - 2/6/2007 10:54:34 PM    RTexasF Forum Monitor Posts: 2357 Joined: 11/16/2004 From: Brownsville, TX Status: offline Go here:  http://www.dakota-truck.net/TIRECALC/tirecalc.html  Click on "compare tire A to Tire B" Put the correct size in A and your current one in B. Scroll to the bottom to see speedo & odo readings. _____________________________ ''''04 2.4l 5M EX Sedan Neuspeed short shift kit V-6 6 speed front strut/firewall brace 17mm rear anti sway bar AEM Shorty DC Sports SS Header Kicker Speakers JL Audio Clean Sweep JL Audio Amp 200W Bazooka sub V-6 OEM 7 spoke alloys (in reply to poser_pilot6) Post #: 5

RE: speedometer - 2/10/2007 2:05:28 PM    wigandaccord90   Posts: 5 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline well i figured out that im usually going 5 slower than what im reading... and it gets bigger when i go faster... 70 is about 62... but the gas milage is horrible. i figure its because the engines got to spin faster to move the small tires. when im going about 60 the tach says 3500.. thats not good. so i guess ill be buying new tires (in reply to wigandaccord90) Post #: 6

RE: speedometer - 2/10/2007 2:40:36 PM    poser_pilot6 Posts: 1036 Joined: 11/2/2006 Status: offline Yeah, you definitely shouldnt be spinning 3500 at 60mph.  I think Im at about 2200 or something when Im doing 60.  I dont remember offhand. What size tires does the car have right now? _____________________________ 1994 Accord LX four door Bomz SRI w/ K&N filter 194k miles (in reply to wigandaccord90) Post #: 7

RE: speedometer - 2/17/2007 12:56:50 AM    vansterdam   Posts: 4 Joined: 10/18/2006 Status: offline Here's a good tire size calculator to check what tire size you should be using instead. (in reply to poser_pilot6) Post #: 8

RE: speedometer - 2/17/2007 8:08:46 PM    j_man_honda Posts: 1194 Joined: 1/8/2007 From: South Carolina Status: offline This is what me and my dad have done before. -Remove the cluster. -Take the clear cover off of the cluster (where u can touch the speedometer hand). -Plug the cluster back in with the cover off. -Follow a friend in another car down the road. -Using cell phones get your friend to inform u when he is coasting at 60mph. -Following your friend closely, adjust your hand manually to 60mph. -Put cluster back together. It's sounds messed up, but it works. _____________________________ 1999 Honda Accord "EX"(SOLD) 1996 Nissan 240sx "SE" (in reply to vansterdam) Post #: 9

RE: speedometer - 2/18/2007 3:14:06 PM    wigandaccord90   Posts: 5 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline ahh i think ill just get new tires that are the correct size. the tires on there are 170/65 i think. they should be 185/70's. and i still have to figure out why i only get like... 12 mpg. this is getting off topic but does anyone know my gas tank capacity. i thought it was 17 gal. but i could be wrong. maybe my injectors are worn? (in reply to j_man_honda) Post #: 10

RE: speedometer - 2/19/2007 10:11:59 PM    White03Sedan   Posts: 5 Joined: 2/19/2007 Status: offline 12 gallon probably, since u are have an older accord! (in reply to wigandaccord90) Post #: 11

RE: speedometer - 2/19/2007 10:23:42 PM    poser_pilot6 Posts: 1036 Joined: 11/2/2006 Status: offline A 94 has a 17 gallon tank.  Not that that helps, Im just saying lol. _____________________________ 1994 Accord LX four door Bomz SRI w/ K&N filter 194k miles (in reply to White03Sedan) Post #: 12

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