So due to larger tires and regearing my speedo is off by 10% or so and I'm tired of doing the math in my head while rolling down the highway.
Lots of people use the venerable Yellow Box to correct their speedometer after regearing and bigger tires.
Official home page of the Yellow Box Speedo Recalibrator
There have been reports of this unit causing some issues with the cruise control due to the lag in its corrected speed output.
But, has anyone tried the Dakota Digital SGI-100BT for their speedometer correction project?
SGI-100BT: Universal Speedometer and Tachometer Interface
This looks to be a far more advanced unit than the Yellow Box that most folks use and allows calibration adjustment with onboard pushbuttons like the Yellow Box, but also with an IOS (iPhone) or Android device via Bluetooth. Meaning one can install the module behind or under the dash and recalibrate at will without need to actually get to it. It also seems very reasonably priced at around $94 on Amazon...
So I've ordered one of the Dakota Digital units and will install it in the next week here. In preparation to install it I've studied the signals from the speed sensor and confirmed couple things I've not found documented elsewhere here on IH8Mud... Hopefully others will find it useful.
More to follow as this project moves forward here.
Lots of people use the venerable Yellow Box to correct their speedometer after regearing and bigger tires.
Official home page of the Yellow Box Speedo Recalibrator
There have been reports of this unit causing some issues with the cruise control due to the lag in its corrected speed output.
But, has anyone tried the Dakota Digital SGI-100BT for their speedometer correction project?
SGI-100BT: Universal Speedometer and Tachometer Interface
Dakota Digital Accessories
You’ve purchased Bluetooth-enabled Dakota Digital accessories and want to get the most out them, all with wireless control? The Dakota Digital Accessories App allows you to do just that! When using the SGI-100BT --------------------------- -Speedometer and/or Tachometer input and output...
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This looks to be a far more advanced unit than the Yellow Box that most folks use and allows calibration adjustment with onboard pushbuttons like the Yellow Box, but also with an IOS (iPhone) or Android device via Bluetooth. Meaning one can install the module behind or under the dash and recalibrate at will without need to actually get to it. It also seems very reasonably priced at around $94 on Amazon...
So I've ordered one of the Dakota Digital units and will install it in the next week here. In preparation to install it I've studied the signals from the speed sensor and confirmed couple things I've not found documented elsewhere here on IH8Mud... Hopefully others will find it useful.
- The number of pulses per mile (PPM) from my '97 80 series LC - For this I put the truck up on jack stands and ran the truck for two miles as indicated on the odometer trip meter and recorded a total of 8198 pulses for an average of about 4100 pulses per mile as measured with a Universal Counter.
- The nature of the signal into the speedometer as viewed with an oscilloscope - A very clean square wave 11.5V signal with a period of approximately 60mS at an indicated speedometer speed of about 15mph.
- For purposes of connecting the unit I'll be cutting the red-orange wire on pin-1 of the IH1 connector behind the glove box to insert the Dakota Digital speed calibrator. (a minor issue will be determining which side of the wire goes to the sensor and which goes to the speedo... )
More to follow as this project moves forward here.