anyway to make gsr cluster in ls read right????

Phate · Post by **Phate** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:47 am

300k_CB7;169753 wrote:certain hondas were found to be registering faster speeds that what they were actually traveling....

http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/19/hond ... odometers/

If your car is not one of those years, I vote for wheel/tire combo.

You shouldve known ahead of time this post would have nothing to do with the car mentioned..

300k_CB7 · Post by **300k_CB7** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:09 am

Phate;169755 wrote:You shouldve known ahead of time this post would have nothing to do with the car mentioned..

Yes, you're right, the article mentions 2002 and up. It SHOULD have nothing to do with his teg.

But with my GPS, I clocked both my 95DB, and my 94 EG with stock tires at 80MPH, and they both read fast. So does my 99 OdyLX, but it's not mentioned in the article either, even though it has the same digital speedo as a 2002 model.

Think about it, the only Hondas still under warranty **in 2007** were 2002 and up. When Honda finally admitted this finding in 2007. it resulted in a class action for warranty claims People were p!ssed they were being gypped out of warranty miles and resale miles.

Heck Honda even *extended* the already Extended warranty on the troublesome V6 Ody/TL V6 trannys from 100k to 109k when this finding was released. Do you think there was a magic model from ALL 01s to ALL 02s that resulted in this admission of speedo error?

I'm not objecting to your comment, but I think the article is relevant. I'm an Engineer who's owned different 12 Hondas and Acuras, and all have read 3-6% fast, with stock wheel/tire combos.

I don't think ALL Honda speedos magically changed between 01 and 02 for them to admit this error, but that's what Honda was trying to say, by ruling out any earlier models.

P.s., the original post didn't say what % of error he's seeing. If it's greater than 5%, it's not factory error.

forcefed · Post by **forcefed** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:22 am

it has stock wheels and tires and i cant tell how bad it is but on the interstate at 70 we r getting passed bad

300k_CB7 · Post by **300k_CB7** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:17 pm

forcefed;169807 wrote:it has stock wheels and tires and i cant tell how bad it is but on the interstate at 70 we r getting passed bad

Try borrowing someone's Garmin, Magellan, or TomTom GPS unit, and track your speed on an open stretch of highway. The GPS gives a pretty accurate speed, as long as you're maintaining it constant (no acceleration/deceleration).

Other ways to find out: Have a cop friend with a radar gun (most accurate method)?

Or (last choice) you could drive side-by-side with a friend on a cell phone on a four-lane road tell you what his reads. I don't recommend this one though, because his factory speedo could have up to 4% error too.

ObsesionWitSped · Post by **ObsesionWitSped** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:29 pm

The link you posted..how would I go about taking care of something like that?

forcefed · Post by **forcefed** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:35 pm

yeah i been meaning to do that but i have also been meaning to do that in my truck also and have yet to get to it

300k_CB7 · Post by **300k_CB7** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:55 pm

ObsesionWitSped;169820 wrote:The link you posted..how would I go about taking care of something like that?

Info about Honda's class action settlement to buyers/leasors from '02 to '07 due to overclocked speedos can be found here...

http://hondaodometerclassaction.com/

Looks like the deadline for receiving claims for out-of-warranty repairs was last June, but they DID automatically extend all factory and HondaCare warranties by 5% of mileage amt. Looks like no action is needed by current owners:

Your 3yr/36k Honda warranty is now 3yr/37.8k
50k acura factory warranty is now 52.5k.
100k HondaCare is now 105k.

I also found the 99-01 V6 tranny warranty was 1st extended from 3yrs/36k to 84mo/100k after the recall and TSB, then to 93mos/109k as a result of a Different class action (not the odometer one):
http://www.hondatransmissionsettlement.com
So I was wrong about that one. :confused1:

2008Mugen · Post by **2008Mugen** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:45 pm

hmmmm... id just sell the car.... bought 3 tegs this month, guess buying another wouldnt hurt... lol

bildo16 · Post by **bildo16** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:21 pm

forcefed;167581 wrote:It has stock 14's and it sucks bc I dot have a ride to judge the speed off of bc my truck has 19's and is way off. I don't get why it's off.

well all gsr's 94+ gsr's came with 15" wheels, not 14", if i remember correctly OEM tire size is 195/55-15. everything else (besides the R) came with a 14" 195/60-14

Specification _ Sidewall _ Radius _ Diameter _ Circumference
195/55-15 _ 4.2" _ 11.7" _ 23.4" _ 73.7"
195/60-14 _ 4.6" _ 11.6" _ 23.2" _ 72.9"

Like stated XXX amount of times, its your tire/wheel size.

forcefed · Post by **forcefed** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:44 am

2008Mugen;171086 wrote:hmmmm... id just sell the car.... bought 3 tegs this month, guess buying another wouldnt hurt... lol

Haha yeah I'm good. But I deff will be robbing parts off them haha