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My original speedometer (Series 1) was faulty, so I replaced it with a new Speedometer (Series 2). Only Problem I have found is my speed reads at double my actual speed. Will I have to get this calibrated at a shop or is there something I have missed when swapping speedometer's. Also is there a compatibility issue between the two series?

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i wasn't aware of there being a difference between the 2. was the speedo sender you got from a different spec car by any chance? so if yours is a natro was it from a turbo? reason i ask is that i'm pretty sure they run different diff ratios so may be calibrated differently.

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i wasn't aware of there being a difference between the 2. was the speedo sender you got from a different spec car by any chance? so if yours is a natro was it from a turbo? reason i ask is that i'm pretty sure they run different diff ratios so may be calibrated differently.

My car is 1994 GTS and the speedo came from a 1997 GTS - well from what I got told. So there is no boost gauge under the tacho, its just peculiar that its exactly double the actual speed. Any idea's what I could have missed? Or is this common as I couldn't find any information on it.

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Just trying to figure out why its different. I have 2 very good pictures or a cluster from a series 1 and then a series 2 on the printed circut and there are no differences at all.

So your car is a r33 GTS manual S1 and you have a cluster for a r33 GTS S2 manual? You must make sure the new custer is also a manual cluster

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Just trying to figure out why its different. I have 2 very good pictures or a cluster from a series 1 and then a series 2 on the printed circut and there are no differences at all.

So your car is a r33 GTS manual S1 and you have a cluster for a r33 GTS S2 manual? You must make sure the new custer is also a manual cluster

In all honesty I'm not sure if it came from a manual (I've sent an email to the seller). I can post a picture of the back and the front of the cluster. You will have to excuse my ignorance, but do auto skylines also have a tacho?

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yes they do. It looks the same but with a P, R , N, D etc etc posted inbetween the speedo and tacho in a vertical position. It would be easy to tell if its an auto or manual cluster, post a picture.

The reason i am asking is because the clusters from manual and auto skylines are set differently because the auto and manual gear ratios being different. Thats why would think its going much faster

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yes they do. It looks the same but with a P, R , N, D etc etc posted inbetween the speedo and tacho in a vertical position. It would be easy to tell if its an auto or manual cluster, post a picture.

The reason i am asking is because the clusters from manual and auto skylines are set differently because the auto and manual gear ratios being different. Thats why would think its going much faster

I have attached a picture of the cluster. I have noticed one thing though, since my series one does not have a airbag, the airbag light is constantly on, not a huge problem but annoying none the less. post-59076-0-76756600-1322480403_thumb.jpg

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i dont know if you noticed but the RPM guage is missing 500RPM till redline? is should be redline at 7000rpm

P.S. Its a r33 GTS cluster for a series 2 manual which would be fine if it was not ment for a RB20E

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i dont know if you noticed but the RPM guage is missing 500RPM till redline? is should be redline at 7000rpm

P.S. Its a r33 GTS cluster for a series 2 manual which would be fine if it was not ment for a RB20E

Wow I never even noticed that yet the RPM guage works perfectly. So what your saying is it came off a HR33 GTS? I always though the R33 with the RB20 was not eligible for import and this was an Australian seller, so that never even crossed my mind. So if its for an RB20E is there anyway to get it working with my RB25DE?

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