swftiii

Yes, I know my driving skills have a lot to do with my slow speedo...

In addition to my slow driving, I'm having a problem with my speedo. The needle is moving more slowly than my speed changes. When acelerating it is only a little behind the changes, but when slowing down it can take a good amount of time to catch up.

For example: When accelerating through 2nd gear to about red line the speedo tops out at 50mphs when I shift to 3rd and then takes a good 3-5 seconds to catch up to my consistent speed after that. On the other side when stopping at a red light from 45mph to 0mph it can take the needle a good 8-10 seconds to catch up.

I've had the speedo checked by North Hollywood Speedo and it is functioning fine, so it needs to be in a speed sensor or somewhere else. My shop asked me to check a couple of things and I did - the cruise controls still works and will accel/decel quickly, the rear spoiler still comes up at the right speed, and the ABS still works under hard braking.

So - anyone dealt with this or have an idea of what could be causing this? I have the club race this weekend - is there any safety issue that could stem from these symptoms?

Thanks a bunch,
-Skip

X2Board

I don't think you will have any safety issues, cover the speedo and drive by the tach. It's easier than it sounds.

X2

swftiii

Thanks X2. We'll see if the track time will help fix the problem.

Skip

Mark in Baltimore

Skip,

Well it sounds like you have the perfect excuse at the ready: your car is stuck in a time-space warp where nothing moves quickly.

Sorry, I am of no help. See you on Friday.