[Tigers] T5 and Electronic Speedometer?

[Gary Winblad]

Dan,
I put in a T-5 and used a VDO electronic speedo.
I made my own sensor (optical interrupter with tabs on the driveshaft
bolts).

But.. look at the instructions that came with your speedo!
Probably it is protected so you just hook the two wires to the two wires..
MAYBE.
The sensor is probably a little motor(generator) that puts out a sinewave
with frequency depending on speed.
Low voltage so probably won't hurt the speedo.

Good luck, let us know how it goes.
Gary Winblad


On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM Daniel Eiland via Tigers <
tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Obviously this post isn't about Sunbeam or Jensen Cars, unless you have
> installed a Ford BW T5 transmission in your car with an electronic
> speedometer. My T5 is from a 1994-1998 Mustang V6 car. The speedometer
> sender has 2 wires coming out and they are both white. My electronic
> speedometer has its own cable that plugs into the speedometer and the other
> end has a black and a white wire.
>
> My question is, "Since the plug on the transmission sending unit has 2
> white wires, does it matter how I connect the black and white wires from
> the harness? If it matters then how do I figure out which of the 2 white
> wires is signal and which one is ground?
>
> Sorry for being off topic, but it might relate to others who have
> converted to a T5 transmission.
>
> TIA,
> Dan Eiland
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