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Car Forum / Honda Cars / April 2005Hondas speedometers. Use DRAC modules or what?
A few decades ago when I worked on cars life was so simple. You had a speedometer cable attached to a gear in the tranny, and if the speedometer was wrong, you just changed the number of teeth on the gear until you were happy with the result. That was then ... Today I know that some cars use a Digital Ratio Adapter Controller (DRAC) module to take readings from a sensor, apply some multiplier value and then send the result on to yet another electronic brain assembly which uses that value and then displays your speed in your speedometer / odometer display. There are even web sites on how you modify them to correct your speedometer if it's wrong for no reason in particular, or because you changed your tires / wheels in some non-standard way. How does it work for Honda? What are the parts that do this calculation? -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+ To answer your question I have to ask you a question. What is your end goal here? What are you trying to do? >A few decades ago when I worked on cars life was so simple. You had > a speedometer cable attached to a gear in the tranny, and if the [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | > +-----------------------------------------+ "halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in news:kO- dnWBqgosB0sXfRVn-uQ@comcast.com: > To answer your question I have to ask you a question. > What is your end goal here? What are you trying to do? Change the speedometer reading, if necessary. -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+ I have a 96 accord 4 cyl auto vtec and I have the factory service manual. There is no mention of calibration of this unit that I can find. Hopefully somebody can answer your question > "halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in news:kO- > dnWBqgosB0sXfRVn-uQ@comcast.com: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | > +-----------------------------------------+ > "halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in news:kO- > dnWBqgosB0sXfRVn-uQ@comcast.com: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Change the speedometer reading, if necessary. you shouldnt need to, unless youre going with a completely off the wall wheel/tire combo. as it stands now ,your speedo might read up to 10% higher than you actually drive. bigger wheels/tires will lower that ratio to something more acceptable. > -- CL. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | > +-----------------------------------------+ > you shouldnt need to, unless youre going with a completely off the > wall wheel/tire combo. > as it stands now ,your speedo might read up to 10% higher than you > actually drive. bigger wheels/tires will lower that ratio to > something more acceptable. With some auto makers (BMW), that's 10% PLUS 2.4 mph. It means that you could be doing 50 with the speedometer reading 57.4 mph, and BMW would decline to fix it because it was "within spec". I don't know if Honda has the same spec or not, but if my speedometer were off by more than two miles per hour at that speed, I'd want to know that it could be adjusted so that the correct speed was shown. Now I know that the odometer can be reprogrammed to display a different number of miles (which I'm not so happy about), but I'm not sure about what can be done for the speedometer. Now it may turn out that nothing can be adjusted, but I still plan to get the speedometer checked because I'd like to know my actual speed even if I can't change it. -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+ >>you shouldnt need to, unless youre going with a completely off the >>wall wheel/tire combo. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > you could be doing 50 with the speedometer reading 57.4 mph, and BMW > would decline to fix it because it was "within spec". > Now it may turn out that nothing can be adjusted, but I still plan to > get the speedometer checked because I'd like to know my actual speed > even if I can't change it. > > -- CL. That has always been a minor source of irritation for me. In my SOL VTEC, if the speed limit is 45, I need to drive what appears to be 55 on my speedo, which is about 5 over the limit plus 5 for the speedo error, and I've driven right through numerous radar traps like this without being stopped. I gave some thought to buying something like one of the below items, but the $ was always needed elsewhere, and I actually know nothing about how well either of these works. http://www.ricks2k.com/products/yellowbox.php http://www.ntwonline.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=48&Product_ID=1973&CATID=15 When this speedo error is really a problem is when I get in my wife's Mazda which has a speedo that is a lot closer to right. If I drive *it* 10 over the limit, I'll end up with a ticket. Just have to remember which car I'm driving.  SignatureGeorge http://people.delphiforums.com/gmcc > I gave some thought to buying something like one of the below > items, but the $ was always needed elsewhere, and I actually know > nothing about how well either of these works. > http://www.ricks2k.com/products/yellowbox.php > http://www.ntwonline.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=48&Product_ID=1973&C > ATID=15 Dude! Killer info! If it worked (research needed), it would be much less costly than a speeding ticket! -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+ > That has always been a minor source of irritation for me. In my > SOL VTEC, if the speed limit is 45, I need to drive what appears > to be 55 on my speedo, which is about 5 over the limit plus 5 for > the speedo error, and I've driven right through numerous radar > traps like this without being stopped. > I gave some thought to buying something like one of the below > items, but the $ was always needed elsewhere, and I actually know > nothing about how well either of these works. http://www.ricks2k.com/products/yellowbox.php Rick Hesel claims his works with Honda Accords ... http://www.ntwonline.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=48&Product_ID=1973&CATID=15 These guys (called them) said their's does not work. >>That has always been a minor source of irritation for me. In my >>SOL VTEC, if the speed limit is 45, I need to drive what appears [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Rick Hesel claims his works with Honda Accords ... Maybe if you try out one of the 'Rick' models, you could report back as to whether it works as advertised or not. That would be good information. SignatureGeorge http://people.delphiforums.com/gmcc > Now it may turn out that nothing can be adjusted, but I still plan to > get the speedometer checked because I'd like to know my actual speed > even if I can't change it. a GPS would be the best thing to do that, and it makes a neat map-viewing toy, too. <snip> > Now it may turn out that nothing can be adjusted, but I still plan to > get the speedometer checked because I'd like to know my actual speed > even if I can't change it. What do you mean you can't change it? Just let of the throttle, and the actual speed will change. Sorry, couldn't resist. > -- CL. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | > +-----------------------------------------+ Signature======================================================= A very modest collection of Honda tech info can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/ng_randolph |
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