Speedometer swap

1989 FORD PROBE
200,000 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JLGLOBAL
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My speedometer is toast. I would like to replace it cheap with one from a later model non turbo. The only difference I see is the gauge goes to 120 mph on the 1989 GT and 100 on everything else. Will it still read the correct mph? What happens when I do 135 mph in it?
Dec 6, 2018 at 6:01 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi and thanks for using 2CarPros.

For the speedometer to work properly, you have to replace it with the original type. The system is pre-calibrated specifically to your speedometer.

Dec 6, 2018 at 6:52 PM
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