[lilnuke]

I am in the process of trying to route my speedo cable. In your experience, what is the tightest radius that the cable can handle and still work?

Thanks,

Cai

 

[Dan Babb]

mine is pretty tight. Just make sure you don't kink it.

I have the competition dash and don't have a problem with the bend right behind the guage...and there's not much room there.

 

[Tommy Davis]

As you can see, this one has a pretty broad radius:

Sorry, couldn't resist

Actually mine makes about a 6" radius, after entry into the dash area.

 

[Rickster]

Da Bat should be chiming in here any moment...

 

[lilnuke]

I know I didn't just see that....

 

[Mr. Barry]

If you're running the stock set up , with the stock exhaust headers , the bend is pretty severe...and runs close to the pipes and to the back of the tunnel....you'll want to secure the cable to the side of the driver foot box , and cover the cable nearest the header with a heat reflector of some kind...I used a piece of 3/4" angle aluminum , screwed to the driver's footbox, and covering that portion of the cable...Soon after my first few miles , I noticed the cable sheath was melting from the heat.

 

[bobzffr]

I have my speedo cable bent to a 1/4" radius. I have an electric speedo just for that reason. A small wire sure is a lot easier to deal with than that cable.