What all is needed to swap the instrument cluster from an 88 GT into my 93 2.3. I am about half way through my 4 to 8 cyl conversion
2.3 to 5.0 cluster swap question
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No, I haven't touched anything for the 5.0 swap under or in the dash yet. Would it be easier to just get a 90-93 cluster......crap now that I think about it the cluster will not work because in the 88 its flat and mine is rounded.....hmmm would a 90-93 be a direct go? someone said the speedo will read twice as fast if i leave the 4 banger cluster in there.
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Grrrr, everyone has a pre 90 and swiches to a 90-93 cluster or even swap but noone swaps from a 90-93 to an 87-89. Could I just swap in a 90-93 5.0 cluster? Or would the computer read it wrong? What about swapping out the C250 and C251 from the 88 onto the 93?
If thats the only problem then I have an idea, I can just add a 14K rpm overlay ............ hmmmmmmmmmIntenseBlue said:
The tach wont read twice as fast. It will read norm because you swapped all your V8 engine harnesses and what not. it will read just fine. I am pretty sure it is plug and play . the only thing I can think of that might not work is the gas idiot light that comes on when you are low on gas. I think that stopped in 89-90. So if you have that now you wont anymore. It is hard to say because supposedly the wiring harnesses are different under dash (so I was told). Good luck man. My car is an ex 89 GT power train in a 88 4 cyl body. So i know that work that goes into that. But I loved it an it only took me a few days.
Nicoleb3x3
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Can't you calibrate the speedometer? I'm sure that's the least of the worries? If it's plugs in and works; then you can calibrate the speedometer from what I've heard.
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