8 cyl in a 4cyl stang. Intrs. panel quest.

[Notched]

just wondering. almost ready to drop in the 8cyl HO 302 into a 4 cyl stang.

Wondering if i need to get the speedo/ tach or odometer re calibrated? has a t-5 tranny and 4.10 gears...

or should i buy aftermarket gauges...........

 

[TK_05]

ull need a speedo gear.. but thats w/ both cars... 4 or 8 cyl.

 

[Notched]

ok thanks man

 

[Asha'man]

Tach is 7K on 5.0's and 6K on 2.3's, you might wanna swap it out or get it recalibrated.

Ash

 

[Mavrick]

If you use the tach from the 4cyl, it will read double (aka 2000rpm at idle), so you'll want to swap a v8 unit in there.

 

[rd]

Most Mustang tachs that I have worked with have a switch on the back to change for 4-6-8 cylinders. Just change it. My straight 6 car seems to work fine with a 302.

 

[dastang2]

serious, i will check mine then

 

[FoxChasis]

The only tachs that have a switch are the '79-'86 6K tachs.

 

[afast93stang]

87-89 have a full tach and spedo, 90-93 have virtually the same but with a cut out at the bottom that cant be seen when its installed for the air bag lines going to the steering wheel.

 

[Jquintel]

you might want to consider something like this if you can't find a 5.0 Speedo
http://www.florida50.com/