SR swap in 89, what to do about the guages?

[TheTimanator]

I'm starting to get all the little bits and peices together since my engine is shipping sometime this week and I forgot that the tach won't work since I have an 89. So my question is (I assume that the 91-94 gauges fit) if I get the newer gauge set, can I change the mileage somehow? or would it be better to just buy an after market tach? Thanks

[AKADriver]

You can just change the tach.

Take your original cluster out, remove the original tach, and swap a tach from a JDM or '91-'94 US cluster into it. That way, you keep the original speedometer and odometer.

[HaLo]

if you are in need of a JDM 9000rpm tach, I'll be having one spare within the week. Let me know.

I'll also be having a 91-94 Tach available.

(clusters too if you wish)

[wren240sx]

how much are you guys paying for the sr swaps all together?

[uiuc240]

Something that should be noted FOREVER:

The tach in the HUD cluster is SMALLER than the tach in the analog cluster. I have a 91 DOHC tach in my 89 w/HUD. To install it, I first of all had to trim a weird thingie that was sticking out all funky-like. Then once I got it to fit, you can JUST BARELY see the tick marks from around the HUD trim bezel. It works fine, though. All I'm saying is BE AWARE of this.

Oh, and one more thing...the lights in the HUD cluster have these plastic "extenders" on them that actually illuminate the gauge (and the guage has a printed matrix on the back of it to even out the lighting). Thing is, the "extenders" in the HUD cluster are not lined up for the analog tach...so the night-lighting is uneven. Once again, it works...but not perfect. I will most likely sell mine eventually and get a real JDM Silvia tach.

Eric

[TheTimanator]

Originally posted by HaLo
if you are in need of a JDM 9000rpm tach, I'll be having one spare within the week. Let me know.

I'll also be having a 91-94 Tach available.

(clusters too if you wish)

Sweet. I'll take the JDM one as long as its analog. drop me an email: [email protected] What do you have to do to swicth them? I guess I should take my guages out to check it out....

[uiuc240]

switching is super easy. go here for pics of the job:

http://sr20.hybrids.jp/installations/instrument_cluster/index.html

Eric

[Annoying Eric]

I bought a 92 guage cluster works fine.. and it looks cool when you do over 110 cause the needle hits the bottom of the cluster.....HA....

[HaLo]

Originally posted by wren240sx
how much are you guys paying for the sr swaps all together?

way too much!

[TheTimanator]

Originally posted by uiuc240
switching is super easy. go here for pics of the job:

http://sr20.hybrids.jp/installations/instrument_cluster/index.html

Eric

dood the link isn't working

way too much!

That is so true

[uiuc240]

here's the link....something got messed up in the link script. oops

gauges page

sorry about that. my bad.

Eric

[kazuo]

uiuc240: I have a '89 that I'm doing a SR swap into now, and it has a HUD... the cluster I got is analog. So basically I'm forked and have to do that ghetto cutting job you did right?

Can't I just take the gauge cluster off of a JDM Cluster that has a HUD and use that?

BTW, the tach I have is from a JDM analog cluster, to clear up any confusion...

[uiuc240]

I have a '89 that I'm doing a SR swap into now, and it has a HUD... the cluster I got is analog. So basically I'm forked and have to do that ghetto cutting job you did right?

Yes, that's exactly what you have to do. Unless you'd like to take the trouble of getting the SOHC gauge face off, and put it on the DOHC tach. I considered this...but it would have still had the super-lame low redline. At least the DOHC doesn't have it until 6900 rpm. Not that it matters...but at a glance, when shifting, having the higher redline is important to me. Is it to you?

Can't I just take the gauge cluster off of a JDM Cluster that has a HUD and use that?

Yes. That's exactly what I'm thinking of doing, just so I can have a true 7500 rpm redline. But it's extra money I just don't really care about at this point. The tach I have is working, and that's good enough for me.

Eric