speedometer
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evintho
20+ Year Stangneter 
sleeper_inc
New Member
A 4 banger N/A will NEVER see that speed unless its drop out of a plain or off a big cliff
fess40
Founding Member
If big wings and exhaust pipes can make the imports faster, surely that speedo would be good for a few mph!
I don't get the fascination with 140 mph speedos. My TC could actually do 140+ and I could care less if my speedo reads that high (it only goes up to 100), not like I'll ever actually be going 140 mph.
Besides, a 2.3 n/a has a hard enough time pegging the stock speedo...
Besides, a 2.3 n/a has a hard enough time pegging the stock speedo...
Shawneebear93
20+ Year Stangneter
I can't see at all why it wouldn't work. What year car is this? I know Ford Motorsport made the 140mph gauges for the 83-86 cars, I'm not sure about the 87-93 cars though. If you find one, I would certainly imagine it works just fine. The speedometer cable turns at the same rotation at the same speeds on the 4 cylinder cars as the v8 cars.
Dr_EluSivE
Founding Member
yes, it will bolt right in no problems. Just keep your tach, and the v8 one wont work.
Dr.
Yes, you can swap in a 140mph speedo. You'll want to swap in only the gauge and not the whole gauge pods, because the tach won't work.
Keep in mind there is a difference in the pods between the 87-89 and the 90-93, so you'll want a 140mph gauge from the same range (which is rather difficult on the 87-89)
Keep in mind there is a difference in the pods between the 87-89 and the 90-93, so you'll want a 140mph gauge from the same range (which is rather difficult on the 87-89)
I wish I could have convinced a GA. State Patrolman of that. 20mph over the posted speed. Thank goodness it wasn't a construction zone.
I'm not saying you can't speed in an n/a 2.3L, my two speeding tickets in mine would attest to that...
Getting it to do 90 and above is pretty impossible though.
Getting it to do 90 and above is pretty impossible though.
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