120 mph Gauges in a GT?

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97stocker4now

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I bought my car used and it has 120mph gauges in it. I was looking for white faces for it and they tell me 120mph were for V6. Did somebody install these and should i have 150mph? And who makes the best white gauge faces? Thanks

 

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are you sure you don't have a V6 converted to a GT? i don't know why someone would switch the speedo to a V6 version. you should have the 150mph speedo.

 

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Strange. I've heard there was a speed limiter installed on GT's with the stock 16" rims but never a speedo change. I'd suspect you've been had.

 

myponyrocks

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post pics of your enginge bay and we can figure out if it was a swap most likely.

 

BennyBlown2v

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myponyrocks said:

post pics of your enginge bay and we can figure out if it was a swap most likely.

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Or if it's still a V6

 

Mustang5L5

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Should be 150, and cobras are 160

 

2000fordstanggt

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a carfax would be a good idea

 

Mustang5L5

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He could also tell from the VIN.

I forget what spot it is, but one of the letters is the engine code and will tell you what engine is supposed to be in the car.

I don' tknow what letters are what engine though.

 

2000fordstanggt

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you can do it right here-

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/theflock/mustang/doorplate.html#top

just type your vin in.

 

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Most likely a conversion car, check your doors, they'll say what model car it is right there. That's a crappy job if it's a conversion, they should've put a new cluster in, I did it in mine.

 

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Mustang5L5 said:

He could also tell from the VIN.

I forget what spot it is, but one of the letters is the engine code and will tell you what engine is supposed to be in the car.

I don' tknow what letters are what engine though.

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i believe its the 8th digit

 

nyuk98gt

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... or, the old odometer crapped out and the first owner swapped in a V-6 replacement.

Chris

 

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The title says its a V8, the vin also. and when i insured it they knew by the vin it was a V8. So someone has change the gauges to a V6. interesting. So where do i find a gauge cluster for a V8, and do i need to recalibrate anything? I ran a carfax on it and it came back 2 owners and nothing funny? which white gauges do you guys use? Thanks

 

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After breaking down my vin, and looking on the inside of drivers door, i found it was originaly sent to Canada, and then recalibrated to USA. Said nothing in the car fax about that? Thanks

 

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They probably swapped out the km cluster for mph. Maybe they only had "V6" speedos handy?

 

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thats good..are you planning on a gt cluster?

 

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Yes, where is a good place to find a V8 cluster? I tried ebay. none there. i called my local wrecking yard none there either. Any ideas? and Who has the best white face plates? Thanks

 

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97stocker4now:

SpeedHut.com makes some overlays that do not require removal of the needles. I had them on my car and I really liked them. Eventually, I tired of the white gauges and went back to stock. The key is to use 1/4" square pieces of 2-way tape to hold the overlay (there are three pieces) in place. Once the cluster is put together, the tape is not really needed. You need to keep the tape out of the visible part of the overlay or it will show up as a slightly darker spot than the rest of the overlay. Even though the instructions say not to do it, I tapped into the illumination wire so I could turn the brightness up and down. Doing this can shorten the life of the overlay transformer so be warned.

Track down (PM) "Randy Stinchcomb" here and he should be able to find one for you. I don't know if the part is obsolete or not. You can also try "performancepartsinc.com", they are good guys and have a lot of hard-to-find parts.

HTH,

Chris

 

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I don't know if it will work, but I have an extra 04 GT 150 mph cluster laying around from a SIMCO cluster upgrade.

 

nyuk98gt

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gsjohnson:

You're a kind soul but the pre-99's do not accept +99 instrument clusters. The older cars are not "electronic" like the +99's.

Chris