Anyone ever put a GT instrument cluster into a 92-93 Mustang with a 2.3T?

[KenneBell]

Would the GT 5.0 instrument cluster work correctly in my 92 Stang that I put in a 88 Turbo Coupe motor in? Thanks

 

[RustBucket]

For a direct swap in your car you'll need the panel from a 92-93 car. I'm guessing you're after the 140mph speedometer. Just swap the speedometers out and put your original cluster back in. I don't think the tach can be switched. I believe you could on the earlier ones, but not the later. I could be wrong about the tach though.

 

[Red_LX]

I'm pretty sure you also have to swap out the speedo drive gear in the transmission to correctly run the 140 speedo.

 

[KenneBell]

With the new motor I no longer have a DIS ignition, I wonder if that would affect the factory tach from the stock 2.3 cluster.

 

[RustBucket]

The difference in the speedos is in the speedo, no other changes are necessary. If the speedo is accurate now, it will also be accurate with the 140 mph speedo without changing drive or driven gears.


There's plenty of others running around with '91 and later 2.3 cars with trubo motors in them and no problems with factory instrumentation. I think you're good to go.

 

[Stinger]

The 5.0 tach isn't a drop in deal...gotta swap the board...

 

[Dr_EluSivE]

The difference in the speedos is in the speedo, no other changes are necessary. If the speedo is accurate now, it will also be accurate with the 140 mph speedo without changing drive or driven gears.


There's plenty of others running around with '91 and later 2.3 cars with trubo motors in them and no problems with factory instrumentation. I think you're good to go.

Yup, keep the 4cyl tach and just swap in the 140 speedo. I just dropped mine in with no issues at all. As stinger suggested you could probably swap boards on the back of the tach, but i havent talked to anyone that has done, and i am sure you what you would gain by running a v8 tach.

Dr.

 

[Dan P.]

When I put my 140 speedo in my 92 it read too fast. I think that it does matter what gear that is in the tranny. I think that when I swap to a T-5 ill check with the local Mustang shop to see which gear that I have.