Cobra Speedometer

[stlboarder]

Of I wanted to put the Cobra Speedometer in my GT or V6 what would I have to do? Weren't they mechanical in '95?

 

[randomjoker]

*wrong* (i thought it was, thats what i heard) I cant tell you what needs to be done for sure but i would be guessing.. taking off dash, unscrewing the speedometer etc.., take out pins, pop off old faces, put new faces on, screw in the speedometer etc, and try to get all the needles correct, screw on dash.. but i dont know know.

 

[GTPhreak]

how is it mechanical? the cluster is fully electronic, no mechanical parts going into it. if you are dropping a 94-95 cobra cluster into a 94-95 gt it just drops in...well same with the v6, but the tach will be off. some minor wiring differences need to be changed if you are putting a 96-98 into a 94-95

 

[randomjoker]

edited above.. i thought they were mechanical. thought u were talking about faces too lol..my mistake

 

[stlboarder]

I guess I'm pretty much asking is: wouldn't I need the whole cluster not just the face? AND if I used a Cobra computer would it effect the speedometer. Like if I put used a Cobra computer on a GT.

 

[Rootus]

I guess I'm pretty much asking is: wouldn't I need the whole cluster not just the face? AND if I used a Cobra computer would it effect the speedometer. Like if I put used a Cobra computer on a GT.

You need to have faces that match the gauge, of course. A Cobra cluster is a drop-in replacement for a GT or V6, and no the tach and speedo won't be off if you swap. The EEC is independent from the cluster, you don't need to swap in a Cobra EEC to use a Cobra cluster.

Dave

 

[viperos]

computer shouldn't mess it up... I dont think... but yes, you do need the whole pannel... and the gague as well...

 

[stlboarder]

Thanks... thats what I needed to know. So let me just make sure I understand. I find a whole Cobra cluster. And it just drops in. Thats it.

 

[viperos]

yeah, make sure you get the actuall gages w/ it though too... the sensors w/ the spedometer too I believe... as far as setting them though... you're gonna have a hell of a time w/o a moders mustang w/ the digital option in it...

 

[stlboarder]

... you're gonna have a hell of a time w/o a moders mustang w/ the digital option in it...

What do you mean?

 

[viperos]

well, when you change out gagues, you have to reset them to your car... assuming you have a 94-95, since that is this forum , it will be difficult... you will have to drive through a radar trap, and set the needle on your gague that way, and I don't even know how you're going to do it for your tach...

-and I meant "modern mustang", 99+ they have a digital odometer, that you can change so it reads MPH, RPM, oil, all that stuff, make it much easier to calibrate your gagues...

 

[Rootus]

The accuracy is not in the gauges, it's in the speedo gear. Dropping in the Cobra cluster will leave you as accurate (or inaccurate, as the case may be) as you are now with the cluster you have. I'm running a Cobra cluster myself.

 

[randomjoker]

Speedo: Have a buddy drive side by side with you on cruise control and set the needle.

 

[Rootus]

Speedo: Have a buddy drive side by side with you on cruise control and set the needle.

And then you're as (in)accurate as he is.

Better option -- find a buddy with a GPS.

Dave

 

[randomjoker]

find a buddy with a bone stock car with a digital speedo screen w/cruise control. better? haha

 

[stlboarder]

Alright thanks for the help!

 

[viperos]

let us know how it turns out after alls said and done, aight?

 

[stlboarder]

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