[urq] Urq speedometer swap into 4Ktq?

[Ben Howell]

Direct swap.......unless you obtain a speedo from an '85 Urq, then you will need a later 4kq speedo cable that has the twist lock connection on the speedo side. 

Beyond that, your US spec 4kq should have a 120mph speedo. You COULD try to source a speedo from a UK spec Coupe GT or B2 90q that had a 5cyl motor. Those cars have a 135mph speedo (this is what is currently in my 3B'd 4kq).

....and beyond that: if you buy an '83 speedo, you will have a white/clear pointer, where as your 4kq speedo will have an orange point. So, you would need to swap pointers or install a complete cluster.


5ktq speedo will not work. Won't fit in the cluster and it's electronic, not cable driven.

Ben 

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Eric J. Fluhr" <ejfluhr at austin.rr.com>
>Sent: Dec 17, 2012 4:33 PM
>To: urq at audifans.com
>Subject: [urq] Urq speedometer swap into 4Ktq?
>
>Gang,
>
>Sorry for the blasphemy on this list of transplanting an Urq vital organ 
>into a wannabe...   ;)
>
>My father, brother, and I put a 3B into a lovely '84 4KQ (courtesy of Chris 
>Woodward w/ help from Tom Saltino).
>I believe the '84 has a speedo that tops out at 85mph.  Needless to say, 
>with just a Stage 1 chip, this car is a rocket-ship
>and blows thru 85mph in seconds.  So I am trying to find a nice Christmas 
>present for my father!
>
>(1) Can anyone confirm if the U.S. Urq speedo (mine is 155mph) or the entire 
>instrument cluster can be swapped in place of the 4Kq unit?
>
>(2) Maybe the harder question:  does anyone have a U.S. Urq speedo for 
>sale??
>
>(3) Other ideas?  Maybe a 5Ktq speedo fits and I don't know it....
>
>Thanks,
>Eric
>'82 Urq 
>
>
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