[urq] Urq speedometer swap into 4Ktq?

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Bingham <raudi83tq at comcast.net>
To: Ben Howell <bhowell at rmi.net>
Cc: Eric J. Fluhr <ejfluhr at austin.rr.com>; urq <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Mon, Dec 17, 2012 3:23 pm
Subject: Re: [urq] Urq speedometer swap into 4Ktq?


What about the digital pod from an 87 CGT?

John Bingham
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On Dec 17, 2012, at 4:53 PM, Ben Howell <bhowell at rmi.net> wrote:

> 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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