[urq] Urq speedometer swap into 4Ktq?

[Ben Howell]

Quite a bit more work. I'm pretty sure the entire dash harness is different.....and then you'd have a CGT digital dash.


-----Original Message-----
>From: John Bingham <raudi83tq at comcast.net>
>Sent: Dec 17, 2012 5:14 PM
>To: Ben Howell <bhowell at rmi.net>
>Cc: "Eric J. Fluhr" <ejfluhr at austin.rr.com>, "urq at audifans.com" <urq at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [urq] Urq speedometer swap into 4Ktq?
>
>What about the digital pod from an 87 CGT?
>
>John Bingham
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>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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