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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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MD RX-7 FC JDM Instrument Cluster HELP!

Just bought a 89-91 JDM FC Turbo Instrument Cluster, I have a 87 turbo II trying to fugure out how to rewire the cluster so it will work with my car, can't find any research on it through the internett so i figure i would post here and see if somone had done this before and how to go about doing it!Here are some pics of what i have the bigger end connecter is from my 87 turbo II and the little connecter that is attached to the cluster is from the JDM cluster trying to figure how to wire the bigger end connecter to the jdm wiring so everything will work!
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 01:23 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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Keep in mind that cluster has a speed limiter in it...
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:12 PM
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MD RX-7 JDM Guage Cluster!

Thanks for the help guys! Im just a little confused so im supposed to use my S4 guage cluster wiring harness and rewire that to fit the S5 cluster correct!And do i need to bother with even usung the S5 cluster wiring harness or do i. Just trying to understand all this.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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So with the cluster-based limiter, when IT reads the speed, it shoots a cut signal to the ECU and IT limits it, from there?

Hm. That's odd - primo sucky, but odd, none-the-less.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:38 PM
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Why would you do that? You will have to calculate your speed all the time, when I drive the Mustang I know what MPH the speedo shows at the legal speed limits. Other than that I'm always guestimating my actual speed, or calculating it. It's no problem, but far from ideal. Like not a big enough problem to switch out speedos, but bi enough to make a reversed speedo swap stupid. That speed has a limiter (easily fixed). It only goes to 180 KPH, if yoy wan't speed in K's get a Euro one, our's go to 260 KPH.

So yeah, I don't realy get it? Is it a "JDM Tyte Yo" thing?

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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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Is it a "JDM Tyte Yo" thing?
Basically. The 260km/h are the only ones worth swapping imo.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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what's so special about that cluster?? looks like a regular canadian s5t2 cluster.
you slap that in your car (spent lots of time rewiring it) and no one will notice its a "jdm bling".


ON THE OTHER HAND, THIS WILL WORTH YOUR TROUBLE AND HEADACHE:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ghlight=infini
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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Hi does anyone have an actual wiring diagram on how to do this sort of setup? And i repinned my cluster using my S4 wiring cluster and had three wires left over is there supposed to be extra wires left over? I had a blue/white a black/red and a black/white leftover just trying to make sure i did the repinning correctley because all i see on here is everyone doing N/A S4 guage cluster Swaps to the S5 clusters nothing on the turbo models that i saw so i used what i quess was the N/A guage cluster wiring diagram to do this i hope they are simular in terms of the wiring goes! And also how would i go about fixing the rev limit issue? Any help would be appreciated!
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 03:21 AM
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ON THE OTHER HAND, THIS WILL WORTH YOUR TROUBLE AND HEADACHE:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...ghlight=infini
If you have the power to reach those speeds... No-one likes a poser. ;-)

Riz.
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