89 cluster in 88

Spec-DMK3

D-Spec
Jun 27, 2008
39
0
0
Saskatchewan
I have an 89 turbo parts car and i was going to swap it into my 88 will everything work fine or is there going to be some issues have any of you done this? my supra is auto now but will be swaping in the 5spd from the parts car this spring
 

RazoE

Boobs/Boost, my favorite
Jun 13, 2006
4,946
3
38
39
Los Angeles
www.cafepress.com
unless it's NA because gearing is the same.

of course, in that case, your tach will not function, as NA tachs aren't compatible with turbo igniters...

as for the auto vs 5 speed issue, you can swap in an auto tachometer and it'll be fine, unless you can live without knowing if you're in power mode or normal.
 

Spec-DMK3

D-Spec
Jun 27, 2008
39
0
0
Saskatchewan
i can prolly live with the speedo being off a bit i wanted to use that parts cars rear end too i heard there was a diffrance in gearing between auto and manual trans..? then it should correct it self
 

RazoE

Boobs/Boost, my favorite
Jun 13, 2006
4,946
3
38
39
Los Angeles
www.cafepress.com
there's no difference in auto and 5 speed gearing, NA's all got 4.3 differential gearing, pre 89 turbos got 3.91, and 89+ turbos got 3.73's...

auto or 5 speed don't matter..
 

Jeff Lange

Administrator
Staff member
Mar 29, 2005
4,919
5
38
38
Sunnyvale, CA
jefflange.ca
Speedo gearing is the same between N/A and Turbo, and pre-89 and 89+, and between Supras and Corollas and Celicas and Camrys. It's always changed at the transmission, not the speedometer.

Since you are changing to 5-speed anyways, using the 89+ cluster makes most sense. The only issue you will have is the cruise light on the dash won't come on, as your car has the cruise light on the switch.

Everything else will work fine.

Jeff
 

dubsupra209

CENCAL SUPRAS
Mar 6, 2009
1,810
0
36
35
Merced, CA
i have a 91 turbo manual cluster in my 87 turbo manual and it works fine all the gauges worked and looked like they were reading right...
 

ValgeKotkas

Supramania Contributor
Apr 14, 2006
2,224
0
36
35
Over the pond
So gearing in the w58 and r154 is different? (240 km/h / 280 km/h speedos at least on Euro model) ?

And as we talk about clusters and I'm dismantling one turbo one - what does the box on the right side do? The left one has something to do with boost I guess...I don't have it on my N/A one.
p1482859_1.jpg
 
Last edited: