jdm cluster swap

[240sx_sr20det]

ive got the sr swap.. and obvioulsy the stock ka tach dont work so i got the jdm cluster.. how do i install it?.. just take the stock one out and put the plugs in the jdm?.. what is the green wire? is it from the ECU?.. newb question prolly but id rather ask some people who know before doing it

[punxva]

dude, first of all its obvious that u didnt search because first of all u can use the stock cluster, and secondly it is the same cluster, like wiring wise, so it just plugs in, 10 seconds of searching would have told you that

[240sx_sr20det]

first off, i did search.. secondly, the stock tach doesnt work in it.. the speedo works.. tach doesnt..thats what i was talking about.. no need to get all pissy hah and thank you for answering my question

[180sExy]

this forum has been around for a long time i'm sure its been covered before. not like sr swaps have never been covered on this forum.

[240sx_sr20det]

well i see everyone on this site does alot or complaining and bitching, but no one is of any help.. thanks everyone for nothing

[240sx_sr20det]

all i wanted to know was how to do it...if you arent gunna post something that helps.. then dont post anything at all...idiots

[s13monkey]

the only thing you have to do is swap the tech thats it thats the one the that gose to 9,000 rpm. thats what i have heared.

[redsuns3838]

huh? i just took a JDM cluster and plugged shit in and it works fine.

[yusuke1923]

plug it in plug it in...

[240sx_sr20det]

sounds good to me.. im hearing about a million different things, mostly that i need a 91-94 wiring harness, cause mine is a 90.. is that true?.. if so, where can i get me one of those?

[Ninjabread]

Take from SCC:

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/projectcars/0402scc_project_nissan_silvia_part_vi/


Making the tach work
If you start with an '89 or '90 240SX, the tach won't work when you install the SR20DET. The reason is simple: The 1991-and-later cars, including all the SR20-powered Japanese cars, used a lower voltage tach signal. The early tach doesn't even notice the later signal. The solution is even simpler: use a later tach.

That sounds like a pain until you try it. Pull the instrument cluster out and pop all the plastic clips holding it together until you have all the gauges swinging in the breeze. Now, the tach is held to the cluster with three screws. These screws also double as the signal inputs, so there are no wires to unplug. Just unscrew the old tach and screw in the new one. We used the tach from our front clip, which had side-by-side speedo and tach, and put it in our earlier, center-mounted cluster. The tach is a hair larger, so we had to trim one corner of it with a pair of scissors. That was it. It worked.

[240sx_sr20det]

alright that website sounds good.. im doing it today so ill let you know if it works or not

[rossfashow]

yea like matt98 said.

i'll reiterate the only thing that doesnt work with the swap is the sohc cluster. you can use your stock one if its the cluster for the ka24det (dohc one) and it is a basically unplug the old one and replug the relacement. Use the Search button because when I was newb i used it and found out that i didnt need a jdm one but a kade one.

[Wabash9000]

from the sounds of things this is all you need. enjoy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91-94-240-DOHC-Tach-s13-silvia-ka24de-sr20det-rb20-rb25_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33679QQihZ011QQite mZ320066092887QQrdZ1

[rim_bender]

dang

this is SR swawp 101, if you have an SOHC car you need the DOHC tach and it screws in with 3 screws in the back of the cluster, if you have a DOHC car to begin with the cluster is a direct swap, jsut plug it in.

search first, there s probalyl 10 milion threads jsut like this one

[bardabe]

search first, there s probalyl 10 milion threads jsut like this one
yeah, and after the first 10 the other 9,999,990 are a waste of bandwith because of ppl like you. search. search search. its been covered billions of times, question is answered. no need to falme firther. Lock this shiznit.

[240sx_sr20det]

hey bardabe.. think i had alot of time to search?... i needed a quick answer.. you didnt need to come in her and put your two sense into this thread, could've just kept your mouth shut and stayed out of it.. and to all the other people that are of help thank you very much.. people like badabe.. find something better to do that go into threads and just bitch at people..its a waste of your time and its quite annoying.. thanks

[driftin240]

and you wasted more time waiting for an answer than it would have taken to search. searching takes a total of about 5 mins to find an answer. posting the same damn post about the same damn over-done swap pisses people off and makes you look like an ass. dont flip out when someone tells you to search.

*edit* you posted at 12:39 and got an answer at 3pm.... looks like searching would have gotten the answer faster.

[rim_bender]

ya no shit

im not usualy the person whos post saying search

but questions like that are some of the easiset things to find jsut by searching, probalyl take only 2 minutes to find the exact answer your looking for.

AND then you freak out cause i said search, which for a questuin like that, you should have

[240sx_sr20det]

man people on this forum need to chill..i searched.. and couldnt find a decent answer.. so i asked..some people just need to drop their attitude when answering.. sorry if the question was asked a million and a half times.. i couldnt find a decent and thorough answer..sorry for the flipout it was un-necessary

[driftin240]

man people on this forum need to chill..i searched.. and couldnt find a decent answer.. so i asked..some people just need to drop their attitude when answering.. sorry if the question was asked a million and a half times.. i couldnt find a decent and thorough answer..sorry for the flipout it was un-necessary

hey bardabe.. think i had alot of time to search?... i needed a quick answer

nice contradiction of what you said earlier. but at least you realized flipping out was wrong.

[240sx_sr20det]

yeah i said i searched after he told me to search because he said it would take two seconds to get what i was looking for.. i took a look around and didn't find that answer i wanted..

but we tried swapping the tachs and it didnt work, we get no voltage change or anything from the tach, that thing just wont move.. maybe i have a sohc cluster im not sure..but ill talk to the guy who had the car before me and ill ask and then if i do have a sohc.. i need a dohc cluster.. is that correct? then i can just put the jdm tach in to the dohc cluster..is that right

[driftin240]

you can use the jdm tach in the sohc cluster. if that doesnt work you have a wiring problem. you cant measure the voltage that way, the tach signal is AC power, and you're most likely measuring it in DC. make sure you wired the dash harness plug properly. yellow/red is the tach signal.