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Jtotheb
04-23-2010, 06:06 PM
New 240sx owner needs help. I picked up a 98 240sx with a redtop sr20 swaped already in. It has a zenki cluster. From my research that should be in a 95 96 and very early 97's. I should have kouki cluster, right? Does this mean I have redtop sr20 spliced into zenki harness transplanted in a kouki? If that's the case, how screwed am I working on this thing being noobish?

Thanks in advance for any help.
I did seach. Alot.
Sorry if any of this is noob.
Hashiriya415
04-23-2010, 06:10 PM
do you need some help?
Ceepo
04-23-2010, 06:22 PM
Whats wrong with the car? does the cluster work? everything else work? if so leave it the hell alone till you understand what your doing...
Jtotheb
04-23-2010, 06:38 PM
@Ceepo

The car runs great right now. I was only confused when I picked up a kouki cluster tricked out with cyberstork gear. Haven't tried yet but now my research tells me it's not going to work. Fine. But now my concern is with nodding and general electrical issues down the road. If the above is right does this make things even harder electrical speaking or nothing to worry about? Thanks.
S14DB
04-23-2010, 07:08 PM
The Pinout and plug arrangement on the Zenki cluster is different. Are you certain you bought a 1998?
Dazzla
04-23-2010, 07:10 PM
Sounds like you got a zenki with a kouki front end + redtop...It's a real pain to swap clusters like that
Jtotheb
04-23-2010, 07:43 PM
The Pinout and plug arrangement on the Zenki cluster is different. Are you certain you bought a 1998?

Yeah hopefully, that's what it says on the title. Hehe. That's where my confusion comes in. From my understanding the plugs or harness of a zenki cluster shouldn't even fit or plug into a kouki.

More info:
Speedo doesn't work. Waiting on speed sensor.
Temp and rpm work though.

Thanks everyone for helping.
Enna
04-23-2010, 08:25 PM
Sounds like you got a zenki with a kouki front end + redtop...It's a real pain to swap clusters like that

Actually the cluster swap is stupidly easy if you know how to check FSM's. I don't know why it has a zenki cluster, that's a new one.
fliprayzin240sx
04-24-2010, 05:24 AM
Cluster could have gone out and owner had a Zenki cluster around. Then again, you need the plugs too since the plugs are different...
fos240
04-24-2010, 08:00 AM
look at the vin plate. it will have the year listed on there.
S14DB
04-24-2010, 06:44 PM
look at the vin plate. it will have the year listed on there.

You mean the Build Plate?

Also, above the Build plate on the firewall the Vin is Etched into the Firewall.


Pop the cluster to see if the harness has been rewired for the cluster.