Q About gauge Clusters

[Hijacker]

On the S13, is there any difference in size between the HUD tach and the analog tach?

[book-ends]

No

I swapped mine out a few months ago (digital -> analog). I also replaced the dash because I didn't need the big hole left by the HUD.

They are 100% interchangable with no mods of any kind. If you go from digital to analog, be sure that you double check that all of the contact/grounding screws are installed in the back of which ever cluster you are swapping in!!

When I swapped mine out I thought the guy I got it from had d!ck me over; but after cannibalizing the digital cluster for screws, the analog unit worked just fine.

[book-ends]

Oh...... but you mean the physical dimensions of the tach gauges themselves? In which case, no, they are the same also. I just ran out to the garage to double check. I still have my old digital cluster collecting dust.....

[Hijacker]

yeah. the actual tach itself. We were discussing redlines from the SR, and it's higher than what the KA tach reads. So I was thinking one could simply swap a JDM tach over, but then I remembered Dave Coleman had issues with the size. Since his car has a digi cluster, I figured maybe the analog tach is a bit larger than the digi tach. In all honesty, I would think that the japanese tach would be the same size as the american tach since they dashes are identical (minus the sidethe steering wheel sits on)

[book-ends]

I hear what you're saying. Yeah, the tachs themselves are the same size. I am a huge fan of crisp, easy to read analog gauges so the SCC cluster wasn't up to spec in my book!

[black s13]

the tachs are different sizes between 89-90 and 91+. the sohc tach is smaller.