s14 gauge cluster swapping question kouki -> zenki

[starkos14]

I was thinking of getting a zenki gauge cluster for the purpose that i kept hitting trip button on my speedometer sat night. for those of you who dont know, theres more room between 120mph and the button on a zenki cluster. im just worried i might screw up the needle if the time comes where i really push the top end. the question i have is, i know the bolts will be the same on the cluster, but what about wiring and wire harnesses? im hoping for a plug and play install... anybody know if they are compatible? my cluster is a 97

[Dano]

Don't worry about the needle, it will be fine. If your going fast enough for that to be a problem a lot, then either you have a severe speeding issue, or your at the track enough to warrant buying a race-designed cluster such as that from STACK.

-Dan

-Dan

[starkos14]

well what if i needed to swap the cluster for other reasons... could it be done.. aka emmissions exemption... even though i have valid stickers until 12/07

[starkos14]

oh and i dont go that fast really ever, i just had an open straight away for like a couple miles and the nearest car was still way ahead... so i just went for it... besides, it would be nice to know how fast i was going. traveling on sat nights on highways is suprisingly empty until you get near a city. prob wont be going that fast for a while considering my boost controller just broke and im running 6psi on my sr

[AIRFORCEONE]

Don't worry about the needle, it will be fine. If your going fast enough for that to be a problem a lot, then either you have a severe speeding issue, or your at the track enough to warrant buying a race-designed cluster such as that from STACK.

-Dan

-Dan

why did you put your name twice?

[Dano]

Probably due to the fact that i've been running a fever the last few days and had to go vomit before I finished my thought and accidentally signed it twice. Would you like some more detailed information?

-Dan

[AIRFORCEONE]

yes i would like some more info. do you have the flu? what did you eat before you threw up? what color was it? did you throw up on the walls? did you have the toliet seat up? this is urgent info that i need to know.

[s13r20det]

yes i would like some more info. do you have the flu? what did you eat before you threw up? what color was it? did you throw up on the walls? did you have the toliet seat up? this is urgent info that i need to know.

[KA24Power]

yes i would like some more info. do you have the flu? what did you eat before you threw up? what color was it? did you throw up on the walls? did you have the toliet seat up? this is urgent info that i need to know.

I'm sorry Dan, but I really Lol'd there.

Sorry to hear you're sick though

[Razi]

yes i would like some more info. do you have the flu? what did you eat before you threw up? what color was it? did you throw up on the walls? did you have the toliet seat up? this is urgent info that i need to know.

This type of behavior would not get you anything except a locked thread.

besides, it would be nice to know how fast i was going.

Both kouki and zenki speedos end at 120mph iirc, so might as well get a gauge from STACK, if you want to see your speed past 120mph...

[95_240]

I'm pretty sure that the wiring harness between the kouki and zenki clusters are different. You could just get the jdm cluster and convert it to read mph. I don't think you will be hitting 180mph anytime soon so problem solved.

[silvia95]

I was thinking of getting a zenki gauge cluster for the purpose that i kept hitting trip button on my speedometer sat night. for those of you who dont know, theres more room between 120mph and the button on a zenki cluster. im just worried i might screw up the needle if the time comes where i really push the top end. the question i have is, i know the bolts will be the same on the cluster, but what about wiring and wire harnesses? im hoping for a plug and play install... anybody know if they are compatible? my cluster is a 97

The harnesses are different. I converted my 95 gauge harness to use kouki gauges.

[EstoMax]

hey sorry to bring this back from the dead but what did you have to do to convert the gauge cluster from zenki -> kouki. i want to put a kouki cluster in and i realize that the plugs are different...

do i need a subharness or something ?

cheers,Marko

[Ridiculous Wobble]

bringing this back.. i need details on this ish! is the zenki cluster the one with the mushed together speedo/tach or is the zenki the one with the two full face circle gauges seperate? i need a kouki cluster cuz it appears someone swapped my cluster with a f*** zenki cluster with a ton of miles.. cant figure out for the life of me why someone would go thru all this trouble of wiring harness swap BS to put a cluster in a car with 220+ thousand f*** miles.. please help

[Hoffman5982]

Let's hope it's that and not that you got ripped off on a car that was originally a zenki and has a lot of miles on it, which is sadly way more likely

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Zenki = overlapped tach/speedo
Kouki = full faced tach/speedo