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digital dash Q's

Ok, I've been looking at alot of pics on here of peoples cars and every picture of other peoples t-birds and cougs have a regular dash cluster with needles.  My car has a digital dash.  What years were the digital offered besides my 88' and was this an option, upgrade, or downgrade?.  I think I would like needle gauges better.  I have NO oil pressure gauge, just an idiot light and I hate that.  Also my speedo reads to 85mph only.

digital dash Q's

Reply #1 –
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1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

digital dash Q's

Reply #2 –
The buttstuffog gauges are O.K.,but I actually miss my base digital cluer I had in my other Bird.I did the mod on it so it would read up to 199 mph.My buttstuffog gauge only reads to 95.That sucks.I'll probably swap in a Stang 140 mph gauge and run a speedo cable to the tranny.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #3 –
Full digi dash was optional on 85-88 Cougars, base T-birds, and LX T-birds. 1987 Thunderbird Sports also had the full digi dash. My 1988 T-bird LX has one. I think it's cool. I have water temp, oil pressure, and a volts guage. It also has a tach. Be warned though it uses specific sensors that are a bit hard to find and different from the base dash sensors.



http://www.coolcats.net/tech/general/digital.html
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #4 –
my dash is exactly like whats pictured above... i've thought about going to needles but the star wars computer on the right side of the dash tells me when im in the gas too much or too long. i dont think i could live without inst. econ.(between 3mpg and 99mpg, dynamic), avg. econ.(21.9mpg), Distance till Empty(TBD), distance, and avg speed (mines 46mph :X imagine all the times i ride through city streets at 35mph)  only problem i ran into was with the service light, and i assume (since i dont use the feature) the speed alarm would cause the same effect, which was the speedo would get fuzzled and you could only read it when you learned either left or right.  the service light wasnt even lit but i cleared it and never had the problem again.  i used metalic tape for the bridge so it'll go over 85mph.  plus, the digital read out of how many gallons (or litters) in numbers is sweet when gas is 4 dollars a gallon.  like i said, i thought about needles but if i did that, i'd be running a lot of autometer guages and i think it'd look cluttered.  if it was a BASE digi dash without star wars and even a tach... i'd throw the sob in the air and take it out with a 12 guage, and replace it with needles.

digital dash Q's

Reply #5 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;149420
I'll probably swap in a Stang 140 mph gauge and run a speedo cable to the tranny.



Hey Vinnie why don't you do a 140 MPH Mod on a stock speedo? I think it would be easier. It might not though. Just curious.
I didnt mean to hijack

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Reply #6 –
Quote from: Autocat;149489
my dash is exactly like whats pictured above... i've thought about going to needles but the star wars computer on the right side of the dash tells me when im in the gas too much or too long. i dont think i could live without inst. econ.(between 3mpg and 99mpg, dynamic), avg. econ.(21.9mpg), Distance till Empty(TBD), distance, and avg speed (mines 46mph :X imagine all the times i ride through city streets at 35mph)  only problem i ran into was with the service light, and i assume (since i dont use the feature) the speed alarm would cause the same effect, which was the speedo would get fuzzled and you could only read it when you learned either left or right.  the service light wasnt even lit but i cleared it and never had the problem again.  i used metalic tape for the bridge so it'll go over 85mph.  plus, the digital read out of how many gallons (or litters) in numbers is sweet when gas is 4 dollars a gallon.  like i said, i thought about needles but if i did that, i'd be running a lot of autometer guages and i think it'd look cluttered.  if it was a BASE digi dash without star wars and even a tach... i'd throw the sob in the air and take it out with a 12 guage, and replace it with needles.

I've got the needles and the computer :D
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

digital dash Q's

Reply #7 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;149498
I've got the needles and the computer :D


Sport cluster plus tripminder... Hehe..er wait, you have that thing from the Town Car too or whatever right?

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Reply #8 –
Well technically mine's from either an '83 or '89 Grand Marquis (the guy that sold it to me told me it was from an '89, but it had an E3 part number on the sticker on it), but yep :D
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #9 –
I've thought about that mod,but,to install the Stang gauge,it would only require a hole in the firewalland the speed sensor.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

Changing to Mass air computer.

Reply #10 –
Hey guy's since we are talking about digital dashes. I am in the process of changing to a mass air computer. Will this effect my dash on a 87 Anniv. I was wondering if I would loose my guages and inst fuel economy and other neat things the dash has. Thank You