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Check Turbo light on a full digital cluster

As far as I know, the TC and 84-86 XR7, ONLY  came with one cluster style, can anyone else explain this?
Current: 1986 Thunderbird, 105k 3.8/C5, 2 tone  Midnight Wine/Medium Taupe, wing windows, wire wheel covers.


Former: 1985 Cougar GS 115k Oxford White/Regatta Blue, 5.0, full console, 14" 8 hole aluminum T-Bird rims, Edelbrock valve covers.

Check Turbo light on a full digital cluster

Reply #1 –
Ford may have wanted to make the digital cluster an option on the Turbo Coupe/Turbo XR7 but never did. All the digital clusters I've come across have had this. It's not rare by any means.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Check Turbo light on a full digital cluster

Reply #2 –
Well.........?

Did you check it? Is it still there and securely bolted to your exhaust and intake manifolds? :rollin:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Check Turbo light on a full digital cluster

Reply #3 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;447406
Well.........?

Did you check it? Is it still there and securely bolted to your exhaust and intake manifolds? :rollin:


I checked. Mine is missing.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Check Turbo light on a full digital cluster

Reply #4 –
Yeaahhhhh....I don't think I have a device like that either.
Why the hell did they have to burn all of those witches....think of how fast we'd all be NOW!!!
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Check Turbo light on a full digital cluster

Reply #5 –
Mine has been lit since I took it out.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

Check Turbo light on a full digital cluster

Reply #6 –
The full digital cluster was probably going to be offered in the high-tech turbo cars, but digital clusters were roundly rejected and ridiculed by the automotive press at the time, so Ford probably thought best to stick with buttstuffogue. It's a shame, I always liked the full digital clusters. Of course in their typical double-standard way the press fawned all over the digital speedometers in the 06+ Civic. Because Import.
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 ♣