Corvette intercompatibility
Thread Starter
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (15)
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 552
Likes: 0
From: Lawrence, KS
Corvette intercompatibility So I was at my grandpa's house, and he has a 50th edition vette that I was looking at. I realize these cars have the ls1 like my 98 TA, so I'm curious, if I were to find a wrecked out vette, could I swap the gauge cluster over and have the 200mph speedo and retain functionality?
Assuming it would fit in my dash (my car is 500 miles away... can't check the fit), would I have to swap the PCM out of the vette I find too?
Furthermore, could I wire up the HUD off the vette, and mod my dash and get it to fit?
Assuming it would fit in my dash (my car is 500 miles away... can't check the fit), would I have to swap the PCM out of the vette I find too?
Furthermore, could I wire up the HUD off the vette, and mod my dash and get it to fit?
Thread Starter
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (15)
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 552
Likes: 0
From: Lawrence, KS
Same goes with the gauge cluster? Also, does it fit in a firebird dash, and still look ... 'factory'?, or would it need heavy modification too?
Ik 6LE does a recal, but I think I could pick up a new cluster cheaper than he wants for it, and it would reflect my actual miles alot better than my factory cluster does (Thank you previous owner for not recal'ing after a gear swap... 30,000 extra miles.)
Thread Starter
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (15)
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 552
Likes: 0
From: Lawrence, KS
HUD.... modification of the dash or what?
All the threads here on tech and google search point to a no for the HUD but im not sure about the gauges. Data from the pcm is read differently on a vette and translated to gauges as far as I know.
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (15)
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 552
Likes: 0
From: Lawrence, KS
In my OP, I asked if I would need to get the PCM out of the vette to get the gauges and the HUD to work. Because if I got all three then it would just be a case of interior modification to make it look factory right?
Or would the vette PCM not function with a regular 98 Fbody engine? I've read people doing a 98 to 99 PCM swap, but I don't think I've come across a vette to fbody swap.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo There is an another option if you want to do HUD.
There's an app for itouch/iPhones that pulls data from the orb port via an adapter and dispays it on the itouch or phone. You can use that in combination with a pocket projector(size of a cell phone) to project whatever is on the itouch onto the windshield.
There's an app for itouch/iPhones that pulls data from the orb port via an adapter and dispays it on the itouch or phone. You can use that in combination with a pocket projector(size of a cell phone) to project whatever is on the itouch onto the windshield.
