[Supras] Installing a Super Monitor on a '90 turbo

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It always bugged me that Toyota included this option in the early years, and
then *took it away* from the refreshed 89-92 lineup.  A cool trip computer
like the SuperMonitor should be one of the neat "refresh" options that get
ADDED to the 89-92s, had they not previously been available on the 86-88s.
Instead, it's all backwards.  Bummer that.

Jon -- I've done the SuperMonitor install once before on my old powder-blue
87T, so I think I'm up for doing it a second time for the beloved
black-on-black 92T.  If you've got those PDFs handy, send them to me at this
email address of mine I'm using here  (supra92 at gmail.com) - I'd be much
obliged.  Now, to track down *yet another* SuperMonitor display/computer
pair........

Lots of soldering to do?

Cheers,
Brian


On 05/01/2008, t72pwrd <nholden1 at woh.rr.com> wrote:
>
> It still looks cool.  A useless mod, but a neat one.  Kinda like the TEMS
> controller HKS made.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hacker J" <jonbhacker at yahoo.com>
> To: <supras at supras.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 9:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Supras] Installing a Super Monitor on a '90 turbo
>
>
> >I have done it.  I got a harness plug from an 87 and wired it into the
> >dash. Its lots of work,
> > including running wires to the old clock plug, cluster, ECU, and ECT
> > computers. I have a set of
> > charts in pdf format that details the install if anyone wants it.
> >
> > By the way, if you change injectors, the calculations will be off, and
> for
> > that matter, there are
> > two SM computers, one for the GE and one for the GTE.
> >
> > Jon
> > 90T
> >
> >
> > --- supras-request at supras.com wrote:
> >
> >> Looks like suprra girl has the schematics to hardwire it, but I can
> >> confirm
> >> that the supermonitor computer which goes way up high behind the
> steering
> >> column alongside the ABS computer is *not* present in the 1989-1992
> >> Supras.
> >>
> >> My old 87 Turbo did not come with the SuperMonitor option, so I did
> take
> >> the
> >> gauge cluster out and put in the Supermonitor display.  It too did not
> >> have
> >> the SuperMonitor Computer, so i bought that as well and installed it
> way
> >> up
> >> high behind the steering column.  BUT --- the wiring and plug for
> >> everything
> >> was sitting right there, ready to plug into the SuperMonitor Computer.
> >> It
> >> was literally plug and play once I had the Display and Computer from
> the
> >> parts yard.
> >>
> >> The 1989-1992 Supras won't have the wiring and plug sitting there,
> >> wrapped
> >> in tape, ready to plug into your newly-purchased SuperMonitor computer.
> >> That alone was enough to dissuade me from attempting a transplant into
> my
> >> 1992 Turbo.
> >>
> >> That said, Suprra Girl's schematics seem pretty clear.  Not sure what
> >> kind
> >> of effort it would take, or where all those plugs are located
> throughout
> >> the
> >> car.  I'd be interested in knowing, assuming someone has actually put
> >> this
> >> thing in on an '89-'92 Turbo.  I also wonder if the signals coming thru
> >> the
> >> hardwiring that would have to be done would be "accurate", if you will.
> >> Ie,
> >> will the SuperMonitor still display accurate information on the 89-92
> >> Supras
> >> for which it was never meant to be an option?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Brian
> >>
> >>
> >> On 04/01/2008, suprra girl <suprra at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Now that i made easy for ya if theres no plug ;)
> >> > www.supra.co.nz/supermonitor/supermonitor.htm
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Cheers
> >> >
> >> > Suze
> >> > 7M POWAH! ;)
> >> > www.supra.co.nz
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Jan 5, 2008 2:59 PM, Mike <vengeance66 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Got a stupid question...how hard is it to install a
> >> > > super monitor on a '90 turbo?  Haven't looked under
> >> > > the dash to see if the plug is there to hitch up the
> >> > > computer but was wondering how hard it is to make it
> >> > > work?  Thanks...Mike
> >> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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