installing 5" tach...help

brent_cosenza

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i bought a 5" type r tach with a shift light...i need to know where to get the tach signal..and how to hook up the wires..there a big yellow one and a big red one on the back of the shift light...and a big yellow and big red on the back of the tach..and then theres little black, green and red wires on the tach..and the tach changes colors..in case that matters...

 

AmBo

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It didn't come with instructions? Unless you have tons of mods expect to see "ricer" used a lot. 5" tachs shouldn't be in domestics unless it's strictly a drag car. Not a daily driver imo.

 

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I think you will also need a tach adapter for the shift light to work if your car is a 99+. You can find that here:

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ATM%2D9117&N=0&autoview=sku

For the wiring, you didn't get instructions with it?

 

brent_cosenza

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nope..no instructions..good ol ebay...

 

Roland69

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AmBo said:

It didn't come with instructions? Unless you have tons of mods expect to see "ricer" used a lot. 5" tachs shouldn't be in domestics unless it's strictly a drag car. Not a daily driver imo.

Click to expand...

I don't have alot of mod's....I just like to know what my engine is actually doing instead of looking at a "ballpark figure" gauge...maby the newer stang's are more accurate but my stock tach is off compared to my 5"

 

four six

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5" tach? Are you blind or something your car has a factory tach.

 

merc123

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I don't know about Type R tachs but check with Autometer to see if they have instructions.

I don't know about the shift light but the red, black and green are red is a + source, black a negative and green goes to your distributor connector. At least that's on my race car. I don't know about EFI engines

 

hotmustang331

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Type R tach? Are those the same people who make the "type R" floor mats and steering wheel cover? I think with the tach, just splice it into one of the COP wires...I think thats how it works.