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tach not reading properly

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just hooked up tach as instructed and at idle it reads fine put when i rev it it reads way higher than my stock tach

any ideas
 
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Plenty. Click me.
 
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reading double

at idle its reads exact as stock
but it doublse after that like its set for a 4cyl, but the switch on the back is at 8cyl
its hooked to the negative on my msd coil and the negative onmy battery

any other way top get a rpm signal
 
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Sure is. Click me.
 
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