what kind of tach setup do you have?

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90five0oh

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i live in robertsdale, al

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just wondering what everyone is usung and how well it works. the potentiometer went out in mine and i need a new one. looking for advice.

please post pics if possible

 

NKau

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Honestly, my stock one is close enough that I just go off of that. I do have a shift light that takes pills. I usually just leave the 5800 rpm pill in at all times. Only time I'd ever really be referencing the tach is when my shift light goes off anyway.

 

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I've been looking at the gtech pro egs tach. That way I can have my wideband read out there with out having to add another gauge. Can't find a picture, but here's a link. http://www.gtechpro.com/egs.html

 

88_GT_5_oh

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mine

 

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Mustang5L5

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Had a 5" but felt it was too big and ditched it. I'd prob get a 3" if i decided to put a tach in again

 

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Ive got the stocker with a summit shift light, I have no complaints.

 

88_GT_5_oh

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Mustang5L5 said:

Had a 5" but felt it was too big and ditched it. I'd prob get a 3" if i decided to put a tach in again

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ya i thought the same thing.... i believe mine is 3 3/8

 

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88_GT_5_oh said:

mine

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I know this is off topic but I remember seeing Aluminum Bezel Rings several years back that were angled and thus you could set your gauges more to the drivers sight, I wish I could find them again.

 

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blackened88lx

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Stock tach with a shift light is the cleanest way to go imo.

88_GT_5_oh said:

ya i thought the same thing.... i believe mine is 3 3/8

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You have the best sig quote ever.

 

25thmustang

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My stock one for now and it isn't even close to being accurate.

I know at 6000 RPM, the tach reads 6900-7000. It is fun however to shift a stock cammed car at 6500 RPM !!!

 

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I have a 2 - 5/8" Autometer Tach above the oil pressure guage in the piller pod.

Not too intrusive, and very easy to glance at

 

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blackened88lx said:

Stock tach with a shift light is the cleanest way to go imo.



You have the best sig quote ever.

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Stock with a light is perfect. Whish mine wasent in the car when I bought it, oh well.

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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I've got the typical Autometer Autogage 5'', but i took the sleeper route and mounted the tach itself under the passenger side dash and put the shift light on the column...i really like it because i don't like things in my line of sight while i'm driving, so on top of the dash is no good for me (plus it draws more attention from the po po lol).

It's a really old pic but the tach is still in the same place.
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My Notch. Dave had put the tach in there long before we traded.

 

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stock and listen for the rev limiter

 

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Auto Meter Pro Stock tach....

 

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well i have the autometer autogage and i have had it in for about 5-6 months and the potentiometer went out due to vibration. i need somethin that withstands the vibration.

i like it just fine on the dash

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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That's weird that it went out from vibration...i've had mine for 3 years or so and my car vibrates like crazy. You might have gotten a defect or something.

 

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85_SS_302_Coupe said:

That's weird that it went out from vibration...i've had mine for 3 years or so and my car vibrates like crazy. You might have gotten a defect or something.

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well thats possible i guess. can i send it back in and get it fixed or have them send a new one?? it has been hard to set the shift light ever since i put it in. the needle jumps like crazy