I was wondering what a good aftermarket tachometer would be for my EF. Before you say it, i do not want to swap out the guage cluster, i wanna keep it stock, and just put an aftermarket tach on the side of it.

Does anyone know a good one that doesn't jump all over the place and is easy to hook up? I have seen one in my gf's dad's mustang but it bounces insanely and is impossible to look at!

I was looking at this one from summit: http://store.summitracing.com/...h.asp

 

If it wuz bowncing likw that ther wuz sumthing rong wit ignishin or dizzy..But i hav this tach..It nice an slim..it called proform an i got it frum jegs..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tippyman98 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was wondering what a good aftermarket tachometer would be for my EF. Before you say it, i do not want to swap out the guage cluster, i wanna keep it stock, and just put an aftermarket tach on the side of it.

Does anyone know a good one that doesn't jump all over the place and is easy to hook up? I have seen one in my gf's dad's mustang but it bounces insanely and is impossible to look at!

I was looking at this one from summit: http://store.summitracing.com/...h.asp</TD></TR></TABLE>

:/ that one only goes to 8,000 RPM, so I don't see any reason to do it. I would try to find one with higher numbers on it, for if you ever upgrade or something.

 

I've always made out well with autometer stuff...

 

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dude, no one likes ur posts, stfu already.

 

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+1. I used a 3" Autometer till I got my UKDM cluster worked great.

 

You need to get a five inch monster tach! that would be sick! j/p I had a 2 inch tach in my old ej and I loved it. Perfect size.

 

I had a autometer 5" monster tach with a shiftlite, I personally loved it. Never had a problem with any of their products either.

 

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dude, no one likes ur posts, stfu already.</TD></TR></TABLE>

dude, he was trying to help you

 

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i've had a few in almost all my rides autometer or autogage

 

Autoguage 5" tach. Nice and cheap, and accurate. If you want to spend a little more, get the memory version. My brother and I use both and they work perfectly.

 

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HAHA.... so true.


(wonders if he really is the guy in his avatar though.)

 

This is what you want: http://www.stackinc.com/st400.html

$445.

 

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Imo just like the Elise cluster its a pain in the *** for a daily.

For a race car its awesome but street car its silly 99% of the time you shift lower then 3K.

 

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For a street car, you'd get the 0-8000 model, not the 0-3-8500.

 

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For a street car, you'd get the 0-8000 model, not the 0-3-8500.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Unless your capable of revving over 8k. I like the stack, but could see the difficulty of everyday driving.

Are there any small 10k tachs that can be mounted somewhat discreetly? Maybe directly in front of hte stock tach somehow? Other than buy an ITR cluster/si cluster there aren't too many "sleeper" (not big and obvious) options.

 

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For a race car its awesome but street car its silly 99% of the time you shift lower then 3K.</TD></TR></TABLE>


you look at your tach when shifting at 3,000?

 

i have a stewart warner in my crx. its small, has a built in shift light, and can display rpms up to 13,000 or 18,000 depending on how you set it up.
http://www.sw-performance.com/...tured

 

I have an aftermarket tach that I was going to use on another car, but now I'm looking to put it on my '89 Civic std. Is there an RPM source in the gauge cluster to hook up the tach? Or do I have to run it under the hood? Is there a convenient RPM source under the hood for diagnostic purposes that I could use?

 

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There is indeed an RPM source in the gauge cluster harness. Can't exactly remember the color offa the top of my head, but I spliced into it when doing a SiR cluster conversion. I'll get back to you on that.

And under the hood? Yeah...get one of those things that you clip to the spark plug wire that tells you the RPM for diagnostic purposes. Forgot what that's called offa the top of my head too lol. I used one back when I was working in a shop.

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Disco Monkey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a stewart warner in my crx. its small, has a built in shift light, and can display rpms up to 13,000 or 18,000 depending on how you set it up.
http://www.sw-performance.com/...tured

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That's perfect!! Do you have any pics installed and do you remember how much it cost you. I didn't see a price on that webpage.


Thanks

 

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you look at your tach when shifting at 3,000? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes and under found my little spot to get good milage and use that.

 

here are some pics i took real quick today.
sorry photobucket resizes the pics.






i don't remember how much i paid. my friend gets a hook up from stewart warner. i think they go for around $50.

 

PERFECT!!!