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TACH w/ Auto trans? do-able?
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First off, fill out your profile to give us a little help. Second I have a '90 with 700 R4 and 241, and I have an Autometer tach installed. So I dont see why you couldnt do it. I think a tach is necessary for what ever you do with your truck. Wether its crawlin' muddin, trails, towing, or whatevere you do with it, it is nice to see what you are actually turning to keep from possibly over revving and really screwing something up. Just my $.02
Rebel88
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I have one on my 88 with a 350 and 700r4 combo. I am glad i put it on. If i am crawling around or playing in mud and shifting through manually on the column i like being able to keep up with what my rpms are. it is definitely doable.
Later
Have you driven OVER a Ford lately?
Later
Have you driven OVER a Ford lately?
KRAZIE87K5
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You certainly can install a tach into your truck. Just go get one, and check out the instructions. (NOT TO SEEM SARCASTIC AT ALL)
They are very easy to install. Usually 4 or less wires.
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Executioner
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Nope can't be done. NOT J/K
Wire up the tach to the ignition, 12v, Gnd.
Mount is to the streeing colum/dash, and your done.
Good luck
Wire up the tach to the ignition, 12v, Gnd.
Mount is to the streeing colum/dash, and your done.
Good luck
The tachometer does not run off the transmission, therefor it does not matter if you have a manual or automatic. Most manuals came with a tach to help determine shift points and/or when redline would occur. Automatics did this "automatically" so a tachometer was not necessitated unlike you are like me and go through the automatic gears manually (i.e. 1,2,D,OD) etc. When you buy a tach it should tell you how to hook it up per your application. I had a terminal on my HEI distributer for a tach. Does anybody know if you can add a tach to a distributerless ignition system vehicle. I know they use crank triggers, but can you tap into them?
If you didn't build it yourself, how can you call it yours.......?
If you didn't build it yourself, how can you call it yours.......?
Butch
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Auto or manuel has nothing to do with it. The tach will have four wires a ground, a twelve volt feed, a wire for lighting it when your light are on and the last wire attaches to your distributor. If you have hei then on the cap where the coil is there will be two plugs from underneath. One says battery and one says tach. You plug in there. Give it twelve volts off of a switched fuse, ground it and hook the light wire up to the fuse that runs your head or parking lights and you are in business.
I thought I was wrong once,
but I was mistaken
I thought I was wrong once,
but I was mistaken
My brother installed one before I got the K5. I have no idea why he put it by the e brake, but it works for tuning etc, but I can't see while driving very good. I'd like to have autometer mounted on the dash. Check out the pic:
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84_Chevy_K10
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Get whatever kind of tach you want. They all work the same. Mine's an Autometer only because I picked it up from an electric store for $25. It's supposed to be $100 tach.
Like they said, only a few wires. Two grounds, one headlight switch so you can see it in the dark, one to the cap, and one to switched +12v.
Yes, you can install a tach in a vehicle with distributorless. You just have to tap into the computer somewhere. You can pretty much put a tach in anything, you just need to know how to do it.
Tim
'84 Chevy K10, lifted, loud, fast, and 3/4 ton axles
Like they said, only a few wires. Two grounds, one headlight switch so you can see it in the dark, one to the cap, and one to switched +12v.
Yes, you can install a tach in a vehicle with distributorless. You just have to tap into the computer somewhere. You can pretty much put a tach in anything, you just need to know how to do it.
Tim
'84 Chevy K10, lifted, loud, fast, and 3/4 ton axles
