y2kz28

I was thinking about getting one of these with the shift light, but didn't really want to drill holes in the top of the dash? Anyone have some ideas for other mounting options. Thanks.

11 Bravo

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I wish I had a pic but I don't. I mounted mine onto the lower part of the a-pillar. It's a perfect fit in that little corner. I loosened and turned the mount so that the bottom was facing to the right. Drilled 2 tiny holes into the plastic a-pillar cover and bolted it on. Make sure you mount it low enough so the bottom of the tach is touching the dash (so it won't wobble). I moved the shift light to the 2 o'clock position. I would never drill holes in my dash.

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y2kz28

Thanks Bravo! I thought about the a-pillar, but the molding didn't seem very sturdy. I suppose if I let it rest on the dash like you have done, it might work out good. Could always put a small piece of foam under the tach where it touches the dash too.

11 Bravo

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Shoot, you won't need to put foam under there. It's very sturdy. The plastic a-pillar cover is hard plastic. Mine doesn't move around at all.

Easy

Y2kz28, will you post some pics after you get done? I want to get a tach+light soon as well.
Eric

Jacobi

What is the reasoning behind getting a tach and light? Why not just get a harlan shift light mounted somewhere (behind center vents, or in driver side defrost circle vent). This would save a lot of money and not be as obvious...

BIGBOS

I got a 5" tach...mounted on the right hand side of the steering wheel...but camaros dont have that extra plastic piece...therefore I would place it in the left hand corner or on the left hand A-pillar... <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">

Easy

[quote]Originally posted by Jacobi:
<strong>What is the reasoning behind getting a tach and light? Why not just get a harlan shift light mounted somewhere (behind center vents, or in driver side defrost circle vent). This would save a lot of money and not be as obvious...</strong><hr></blockquote>

Some of us like the obvious!! Also, hasn't there been stories of the factory tach being as much as 400 rpm's off? Not sure about how valid those stories were...anybody??

BIGBOS

Yea the stock tachs are dogs....

I bounced off the revlimiter when I hammered it a lot...it would read 5600 and all of a sudden I got to shift and bounce off the damn thing...

Pro Stock John

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Brownie

Yep

The stock tach sux! At the track in 1st I bounce off the limiter at 5700 (what a suprise that was <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0"> ). My car is fairly stock, I can't imagine how bad it will be with an h/c/i and 4.10s!

5" Tach with shiftlight coming soon!

[quote]Originally posted by BIGBOS:
<strong>I bounced off the revlimiter when I hammered it a lot...it would read 5600 and all of a sudden I got to shift and bounce off the damn thing...</strong><hr></blockquote>

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Smoke_ur_5.0

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H/C/I M6 with 4.10's you say?

My rev limiter is set at 6600rpm and I have to shift at 6000rpm on the 1-2 shift otherwise I hit the rev limiter. <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0">

BTW, PSJ that looks pretty slick! I may have to mount mine there too when I get one.

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BIGBOS

Tach and Shift lights really help... <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">

Ws6cott

I originaly mounted mine in the left corner on the plastic trim around the gauge cluster. It seemed to get in the way and block a big portion of my view during left hand turns.

My solution was to move it to the right side like Prostock John shows in his picture. The only thing I did differantly was that I mounted my shift light on the left hand side where the tach was originally. No real reason for doing this other than I think it looks better. I will post pics when I get the interior finished. <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0">

Trevor @ Texas Speed & Perf.

iTrader: (3)

The tach in my '98 T/A was 200 RPM off, and my friend's '98 T/A also verified this. The tach in my SS is dead-on, though. When I had a '00 SS for a short while, it was bone-stock. I had to shift at 5,600 on the 1-2 or I'd tag the limiter. The lag in the factory tachs is awful.
I had an AutoMeter pencil shift light mounted on the top of my steering column in my T/A, and I used an MSD RPM adjuster to adjust the light. This way I didn't have to get an aftermarket tach, and I could still know where the car was shifting or where to shift if I was shifting manually. To each his own. <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">

Z-28Hugger

I know it's a small pic and not all that great but it shows the tach. Pro Stock John's got the right idea!

BIGBOS

Mines in the identical spot to PSJ's...