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Old 01-15-2008, 06:19 AM
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Question Post pics please of where you guys mounted your aftermarket tachs in your f-bodys...

Looking into getting a aftermarket Tach for my car and was wondering where are all the different places to mount them in our f-bodys. Is there anyway to install it and not have to screw it to the dash?
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Originally Posted by CaMaRo67RS355
Looking into getting a aftermarket Tach for my car and was wondering where are all the different places to mount them in our f-bodys. Is there anyway to install it and not have to screw it to the dash?
Windshield...Took the mirror of and put mine there. Daily drove w/ it like that
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got any pics of it?
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These r the only pics I have right now


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Old pic of my car:
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
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hows that mounted???
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Originally Posted by CaMaRo67RS355
hows that mounted???
Self Tapping screws in the Dash probably. I could be wrong but I have seen it done and done it myself and it works fine.
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Originally Posted by CaMaRo67RS355
Looking into getting a aftermarket Tach for my car and was wondering where are all the different places to mount them in our f-bodys. Is there anyway to install it and not have to screw it to the dash?
sh*t, just get a shift light and call it a day.

I don't have a aftermarket tach. I use the stock one to launch and use the shift light to shift first couple of runs of the day, after that go by feel.

Tach are huge, take up room. Just use a shift light.

BTW, say hi to Jonathan and Joey for me
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I had the same perspective as WS6TransAm01, but then I got more serious with the car. I found that I needed to log my runs, measure rpm vs. driveshaft speed, etc. and got a dual channel Autometer tach.
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Originally Posted by WS6TransAm01
sh*t, just get a shift light and call it a day.

I don't have a aftermarket tach. I use the stock one to launch and use the shift light to shift first couple of runs of the day, after that go by feel.

Tach are huge, take up room. Just use a shift light.

BTW, say hi to Jonathan and Joey for me
ill tell them!
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The dash trim piece comes off, you can run screw or bolts thru it and put nuts on the other side.

Other way is to put the shift light or tach on the steering column.

Only thing I like about the tach is looking at the rpms thru the traps.
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Originally Posted by stroked30th
These r the only pics I have right now



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it took a bit of work but......
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Here's some older pics of where I put mine it's still there lol.

I like it there its out of the way and looks good

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...t=tosto+racing
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Here's ours. I can tell you that if you have a fast car, unsless it's directly in your line of sight, you won't even look at it. I had to move the shift light to the steering column in order to see that.

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Heres mine with the shift lite relocated
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