Let's see your Tachometers!
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Autometer Sport Comp. I think its best as it gets the job done, if ls1tech is correct its more accurate than the stock tachometer. I like the shift light, I actually just got it back from Autometer, I sent it in for service after it went nuts and started to read double after seven years of service. I should mention Autometer's customer service is top notch, $43 shipped they replaced the whole harness, the light housing/shift light adjustment unit and needle. Tach looked new when I took it out of the box when it came back!
Huge tachometer haters can have their opinion. I've had a large tach in all three of my fbodies, I like them!!!! First an Autometer Cobalt which I would still have if it didn't get stolen, and now its replacement for the last seven years.
Edit: I need to clean it, looking at the picture I got a smudge on it during install. I did the grommet this time on the a pillar, I used to just have the wires hanging around in a ugly mess on the dash. You are also looking at my freshly finished dash gluing/wrapping project.
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i'll try to snap a pic of mine, it's mounted on the dash centered above that upper right A/C vent. For me, I felt like it gave a lot easier view of the tach when driving around/making a pass. It does do a fantastic job of blocking my view of traffic in, say a parking lot
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Autometer
One of these.....http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Meter-688.../dp/B000CNNO4O
But its not the dual channel
One of these.....http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Meter-688.../dp/B000CNNO4O
But its not the dual channel
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converter and shortblock should be done next week. hopefully only takes me 4 or 5 days to get it back together. i have a lot of little **** to do, like wiring the dfi and gauges, shifter install and adjustment, figuring out where to put these trans coolers, tuning, etc. Not really looking forward to the DFI install, a 12 pack of bud light will make it more interesting, but i'm not sure if drunken wiring is the best route to go
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I really miss my Cobalt tach, I guess at the time when mine got stolen I must have been pissed enough to not spend the almost extra $100 for the Cobalt over the Sport Comp. Unfortunately the LED bulb I have in the Sport Comp doesn't do nearly as well to illuminate blue as the Cobalt series does. Anyone know of a company that makes the right size bulb for the tachometers? Autometers bulb is kinda weak, and sometimes flickers.
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I think its due to the fact you can use an Autometer tach on 4,6,8 cylinders. A lot of Honda guys spin some of those motors past 8k, hell the original S2000 had a 9000 RPM redline. That's just one example I can think of, I think rotories can spin stupid high also?
I've seen the Autometer 8k's, I imagine you can't get them in all the styles though?
I've seen the Autometer 8k's, I imagine you can't get them in all the styles though?
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sorry for the thread hijack, but does anyone know if you can take off the shift light, and mount a raptor light instead. The reason I ask is I would like to have the 5" tach on the right and run the raptor in the a-pillar vent.
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Ive had a hell of a time getting my raptor shift light to work. Seems to lose its memory when I turn the power off to the car. Gonna sell it and buy another 5" auto meter. I had one previously mounted to the a pillar just like Davids. I had to take it off when I put my water and temp gauges there. Havent decided where to put the new one.
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Ive had a hell of a time getting my raptor shift light to work. Seems to lose its memory when I turn the power off to the car. Gonna sell it and buy another 5" auto meter. I had one previously mounted to the a pillar just like Davids. I had to take it off when I put my water and temp gauges there. Havent decided where to put the new one.