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5" auto meter tach.. how do you wire ???

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Old May 9, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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Default 5" auto meter tach.. how do you wire ???
just like it says .. i bought a used tach that was working ... it has i think 4 or 5 wires... just wondering if anyone has one or knows what color wires do what and where they go .. any help would be great.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 02:09 AM
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white wire comming from the pcm...look on cz28.com
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I need to add to my sig but i have an MSD 6AL box now that has the output for a tach.
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Come on.. NoOne has one of these things... i guess im different
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yep those are usually for ricers
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oh come on now that hurts
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if you need a 5" tach yer blind
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^^i agree...i know the factory tachs are off...but i wouldnt get one. I would just get a shift light and put a chip in it...same thing basicly
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I bought one of these;
http://www.autometer.com/cat_accesso...l.aspx?vid=203

More accurate than the stock tachometer with out that ricer after taste. Plus having a 5 inch tach on the dash takes up too much room in my personal opinion.
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