
Anyone hooked up a car style tach to small engine?
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Posted February 27, 2010 - 09:19 PM
I want to hook up a large analog tach and I'm not sure if it would work or what I might need to do to make it work?
Any tips? :confuse:
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Posted February 28, 2010 - 09:49 AM
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Posted February 28, 2010 - 10:01 AM
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Posted February 28, 2010 - 10:26 PM
I think Daniels right, they make Tachs for 1 and 2 cylinder engines, might google it. The ones I saw where also an hour meter
They make tachs for 1 & 2 cyl engines, but they are digital and look like an after thought. I want a tach that I can mount in my custom dash and make it look like it came from the factory.
If there is a way to hook both coils to the tach, I might be able to get it to read correctly on the 4 cyl setting? Then again, hooking up both coils might blow it up?
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Posted March 01, 2010 - 08:24 AM
The other way I just thought about is using a two cylinder tach and only hooking one coil to it. If the coils fire every revolution then with only one coil hooked to a two cylinder tach would make it read like two cylinders. I could be wrong as it does happen on a few occasions LOL
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Posted March 01, 2010 - 09:00 AM
I thought about the 4 cyl tach also and hooking both coils up, I don't think it will blow it, if anything it will be an inaccurate reading.
The other way I just thought about is using a two cylinder tach and only hooking one coil to it. If the coils fire every revolution then with only one coil hooked to a two cylinder tach would make it read like two cylinders. I could be wrong as it does happen on a few occasions LOL
I was thinking the same about the 2 cyl tach, but I have had no luck finding one, other than a little digital one.
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Posted October 25, 2010 - 09:27 PM
Cartpartsplus carries them.
The analog sells for about $89.
Hope this helps
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 04:35 AM
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 04:42 PM
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 05:21 PM
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 05:50 PM
I emailed them to see if they can give me any more information regarding that tachs.
Where did you find the email info? Doesn't show for me.
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 06:49 PM
Just found a great analog tach for our GT's. But their website doesn't have price or contact info...what's up with that? Maybe it's just my computer connection???
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Looks like the tach is for battery ignitions that fire every 2nd revolution. They even have a hipo cam for Kohlers.
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 07:19 PM
Where did you find the email info? Doesn't show for me.
It was all the way at the bottom with a contact us link.
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 07:50 PM
I emailed them to see if they can give me any more information regarding that tachs.
If they get back to you with some prices let us know, I don't know about you guys but I'd rather have a Tach than an amp meter anyday.
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Posted October 26, 2010 - 08:05 PM