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Old 30-08-2009, 07:46 PM   #1
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hey guys i got a mate just bought an au11 and he want a tacho even though hes got a rev guage and its auto but he wants one.

how do i go about the instal what wires am i looking at spliceing into..

or is it harder than that?

pics would be great........thanks

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Old 30-08-2009, 08:44 PM   #2
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HAHAHAH NO OFFENCE BUT STOP HIM!! It should come with instructions on how to install it.
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Old 30-08-2009, 08:55 PM   #3
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hmmm, sounds like the blind leading the stupid.

One, he should have bought a Skyline/Lancer/Anyriceburner if he wanted umpteen tachos.

Two, if you don't know how to do it then you should leave his car alone.

Sorry if I sound a bit harsh but I see this exercise ending in disaster for the two of you.
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Old 30-08-2009, 09:14 PM   #4
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hmmm, sounds like the blind leading the stupid.

One, he should have bought a Skyline/Lancer/Anyriceburner if he wanted umpteen tachos.

Two, if you don't know how to do it then you should leave his car alone.

Sorry if I sound a bit harsh but I see this exercise ending in disaster for the two of you.
LOL!

To the OP - does he want a tacho (as you've said, he's already got one), or does he want a shift light (I'm betting his is auto, so why would he need one??). Either way, nothing looks worse on a late model auto that comes with a tacho than another tacho!
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Old 30-08-2009, 11:41 PM   #5
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i think theyre talking about those humungous tachos that have a shift light attached to them... please, for the respect of the blue oval, tell him if hes not planning to rev it over 7000rpm, stop him lol
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Old 31-08-2009, 04:38 AM   #6
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Gee some of you guys are harsh, Im looking at getting a shift light in my car, but not a whole Tacho (yet to really look into it).
When Im racing, and I have an auto, yes, I kind of dont like staring at the dash till I change gears, only to miss it like usual, change to late and have bounce of the 6200 limiter a couple of times.
It would be handy for me to find out where I have to shift at at WOT so that it changes right before my limiter, and have it set a that, for eg:
Limiter is set at 6200, set shift light at 5750. when I shift into second, at 5750, by the time it changes, Ill be doing 6150.
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Old 31-08-2009, 05:19 PM   #7
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you people are harsh.
Please post photos when your done :
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Old 31-08-2009, 06:59 PM   #8
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Hi, Easy 1 Cluster out
2 Pink/blue is tach
3 Black earth
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5 Red/green ignition
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Gee some of you guys are harsh, Im looking at getting a shift light in my car, but not a whole Tacho (yet to really look into it).
When Im racing, and I have an auto, yes, I kind of dont like staring at the dash till I change gears, only to miss it like usual, change to late and have bounce of the 6200 limiter a couple of times.
It would be handy for me to find out where I have to shift at at WOT so that it changes right before my limiter, and have it set a that, for eg:
Limiter is set at 6200, set shift light at 5750. when I shift into second, at 5750, by the time it changes, Ill be doing 6150.

thats a practical use of a shiftlight... i dont think in this case he is going to be doing it for that
i think the au tacho is perfectly easy to read tho
well in the end it is his car...
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Ive got it sussed out anyway, change at 5800, gear goes in at 6000-6100.
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ive been doing the same thing, revving mine to around 6k, i dont know when i change it i just know by feel but it does take about 150-200 rpm to shift just from a quick glance
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Old 01-09-2009, 06:36 PM   #12
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for those who decided to be smart about it thanks for the non needed advise, as yes i did try to talk him out of it as Mentioned in the first post.

Those who did help thank you guys..

the car is auto the car is running a hair dryer also i guess he want extra reasurance of the shift light and soforth....
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Youll find the tacho doesnt actually keep up either in high power combos on the au, and its worth running the good tacho.
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Youll find the tacho doesnt actually keep up either in high power combos on the au, and its worth running the good tacho.
good tacho?
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A good aftermarket tacho would be better at relaying a more consistent RPM reading.
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yeh mate hes going some kind of pro comp Auto Metre..
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you didnt mention the hair dryer ;)
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how do these good aftermarket ones do the job better then the stock one?
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Not dampened i.e. they react quicker
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The AU one always lags a little bit, its always behind the ball.
Thats mine anyway, not sure about other peoples.
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yeh running a hair dryer,he was going towards a blower but i helped him change his mind lol, monty i think you'll find all santard ones lag abit.
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