Tacho install question for Au

[au11futura]

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

[51OAU]

HAHAHAH NO OFFENCE BUT STOP HIM!! It should come with instructions on how to install it.

[T3man]

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.

[JC]

Originally Posted by T3man

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!

[Stattic]

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

[The Monty]

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.

[lostdude]

you people are harsh.
Please post photos when your done :

[foxtrot3]

Hi, Easy 1 Cluster out
2 Pink/blue is tach
3 Black earth
4 Brown lights
5 Red/green ignition
6 Cluster back in Cheers md

[Stattic]

Originally Posted by The Monty

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...

[The Monty]

Ive got it sussed out anyway, change at 5800, gear goes in at 6000-6100.

[Stattic]

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

[au11futura]

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....

[The Monty]

Youll find the tacho doesnt actually keep up either in high power combos on the au, and its worth running the good tacho.

[au11futura]

Originally Posted by The Monty

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?

[The Monty]

A good aftermarket tacho would be better at relaying a more consistent RPM reading.

[au11futura]

yeh mate hes going some kind of pro comp Auto Metre..

[Stattic]

you didnt mention the hair dryer ;)

[StealthAu]

how do these good aftermarket ones do the job better then the stock one?

[foxtrot3]

Not dampened i.e. they react quicker

[The Monty]

The AU one always lags a little bit, its always behind the ball.
Thats mine anyway, not sure about other peoples.

[au11futura]

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.