aftermarket RPM gauge

[87Jeffrey]

I would like to install an aftermarket RPM gauge that goes to 8k. my insterment panel has one though that goes to 6k. want I would like to know is will the new one interfere with the stock

 

[snoranger]

First off... its a tachometer or tach as is normally called.

Second... no, the stock on wont effect the add-on and vice-versa.

 

[87Jeffrey]

Yea I know it call a Tech. but thank you. I ment that the stock one was in the insterment panel. I wont be using it though. I just did not want to have to cut the wire if not needed to, because I don't what to have the wires to beable to corode. I guess I could have just put a twist cap on it. but like I said thank you for the info.

 

[adsm08]

8000 RPM huh? Just want to know how fast the engine is spinning when you float that valve huh?

 

[--weezl--]

hey now... some people come across a good deal and pick it up... my mustang's tach was WAY friggin off it turned out (so i put an autometer monster tach in)





which got stolen like 6 months later GAH!

 

[snoranger]

8000 RPM huh? Just want to know how fast the engine is spinning when you float that valve huh?

 

[--weezl--]

someone should have let their bike warm up more before cranking it up that high

 

[snoranger]

Some people just dont care about their stuff?!?

(Its a random pic I found.)

 

[--weezl--]

lol, reminds me of this pic that i took many years ago... this is in my 89 mustang 5.0

that i am about 99% sure is 3rd gear, doing about 190km/h so around 118mph

 

[snoranger]

I'm gonna say... 2.73 gears?

At least your moving, not just standing still, beating on it like the pic I posted.

From the GPS in my Ex:

 

[--weezl--]

yeap, 2.73's

 

[snoranger]

Figured, I have 3.08s in my '94 Cobra. 3rd gear at 5000rpm is about 100mph. It has a chip the PO put in that eliminated the rev and top speed limits, so I've yet to find its top speed....160MPH and searching.

 

[--weezl--]

i've done 165mph in that mustang (3500rpm, .68 5th, 2.73, 235/75/r15 rear tires)

 

[snoranger]

.68 OD ? What trans is that? T5 is .76 IIRC.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

One of the tells that the battery is getting low on a 97-03 F-150 (maybe others too) is all the gauges peg out for a second right after you start it, of course it wasn't until after I got a new battery it hit me how awesome it would have been to get a pic of the speedo pegged at 100mph and 6k RPM