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SeanC 11-17-2010 04:56 PM

Opinions on Tach
 
Hey guys,

So i'm considering putting a dash mounted larger tach in my car (96 Trans Am). I never considered this, but since I have started racing, I really hate the feeling of looking down at my Tach to shift at the proper RPM. I don't want to look like a ricer :-? but I feel like having this would really be beneficial.

What do you think? If you're for it, where do you think the best place is to mount it? I was thinking maybe on the left side of the steering wheel on the dash.

Thanks for the opinions!

fmybody 11-17-2010 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanC (Post 738130)
Hey guys,

So i'm considering putting a dash mounted larger tach in my car (96 Trans Am). I never considered this, but since I have started racing, I really hate the feeling of looking down at my Tach to shift at the proper RPM. I don't want to look like a ricer :-? but I feel like having this would really be beneficial.

What do you think? If you're for it, where do you think the best place is to mount it? I was thinking maybe on the left side of the steering wheel on the dash.

Thanks for the opinions!

i think you can get a shift light put in more descretly

coolmanvette75 11-17-2010 05:35 PM

you can install a shift light in the vent on the dash

sweetbmxrider 11-17-2010 05:38 PM

yup, a shift light will look much cleaner and more discrete depending where you put it. you won't have to worry about holes if you throw it in the vent too!

fmybody 11-17-2010 05:41 PM

depending on what generation ive seen people put one in the vent that points twards the driverside window.. thats descrete lol also seen it in the vent right in the middle.

coolmanvette75 11-17-2010 05:44 PM

even though this is a camaro not a trans am, you get the idea

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...3777315507.jpg

Pampered-Z 11-18-2010 09:16 PM

If you want the tach for launching then it want it more centered so you can look at it and the tree. Having it off to the side would only be good in one lane, the other lane you'd have to look away from the tree. If it's just for shifting then a shift light may be a better option.

FYI, If your running a stock ignition, on the harness near the ign module is a 1" square black box, that is the tach drive, you splice into that.


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