dutchtreat
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Tachometers
any suggestions or comments on mechanical vs. electronic????
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3/30/2004, 4:00 pm
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Re: Tachometers
Electrical are much easier to hook up. To use a mechanical, you have to have a special distributor with a tach drive output.
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3/31/2004, 9:26 pm
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Re: Tachometers
I should be able to find a electrical tach
some place pretty cheap.
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Dt.
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4/1/2004, 6:21 am
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Re: Tachometers
Mechanical tachs are more accurate and quicker responding, which is why they're used on high-dollar racecars...but they're a bit more expensive, and as Steve mentioned require a special distributor. For normal street use, an electrical tach is just fine and more than you'd ever need, plus it's a very simple 4(?)-wire hookup. I'd definitely recommend picking up a nice electrical version.
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Re: Tachometers
From one ford fan to another, I've done quite a bit of research on my 67 F-100. Although electrical gauges would be easier for installation, I have stumbled across a killer site with some really sharp gauges. Here's the link if you care to take a peek.
http://www.haneline.com
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Thanks for the link, BMT67...yeah, there's a link to that place on the Links & Resources page. They've really some really cool panels there...but the last time I was there I didn't realize they also sold gauges too. They've got some very cool gauge styles. I'll have to look into that a little further in the near future.
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Re: Tachometers
<-- wants the original Sun Super Tach on his steering column, not the II model...
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