New Tachometer

[moose]

Got the chance and put this in my 54 yesterday.  I'm having trouble putting the video on here, but if you go find me on Instagram(@manifoldsbymoose) you can see it in action.

[plymouthcranbrook]

Love the clamp mount. Brings back old memories

[greg g]

New,repop or vintage? Sending unit or direct wire?

[JOHN EDGE]

[moose]

10 hours ago, greg g said:

New,repop or vintage? Sending unit or direct wire?

Old SW.  Cable drive.  This is the one that I ran in my A sedan for a few years, but I knew to keep it when I sold that car.

[Andydodge]

I used a new Oz made tacho by a company called Speco and especially liked the nice chromed housing, from memory it was about 2&1/2" diameter........Varoom!!................lol...........andyd

[laynrubber]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z3hFeUyVrVmAXC7D2

Here is my vintage tach I had modified for the car $$$$$

6 volt positive ground, with electronic internals now instead of the transmitter box with a battery.

[Ajgkirkwood]

I want to find a tach but lower rpm like the ones u have shown in the pics

[JOHN EDGE]

I used the new mooneyes tach which is 12 volt neg grd and then used the conversion box that allowed me to use my 6 volt posi grd sure on my car. Works like a champ. 

[Robert Horne]

4 hours ago, Ajgkirkwood said:

I want to find a tach but lower rpm like the ones u have shown in the pics

Look on Ebay, under marine tach.      I use one with a white face, works good....

[busycoupe]

When I tune up my car I use a 1970’s vintage Sears dwell/tach meter that works fine despite being labeled “for 12V negative ground only”.  I wonder if some of the modern techs would work on our 6V positive ground systems in spite of what they are labeled.

[JOHN EDGE]

I used an conversion box from Denny odoms that worked perfect . Don't think a 12 volt neg grd will work I talked to autometer who makes the mooneyes tach

[Frank Elder]

I've been shifting by ear since I was old enough to push in the clutch pedal without slipping below the dash.....lol. A tach is not needed or wanted in my cars......your wants or needs may vary from mine....

 

[Ajgkirkwood]

I dont need it to shift. I got by ear too. I like to know my rpms while driving. Question, do these motors have governers?

[JOHN EDGE]

I like the look and I wanted to understand the rpm drop when I operated the overdrive. You can do without a oil pressure and temp gauge also and use idiot lights

[Thomba48]

23 hours ago, JOHN EDGE said:

I used an conversion box from Denny odoms that worked perfect . Don't think a 12 volt neg grd will work I talked to autometer who makes the mooneyes tach

Do you happen to have a link to this denny odoms?

[JOHN EDGE]

I'll find his address  he had a post on here in the for sale section about his conversion boxes

[laynrubber]

I like a tach for highway running, not for when to shift. I barely look at it in traffic. Mine was an eBay purchase, with the sending unit. 

http://www.williamsons.com/. These guys were great to deal with in converting it to electronic internals with no sending unit...6 volt positive ground.

[classiccarjack]

On 10/31/2017 at 1:35 PM, moose said:

Got the chance and put this in my 54 yesterday.  I'm having trouble putting the video on here, but if you go find me on Instagram(@manifoldsbymoose) you can see it in action.

That looks fantastic Moose!  Love it...

Tachs are great tools to have.  I shift my later slant six on steroids by ear, but I don't have worries of over revving that beast.  Our flatheads aren't like that.

[moose]

5 hours ago, classiccarjack said:

That looks fantastic Moose!  Love it...

Tachs are great tools to have.  I shift my later slant six on steroids by ear, but I don't have worries of over revving that beast.  Our flatheads aren't like that.

Thanks!  I also have been shifting this car by ear for the past 28 years.  It's just finally good to see what I've known for quite a while, this particular engine(with all it's mods) revs fast and high.  

[Tubman]

"Thomba48" - I have two conversion boxes left from my latest batch. You can contact me at "dennyodoms@gmail.com"

To all you others that want to run the "Classic Tachometers (Sun, Stewart Warner, etc) that need controller boxes that are missing or in- operable, I have just finished an updated unit that will run these older "meter type" tachs on 6 volts, positive ground as well. This has been done before (as noted above), but for "$$$$$". My unit is projected to sell for less than $200. The price of the regular driver for "motor" tachs is still $120. Here is a link to a video of it running an a Merc flathead on my engine stand : 

 

Edited November 12, 2017 by Tubman

[classiccarjack]

On 11/12/2017 at 4:03 AM, moose said:

Thanks!  I also have been shifting this car by ear for the past 28 years.  It's just finally good to see what I've known for quite a while, this particular engine(with all it's mods) revs fast and high.  

Hi Moose, What was your "by the ear" redline before you shifted at?  

Some day I will get around to putting tachometers in all my vehicles.  I actually have the tachometers, just never seem to get around to installing them....  LOL

[Beto0311]

Heres a dumb question gentleman.... has anyone found or drawn a schematic diagram of how to wire up these tachs? Specially on a mini HEI.... any direct links to the repops? Or to the guys that want to get rid of them ? 

thanks for your time and knowledge 

[Thomba48]

Another question - has anyone found a modern tach made out of metal? The ones I was able to find so far are all extremely plastic looking.

[Don Coatney]

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