Guest Anonymous Posted July 31, 2000 Share Posted July 31, 2000 I'm looking for advice from the group on tach. selection. (Now that she's runnin' I'd like to know how fast!) My question is have you guys gone the 280 guts in the 240 unit to make it work route, or the aftermarket street/strip tach. way? If aftermarket, any brand preference and mounting tips would be greatly appreciated! BTW small HEI w/ external coil in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted July 31, 2000 Share Posted July 31, 2000 I just replaced my Mallory tach with a Autometer Monster tach.... no shift lights or extras... it fit perfectly in the existing hole in the dash. Mike ------------------ "I will not be a spectator in the sport of life!" mjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frank280z Posted July 31, 2000 Share Posted July 31, 2000 Autometer has good products. I also went with a monster tach. But in their Autogage form. Introductory race tach without the memory. But I did opt for the shift light. 5" gauges fit right inside these dashes. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Bayley Posted July 31, 2000 Share Posted July 31, 2000 If you go the Auto meter route, you might want to consider getting something that has a matching 5†speedometer. The overall look is quite nice. It makes calculating speedometer gears (for the trans) a little easier. Metric speedo’s use 1024rpm = 60mph. English (Autometer) speedo’s use 1000rpm = 60mph... which is basically the domestic standard on all OEM cable driven speedometers. Going the aftermarket way, a generic speedometer cable can be used. One less thing to worry about making. However, I always thought a stock looking dash made great sleeper appeal. If you need guts from a 280Z tach, I might be able to scare something up. -Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 31, 2000 Share Posted July 31, 2000 I used the 280-Z guts method. It worked just like the book says. Recently went with the autometer 5in tach and speedo. Looks great and hook up was straight foward. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 Once again the forum comes thru! Thanks to all for the advice!! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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