Guest Anonymous Posted July 8, 2001 Share Posted July 8, 2001 do these exist? my friend says that they came on japanese 240z's i was wondering if anyone has seen one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 i really dont think they had a stock tach that read to 10k, just get an autometer and most them are 10k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DATTO Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 im not sure if they had them stock or optional but they do have tachs that did go to 10,000 rpms. they look exactly as the stock ones but go to 10k...when i find my magazine with the picturs of the gauge ill post the image on my website and link it over here. take it easy all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishopsrock Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead - but i'm just wondering if there is a proper answer to this question yet? I'm just in the process of sorting out & hooking up my gauges to a Skyline RB26DETT mounted in my 73 240z. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 My spider senses say NO since this has not been brought up in the last 7 years... Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth-Z Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 They do exist. One is on ebay right now. Doubtful it would work on the RB26 though. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=021&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=310049165180&rd=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRhapsody Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Good lord that can't be for a Z can it? 9500rpm redline...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudypoochris Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 The font doesn't look like it matches really. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 The first 5000 rpms are spaced closer, Im guessing that this is because your really only concerned about the top end and shifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth-Z Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Looks like they removed the yellow and part of the red line areas. There should be a yellow line starting at 7. On page 20 of the manual below you can see what it should look like. This is the owners manual to a 1971 Fairlady Z that I own and scanned to a pdf. It is a little over 8MB in file size. http://www.fairladyzg.com/pdf/1971 Fairlady Z Owners Manual Japanese.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Wow guys way to make me look like an ass LOL.. That tach won't work with your 26 anyway.... so start searching for the autometer mods. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth-Z Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 synthtk did a great job with an R33 Skyline instrument cluster. The stock GTST tachs go up to 9,000. I do believe the GTR's go 10,000 RPMs. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=119780&highlight=tach&page=2 Autometer is the easy way to go. Evan, Did not intend to make you look like an ass. I never knew a 10k tach existed either till I got the Fairlady Z owners manual. It took 7 years for the question to be answered anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayG1988 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I saw it on ebay and I was tempted to buy it since my tach's bad. But theres really no reason to waste my money since my car can't even get up that high, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Yeah, I guess the 'proper answer to the question' is that the 10K tachs were in the Z432's. Thanks for the manual Eric! Now I know all the gadgets in my 71 as well! Curiously, the 'flash to pass' button they show in the '432' section was in my 'mystery car' S30-110661, a 240-Style Body with all the "PZR" floors, flash to pass light on the signal switch, but no 'PS30' as the chassis code says it should have.... That switch is now in my current 71 Fairlady Z. "Flash to pass" in an early S30 is soooooo cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 synthtk did a great job with an R33 Skyline instrument cluster. The stock GTST tachs go up to 9,000. I do believe the GTR's go 10,000 RPMs.http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=119780&highlight=tach&page=2 Autometer is the easy way to go. Evan, Did not intend to make you look like an ass. I never knew a 10k tach existed either till I got the Fairlady Z owners manual. It took 7 years for the question to be answered anyway. That looks MUCH better then any autometer setup IMO. Go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRhapsody Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I was playing with my signal switch thinking, hmm that sure would be nice if it could do that, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishopsrock Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Wow what an answer - after 7 years!!! I want my 73 240z to be a total sleeper. Thats why I need the stock gauges to work and no outward signs whatsoever as to whats lurking under the hood - thats going to be the big surprise! Z8Driver just posted a link to this company who make a device that will get your stock Z tach working with your hybrid engine TechnoVersions Website - TachMatch Anyway heres a pic of that 10k Tach for posterity as the ebay one will be gone soon:- Unfortunately at $259 its too expensive for me especially bearing in mind that I can't see it properly to check it out. Any further advice on getting my stock tach to work is welcome though??? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 here's Jeffp's answer. http://www.angelfire.com/extreme/280zxt/page24.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Ok guys, check this out! Below is a 10,000 RPM CABLE DRIVEN tachometer out of a Japanese race car that was imported to North America. Whitehead Performance in Toronto, ON, inherited it. Lots of very unique features. I have more pictures which I'll try to post later. Nigel '73 240ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishopsrock Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Im amazed, not one but two 10K tachometers from a simple question asked way back in 2001. I haven't yet finally sorted/figured out how to get my existing tacho to work with my RB26. In the intereim I have just hooked up my RB tacho and my RB speedo like synthtk did. The wiring connections on the back of my R33 cluster were different though to those on synthtk's though! I will post the (how I did it) results once I get somewhere with it. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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