Anyone running a Monster tach??
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Anyone running a Monster tach??
Well until I can afford the msd setup I am going to try and run a autometer monster tach. I am wondering how hard it is to run this on a 71 with HEI distributor?
Mark B.
Mark B.
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Re: Anyone running a Monster tach?? (Sigforty)
Do you have a tilt/tele? Other than mounting it, there shouldn't be any problem. Very straight forward to instal.
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Re: Anyone running a Monster tach?? (Sigforty)
I used to have a 5" tach strapped to my steering colomn with a large hose clamp. I couldn't get the wheel in the fully up position because the tach was in the way and would hit the upper dash area. I set it off to the right a bit but I never did like how it looked.
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Re: Anyone running a Monster tach?? (burners)
no tilt/tele I have the plain steering column on the car. I am not worried about looks. This is my only option until I get an MSD box and tach drive dist.
Mark B.
Mark B.
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Re: Anyone running a Monster tach?? (Sigforty)
if your name signifies what i think it does....remind me never to start a quarell with you :lol:
I also used a aftermarket tach on my zz4 when I installed it. It is a 3 3/4 inch tach. Fits under there perfectly and even threw in a shift light. I used a heating and air condition zip tie that is very wide and strong and uses a special tool to tighten down hard. Painted it black to look good. A hose clamp will do the same job, but paint it black or color of steering column to look :cool: here are some pics of it and the rest of my interior which I added a few extra gauges and stuff :jester
I also used a aftermarket tach on my zz4 when I installed it. It is a 3 3/4 inch tach. Fits under there perfectly and even threw in a shift light. I used a heating and air condition zip tie that is very wide and strong and uses a special tool to tighten down hard. Painted it black to look good. A hose clamp will do the same job, but paint it black or color of steering column to look :cool: here are some pics of it and the rest of my interior which I added a few extra gauges and stuff :jester
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Re: Anyone running a Monster tach?? (andyg)
wow....the 5" looks pretty sharp there....even leaves a nice space right in the top of the column id fill in with a shift-lite :cool:
oops....just saw the shift lite on the side of the tack :cool:
oops....just saw the shift lite on the side of the tack :cool:
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Re: Anyone running a Monster tach?? (74VETTE)
The name does imply what you are thinking. The only thing now is I have bigger and better. I got a 45 not to long ago. Thanks for the pics everyone. It does not look like the 5 inch tach will look to bad.
Mark B.
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Re: Anyone running a Monster tach?? (Sigforty)
The name does imply what you are thinking. The only thing now is I have bigger and better. I got a 45 not to long ago.
hope your having fun with that zz4!
