hooking up tach on SR20det?
- johnbureezu
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hooking up tach on SR20det?
Finally getting around to installing an autometer tach and I have the module to make make it work with the sr individual coils. My question is; Do you have to tap into each coil's power wire like it says in the autometer instructions or is can I just tap into the tach signal wire(single wire)? I 'd really hate to splice into each coil wire.
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
I hooked my aftermarket tach to the output on the ECU, worked fine, I forget what brand tach I had though.
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
Really? hrmm. I'm gonna have to check that out. Maybe the autometer tachs are different.icehouse wrote:I hooked my aftermarket tach to the output on the ECU, worked fine, I forget what brand tach I had though.
This is what I have.
http://autometer.com/cat_accessoriesdetail.aspx?vid=99
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
that thing got a hemi?
i think the directions are for a hemi only???
or "Connecting to a Coil Pack"
i think the directions are for a hemi only???
would be "Connecting to an Individual Coil Per Plug Ignition System" - should be the hook up you need.icehouse wrote:I hooked my aftermarket tach to the output on the ECU, worked fine, I forget what brand tach I had though.
or "Connecting to a Coil Pack"
byron wrote:I'd be all over that like a fat kid on a smartie.
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
Yo hang. i have the instructions and it says to splice into each coil power. Thats what I'm trying to avoid doing. There has to be a simpler way to do it. Maybe I'll try the Ice technique when I get home tonight..
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
Yeah you don't want to splice into each coil, that would back feed the power and cause a big mess. Unless you wire in some diodes, that work. I would try it to the tach out put for fun Hey the worst that could happen is it wouldn't work.
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
Got that right... I got lazy so I'll prolly try it tomorrow or priday.icehouse wrote: I would try it to the tach out put for fun Hey the worst that could happen is it wouldn't work.
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
I just used the 180SX/Silvia tach and stuck it in the dash to replace the old 510 one. Wired it directly to the tach out line on the ECU. This seemed to me to be easier - mind you I had a front clip to work with which maybe you don't.
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
I wired my aftermarket tach (Classic Instruments) to the tach output wire from the ECU and it worked fine.
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
Awww shiet! I just hooked the tach up and all I had to do was hook it up to the tach output(yellow w/ red stripe) and boom good to go. Thats what I get for getting my info on zilvia.net before asking over here. Now I have a $75 piece of shit module laying around.
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
dont ya love electronics??? post it for sale on zilvia.netjohnbureezu wrote: Now I have a $75 piece of shit module laying around.
the return policy at the electronic shop i used to work at..."if the part you bought and installed wasnt the problem, you now have a spare- NO returns."
that it was easy.
byron wrote:I'd be all over that like a fat kid on a smartie.
okayfine wrote:Sense doesn't always have everything to do with it, and I speak from experience.
Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
what type of module do you have? is it the adapter that allows the use of the factory tach?
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Re: hooking up tach on SR20det?
I think it was a mustang type module. not sure if it'll work for a stock tach though.
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