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Posted by: trekkor Feb 24 2005, 09:15 PM

I would like to see all the options.
Looking for something for my SIX.

Thanks

KT

Posted by: mrihop Feb 24 2005, 09:30 PM

North Hollywood Speedo can do ANYTHING you want! Check out their site....the LED lighting is way cool!

http://nhspeedometer.com/

Posted by: trekkor Feb 24 2005, 09:34 PM

I'm looking for the Sun or Auto-Meter etc shots.

KT

Posted by: john rogers Feb 24 2005, 10:25 PM

Look at the posting of my new Tijuana paint job, there is a shot of the dash in there with the Autometer tach and shiftlight.

Posted by: Mark Henry Feb 24 2005, 10:33 PM

There ya go!

Even the cheapest autometer monster is the best!

Solid as a rock.

A bead of silly-cone...if you go find the right connectors not a factory wire is cut and a couple of cheap lights from Radio Shack for blinkers and highbeams.

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Posted by: trekkor Feb 24 2005, 10:37 PM

That's the one...

Any more?

KT

Posted by: Aaron Cox Feb 24 2005, 10:41 PM

buy a 911 tach and go with the MSD tach adapter.... this is what i will be doing MR T

Posted by: trekkor Feb 24 2005, 10:52 PM

All the 911 tachs are old.

I'm leaning towards an Autometer.

KT

Posted by: Aaron Cox Feb 24 2005, 10:54 PM

they are ugly.... keep it stock.... go with a new 911 tach (like siverson has on his 3.6) later tachs are gud....

Posted by: trekkor Feb 24 2005, 11:11 PM

So show me.

Stock? what is that?

KT

Posted by: bd1308 Feb 24 2005, 11:13 PM

dude....are the 911 tachs the same as the 914s....like are they just pluga nd go replacements....wait, wouldnt the 911 tach be confused bc of the missing 2 cylinders it expects to have to read correctly?

Posted by: MattR Feb 24 2005, 11:19 PM

bd1308, trekkor has a six.

Siverson's new style tach is really sweet. Ive seen it in person. I wish I had pics, but Im sure aaron can pull those up.

Posted by: Mark Henry Feb 24 2005, 11:23 PM

Trekkor has a six.

Don't know if the late 911 units are better but the expensive "monster" VDO tachs are a POS.

The Autometers sweep from the bottom, so you don't have to turn your tach upside down if you have a small steering wheel.
Add to that they move like a switch when you gear down and you know for sure your doing exactly 7500rpm, is a winner in my book.

I think it looks cool each their own I guess.

Posted by: trekkor Feb 24 2005, 11:26 PM

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I think it looks cool

Me, too.

KT

Posted by: Mark Henry Feb 24 2005, 11:32 PM

About the only thing I don't like about my Autometer (about 7yrs old) is the dashlight...you can see the bulb when you look in through the drivers "vent" window.

(I know it's not a "vent" window...what's it called?)

Posted by: BIGKAT_83 Feb 25 2005, 12:30 AM

I've used the Autometer in my 914 V8 and they are a major improvement over the stock tachs.

I got one of these for xmas for my new LS1 powered 914. You can display 21 different things from fuel level to exhaust gas temp. All imputs programable with high and low limits that can trigger warning lights.

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Posted by: synthesisdv Feb 25 2005, 06:48 AM

In a last minute rush to get the car ready for a race, I had to get this autometer at the FLAPS. Fits right in the hole and is dead accurate and rock steady.

I'd like to put the guts of the autometer inside the original porsche tach one day.

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Posted by: ArtechnikA Feb 25 2005, 08:29 AM

i'll post a picture of mine tonight.

IMO - the 8000 rpm scale is the best unless you really think you'll be doing over that (if you haven't uprated the valve springs, not many times, i don't think ...) better resolution in the rev ranges you actually use.

the shift light is easily removable; i'll be relocating mine to the aux gauge pod where the clock isn't (to the right of the speedo).

i do have mine twisted a little so my redline is straight up, but it's not nearly as appropriate as with the stock tach and i'll probably just straighten it out again.

Posted by: brant Feb 25 2005, 09:21 AM

funny looking dash but here is my tach:

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Posted by: Series9 May 30 2006, 02:35 PM

Can you guys give me a part number for a Autometer tach that fits. Are they the panel-mount or pedestal-mount without the bracket.

I'm getting one for Liz because we got an MSD 6a box for her car.

Posted by: Van914 May 30 2006, 03:18 PM

Any of the Autometer's will fit in the 5" size. Summit or Jegs have the best price. I bought mine used for $100 works great!
van914

Posted by: Joe Ricard May 30 2006, 03:28 PM

And it has a shift light.

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Posted by: sjhowitson May 30 2006, 03:44 PM

here is the only pic of mine

Posted by: Paul Illick May 30 2006, 04:00 PM

I like the VDO Xtreme series, which are Autometer style "monster tachs" I think their style and fonts look more in the old Porsche-VDO style than the Autometers do. They're not as common as Autometer, are just as functional, seem to be better built, and look a bit less hot-roddy in the dash. Bonus, they also do data-logging. It's 5" and the pedestal comes off, so it fits in the dash just like the Autometer, and if you don't like the programming unit on the side of the tach there's an optional cable that lets you mount it anywhere on the dash.

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