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Old Dec 15, 2002 | 03:15 AM
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From: Bowdon, GA.
Car: 1988 Camaro
Engine: 355, 10.34:1, 249/252 @.050", IK200
Transmission: TH-400, 3500 stall 9.5" converter
Axle/Gears: Ford 9", detroit locker, 3.89 gears
Re-cal v-6 car's tach for a v-8 engine

My 88 camaro came out with a 2.8 L v-6, somewhere along the lines it had that engine pulled out and a 1971 350 put in it along with a HEI dist in the 350.

I'm pretty sure to make the tach in the gauge cluster read the right rpm I need to re-cal it because a v-6 tach will show more than the v-8 engine is really turning right?

Do any of yall know how to re-cal the tach for a v-8?

Thanks
John

BTW I can't give yall any rpm readings as the tach wasnt hooked up when I bought the car and I seen no need to hook it up knowing it will read wrong
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Old Dec 15, 2002 | 07:14 AM
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From: Gray Tenn.
In my '88 camaro I just replaced it with a cluter from a V-8 car.
I don't know anything about recalabrating one??
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 12:17 AM
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From: Bowdon, GA.
Car: 1988 Camaro
Engine: 355, 10.34:1, 249/252 @.050", IK200
Transmission: TH-400, 3500 stall 9.5" converter
Axle/Gears: Ford 9", detroit locker, 3.89 gears
Thank's scott... I guess if I can't find the info out on re-cal of the tach, i'll just pull one from a v-8 car at the junkyard

The reason I asked about re-cal is see i'm kinda into diff car combo's. I done alot of searching in past years on v-8 engine swaps into rx-7's, dastun z cars, etc and on them I know you can re call the tach by turning some kind of pod adjustment then do something other to it too, but aint never heard no body talking about a camaro tach
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