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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 01:56 PM
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White face gauges for MY car?

searched ebay really good, but i cant find the white faced "glowing 6 color" gauges for my car!

all the ones they have on ebay are with the 140mph speedo but with the 6k rpm tach! they say the gauges are for a v8....what v8 redlines at 4.5k?! does anybody know where i can get these type of gauges?

btw, the car is an 87 trans am gta...

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Max
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 03:19 AM
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for cryin out loud nobody has a clue?! am i the only guy here with an 8k tach?!

ttt!
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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Originally posted by Fat Kid
for cryin out loud nobody has a clue?! am i the only guy here with an 8k tach?!

ttt!
Both of my V8 cars have 6K tachs in them.
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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my v8 '88 gta has a 6k tach. dunno why yours is different *shrugs*
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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Both of my V8 cars have 6K tachs in them.
Same here. Are you sure yours is stock?
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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I want to say my bird had a 8k or so tach and my camaro has a 7k in it. I kept seeing an advertising thing in someones sig on here for the guage faces cant remember who though sorry.
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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yeah, i saw the faces for sale, but i want the backlit ones on ebay

am i seriously the only one with an 8k tach? on the tach face it says 8 cylinder on it. this is pissin me off because i really like those faces! i wonder if i could just put a 6k tach in it and get the faces....hmmmm.

anybody else with an 8k?
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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What thirdgen v8 comes even remotely close to 8K?
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 11:51 PM
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my recomendation. use an online checker on your VIN code and find out if it came as a v6... because if so, and a v8 was put in. that would explain it. and in that case id prolly just chuck the 6k tach overlays on. i dont really look at my tach much tho, so it really wouldnt effect me, its all about listening to the engine
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 06:37 AM
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Originally posted by FatJ
my recomendation. use an online checker on your VIN code and find out if it came as a v6... because if so, and a v8 was put in. that would explain it. and in that case id prolly just chuck the 6k tach overlays on. i dont really look at my tach much tho, so it really wouldnt effect me, its all about listening to the engine
well the car came with a 305, and i know it was NOT a v6. the weird thing tho is that the tach is accurate....at least it is damn close. im gonna do some more web-vestigating...
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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My 87 Formula 350's tach goes up to 8K rpm...so your not the only one, its not the redline, but the scale goes up to 8K.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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6k here.I redline at around 5k i think. Hmmm thats about where I shift too when Im race shifting it. Its got a mind of its own.

As for white face 6 color gages..No clue. 6 color???What u mean by dat.

Nate
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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Originally posted by ddn69
6k here.I redline at around 5k i think. Hmmm thats about where I shift too when Im race shifting it. Its got a mind of its own.

As for white face 6 color gages..No clue. 6 color???What u mean by dat.

Nate
they are on ebay. there is a rotary **** that changes the color. i think i may go junkyard shopping for a 6k tach...i should just be able to replace the unit in the dash and be fine, right?
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