Hi guys, looking to find out if I can just swap out the individul tach itself from one camaro to another? not the entire cluster..but just the tach? I have done a 350 swap and have yet to hook up the tach. But am highly doubting it is gonna function correctly. So...if that's the case I already have my gauge bezel off and noticed its fairly easy to just pull the tach itself right out!
I guess my question would be easier if i stated it plainly.
I want to swap out my tach (if broken) with one from the junk yard. Can I do this without swapping out the cluster? I would rather have one that went higher..mine tops out pretty low..lol. Is that easy to do, or must I get one exactly like mine?
Also..hooking up the stock tach to a swapped 350 means obviously hooking it up to the distributer..BUT what wire am I supposed to hook up to it? I have looked at all the wiring diagrams on here and the best i can tell, the white wire coming from the back of the gauge cluster..but does that wire come into teh engine bay where I can tag onto it?? If so that would be awesome! Only thing is..I have several white wires!!! LOL I don't mind playing switch a roo until i found the right one..BUT i dont wanna do that and find out I was wasteing my time. Thank you all!!
I guess my question would be easier if i stated it plainly.
I want to swap out my tach (if broken) with one from the junk yard. Can I do this without swapping out the cluster? I would rather have one that went higher..mine tops out pretty low..lol. Is that easy to do, or must I get one exactly like mine?
Also..hooking up the stock tach to a swapped 350 means obviously hooking it up to the distributer..BUT what wire am I supposed to hook up to it? I have looked at all the wiring diagrams on here and the best i can tell, the white wire coming from the back of the gauge cluster..but does that wire come into teh engine bay where I can tag onto it?? If so that would be awesome! Only thing is..I have several white wires!!! LOL I don't mind playing switch a roo until i found the right one..BUT i dont wanna do that and find out I was wasteing my time. Thank you all!!
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For any future viewers...this should clear some things up! LOL Wish i would have found this searching before i posted up asking for tach help!
For any future viewers...this should clear some things up! LOL Wish i would have found this searching before i posted up asking for tach help!
JamesC
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Apr 15, 2026
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I guess my question would be easier if i stated it plainly.
I want to swap out my tach (if broken) with one from the junk yard. Can I do this without swapping out the cluster? I would rather have one that went higher..mine tops out pretty low..lol. Is that easy to do, or must I get one exactly like mine?
You should be able to swap V8 to V8 tach. No need to remove the cluster. All can be done from the front in a matter of minutes. When I swapped to my 350/330, I wanted a higher reading red line (5500), so I located one in a yard and simply swapped the new for the old. Zero issues.Originally Posted by Banditz
Hi guys, looking to find out if I can just swap out the individul tach itself from one camaro to another? not the entire cluster..but just the tach? I have done a 350 swap and have yet to hook up the tach.I guess my question would be easier if i stated it plainly.
I want to swap out my tach (if broken) with one from the junk yard. Can I do this without swapping out the cluster? I would rather have one that went higher..mine tops out pretty low..lol. Is that easy to do, or must I get one exactly like mine?
JamesC
Hmm, thank you! Off to the junk yard i go! there's a pull a part. close to me and they are always dirt cheap!
Well, found the white wire and hooked her up to the MSD dist. Yeah, its a no go....lol she is NOT working at all. Now I gotta try to find one!!
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just make sure its out of a v8. the v6 tach wont read right, for obvious reasons.