Wiring my tach......?Did I do it right?
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Car: 1984 Z28
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Wiring my tach......?Did I do it right?
So on my 84z28 i got an LG4 engine and i got a stock distributor but my question is that if I have wired my tach correctly as in, have i tapped into the correct cable...? I made a short video showing the wires I got and the one Ive wired into..
Alot of my friends are telling me that its the wrong one because my the tach seems to work except it seems to show high RPM's during cruising and on the freeway.......
car's doing about 4000RPM's going at 70mph on the freeway according to my aftermarket tach.....
heres the vid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmVfC...ature=youtu.be
Alot of my friends are telling me that its the wrong one because my the tach seems to work except it seems to show high RPM's during cruising and on the freeway.......
car's doing about 4000RPM's going at 70mph on the freeway according to my aftermarket tach.....
heres the vid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmVfC...ature=youtu.be
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Re: Wiring my tach......?Did I do it right?
Tacho signal wire goes to the terminal marked TACH ( white wire ) on the dist cap
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Re: Wiring my tach......?Did I do it right?
perfect!! so its the lil white wire thats in the middle correct...?
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Re: Wiring my tach......?Did I do it right?
its just real hard to tell on my wires since there all faded...
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From: Not in Kansas anymore
Car: 82 Z28
Engine: 383 SP EFI/ 4150 TB
Transmission: T400
Axle/Gears: QP 9" 3.73
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From: Oxnard, CALI
Car: 1984 Z28
Engine: 5.0 L (Carbed)
Transmission: 5-Speed
Axle/Gears: Lazy 2 check
Re: Wiring my tach......?Did I do it right?
alright....ima look into it in the morning but I really appreciate the pik it really help[ed me out
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