Looking for a 4" tacho gauge
09-27-2011, 03:24 AM
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Looking for a 4" tacho gauge
I've been looking everywhere for a tacho with the following characteristics:
- 4" (can be smaller, say up to 3.5")
- Rev range up 9K RPM (I don't have a problem if it goes to 10k but I don't like the 0-4-10.5 gauges that Stack makes)
- 0 position at 6 o'clock (not at 4 or 5).
- White face (but I can live with a black face if all of the above are met)
- I don't want a shiftlight in it
- Up to $300 but can pay a tad higher if I can't find anything else.
I already have this:
which I want to remove entirely and replace it with the tacho described above and this next to the tacho:
Anything readily available out there?
- 4" (can be smaller, say up to 3.5")
- Rev range up 9K RPM (I don't have a problem if it goes to 10k but I don't like the 0-4-10.5 gauges that Stack makes)
- 0 position at 6 o'clock (not at 4 or 5).
- White face (but I can live with a black face if all of the above are met)
- I don't want a shiftlight in it
- Up to $300 but can pay a tad higher if I can't find anything else.
I already have this:
which I want to remove entirely and replace it with the tacho described above and this next to the tacho:
Anything readily available out there?
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09-27-2011, 07:00 AM
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I know you know how to google but something similar to this?
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult3.asp...r&Series=Nexus
Egauges have a decent overview and filtering function.
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult3.asp...eries=DI_White (but that's a 0-3-11 one).
But you are no stranger to custom. Get a stepper motor one and change the needle and face and you get what you want.
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult3.asp...r&Series=Nexus
Egauges have a decent overview and filtering function.
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult3.asp...eries=DI_White (but that's a 0-3-11 one).
But you are no stranger to custom. Get a stepper motor one and change the needle and face and you get what you want.
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09-27-2011, 07:16 AM
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Oops, the Autometer Nexus series needs a $250 control box (one box for all gauges) too...
If you would be modding anyway, there are cheap stuff to start with
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUN-CP7914/ (not the best quality internals I guess)
If you would be modding anyway, there are cheap stuff to start with
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUN-CP7914/ (not the best quality internals I guess)
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09-27-2011, 07:47 AM
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The Autometer Nexus series would be a winner if it was in white, didn't have the silly futuristic look, and was a little bigger (it is 3 3/8", so smaller than the stock tacho!). I like the Defi one better but it is a little too big (4 1/2"), and may not fit. It also requires a seperate controller to work, which adds clutter and introduces potential failure points. On the bright side, the idle region is covered in detail so that is ok, I'm not really interested in the 2-3k region. It also looks clean, which I like. I may actually get that, thanks!
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09-27-2011, 08:07 AM
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In my cluster Kronos replaced the stock tacho with a Stack Clubman one (0-4-10.5), but that one is sticking out trough the stock clear plastic, so the cluster circuit board is untouched.
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11-13-2011, 02:50 PM
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And the winner is...
Defi 4".
I purchased a new Thurlby-Thandar function generation last week, so I was able to test it on the bench. It is good, better than I actually expected. Obligatory video:
Defi 4".
I purchased a new Thurlby-Thandar function generation last week, so I was able to test it on the bench. It is good, better than I actually expected. Obligatory video:
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The wheel is the OMP Targa. Feels awesome and I love it. I use it with the Works Bell hub and Works Bell QRS quick release.
The shift light is just a custom built unit I made. It is gone now but I am toying with the idea of adding shift lights around the tacho.
The shift light is just a custom built unit I made. It is gone now but I am toying with the idea of adding shift lights around the tacho.
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