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Postby diss7 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:09 am

The gauge cluster in the 86 has issues, just the tacho really. Have had a couple of people look at it and couldn't work out what the story is.

So looking at aftermarket tacho options. Ideally want something 0 - 9000rpm, with a shift light. Multiple shift lifts would be even better, think F1 etc.

Don't want anything overly gawdy or cheap. Just something clean and functional.

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Postby diss7 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:31 am

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Postby spoonza6 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:29 pm

sorry for the mini hijack

how do you install a tacho/shiftlight into a toyota?

mainly 20v 4age

red - ACC power
black - ground/earth
green - ???

that bits got me stumped
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Postby nz_climber » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:06 pm

The Shift-i products are meant to be really good, lots of guys I know swear by them, and have never looked at the tacho again! (on the track)
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Postby vr4boy » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:33 pm

Green goes to one side of the coil, can't remember which side, I no mine didn't work one way so I put it on the other wire and went fine.
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Postby jondee86 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:58 pm

spoonza6 wrote:red - ACC power
black - ground/earth
green - ???


Has to be the ignition/tacho signal. Won't do anything otherwise.
Check the instructions, or take a guess at what kind of signal the
tacho wants e.g. 5V, 12V, coil negative etc.

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Postby jondee86 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:03 pm



x2 :) Think that would be excellent for the track, as changing by tacho
is impossible when things are busy. Changing by ear is easy enough,
but you can never be sure you haven't left yourself a few hundred rpm
short of your ideal shift point.

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Postby Stott69 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:45 pm


think bazda stocks them for a good price, few people on here have got them I think
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Postby diss7 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:14 pm

I reckon. And reading the website, its got great flexibility.

Just bought one.
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Postby Stu- » Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:46 pm

Whats wrong with the stock tacho? Signal from the coils or ecu not driving it? You may need to change the restistor inside the tacho - relatively easy job
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