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914 V8 tach replacement |
914junkie |
Jan 29 2009, 11:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 14-December 08 Member No.: 9,848 Region Association: None |
What aftermarket V8 tachs will fit the stock hole with little or no modification? Any suggestions?
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TC 914-8 |
Jan 30 2009, 12:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 812 Joined: 23-May 08 From: Sequim, WA Member No.: 9,090 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
What aftermarket V8 tachs will fit the stock hole with little or no modification? Any suggestions? Couldn't say, but Auto Meter makes one that looks close. You can send your 4 cyclinder tach to North Hollywood Speedometer, or Palo Alto Speedo, they both advertise inthe PCA Panorama, and they will retro it for the V-8. Give them a call for a price. I kept the factory unit, a 911 would be better with the individual turn sig, imdicators. |
914junkie |
Jan 30 2009, 12:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 14-December 08 Member No.: 9,848 Region Association: None |
I should look into that, I'll give em a call. It would be nice to keep the stock one in it. Even the redline is about the same. I do like some of the new Auto Meter tachs though with the small shift light in the face.
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TC 914-8 |
Jan 30 2009, 12:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 812 Joined: 23-May 08 From: Sequim, WA Member No.: 9,090 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I should look into that, I'll give em a call. It would be nice to keep the stock one in it. Even the redline is about the same. I do like some of the new Auto Meter tachs though with the small shift light in the face. If your car is the one in your avatar, check out ebay( Iv'e seen a few time to time) for a white faced 911 tach, spedo, etc and have then converted for V-8, that would look prety sharp. |
underthetire |
Jan 30 2009, 12:21 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
I should look into that, I'll give em a call. It would be nice to keep the stock one in it. Even the redline is about the same. I do like some of the new Auto Meter tachs though with the small shift light in the face. Can you gut the stock one and mount the internals with the shift light from the new one in the old can with the stock face ? Should work with a little labor. |
914junkie |
Jan 30 2009, 12:31 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 14-December 08 Member No.: 9,848 Region Association: None |
Hmmmm...never thought about it but thats an interesting idea. I'd like to have a shift light just not one of those big ones.
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rick 918-S |
Jan 30 2009, 12:32 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,674 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Marks914
Mark will do it. No hassle, fast turn-a-round great pricing. Mark can add the shift light to a custom face of your choice. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry1127782 check his link in his signature. |
914junkie |
Jan 30 2009, 12:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 14-December 08 Member No.: 9,848 Region Association: None |
I should look into that, I'll give em a call. It would be nice to keep the stock one in it. Even the redline is about the same. I do like some of the new Auto Meter tachs though with the small shift light in the face. If your car is the one in your avatar, check out ebay( Iv'e seen a few time to time) for a white faced 911 tach, spedo, etc and have then converted for V-8, that would look prety sharp. Yeah, it's the one in the avatar, it was a white car originally but thats all white primer on it now. HA! I really need to paint it. But I do like the look of white face guages. Nice car BTW. Are there pictures of it on here somewhere? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
914junkie |
Jan 30 2009, 12:41 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 14-December 08 Member No.: 9,848 Region Association: None |
Marks914 Mark will do it. No hassle, fast turn-a-round great pricing. Mark can add the shift light to a custom face of your choice. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry1127782 check his link in his signature. Thanx for the link Rick. I'll check it out. Whoa! Checked it out, he's got it go'n on in the gauge dept, all kinds of options. Now I just have to make up my mind on which one! Nice, thanx again. |
DBCooper |
Jan 30 2009, 05:18 AM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
I have one of Mark's quad guages, and there's nothing else that compares. But for aftermarket the VDO X-Treme series aftermarket tachs fit, and they use the same font as the stock guages. You can tell they're a different style, with glossier paint, cleaner glass, bolder font, but it's closer to stock than the Autometer and looks a lot less NASCAR.
(IMG:http://www.nhspeedometer.com/images/VDO/333936.gif) The bezels are like all VDO gauges, so they can be finished to match. That control tab on the right attaches with a ribbon connector so it can be put anywhere on the dash. I put mine on the edge of the gauge panel, above and between the tach and speedo. That nub above the VDO logo is a built-in LED shift light that's discrete but bright, and doesn't look ricer. They're all programable, four, six or eight cylinder, and some models even do data recording of up to, if I recall correctly, about two minutes. Best is that they have all modern internals, so the needle is fast, accurate, and rock steady. |
marks914 |
Jan 30 2009, 05:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 845 Joined: 9-October 04 From: the motor city Member No.: 2,912 Region Association: None |
We do V8 tachs all the time. We figurwed that there was no reason to spend $200+ on an aftermarket tach that doesn't fit, so we developed ours. We take the 914 tach can and put brand new VDO guts in it. We can do whatever you want.
Like I said, why pay more for something that just isn't right? Mark More on our website: http://www.newvintageusa.com Everyone: Thanks for your support! |
computers4kids |
Jan 30 2009, 08:56 AM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
Marks914 Mark will do it. No hassle, fast turn-a-round great pricing. Mark can add the shift light to a custom face of your choice. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry1127782 check his link in his signature. Marks914 does excellent work...I wanted the stock look...sort of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) He added water temp, oil pressure, recalibrated tach, volt meter and few minor needle changes. His work very reasonable and top notch. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-4253-1230339031.jpg) |
914helo |
Jan 30 2009, 09:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 235 Joined: 29-September 04 From: Southern Utah Member No.: 2,859 Region Association: None |
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cobra94563 |
Jan 30 2009, 10:35 AM
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Chris Group: Members Posts: 341 Joined: 1-March 05 From: San Francisco Member No.: 3,696 |
Sun meter also fits.
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TC 914-8 |
Jan 30 2009, 10:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 812 Joined: 23-May 08 From: Sequim, WA Member No.: 9,090 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
We do V8 tachs all the time. We figurwed that there was no reason to spend $200+ on an aftermarket tach that doesn't fit, so we developed ours. We take the 914 tach can and put brand new VDO guts in it. We can do whatever you want. Like I said, why pay more for something that just isn't right? Mark More on our website: http://www.newvintageusa.com Everyone: Thanks for your support! Wow, Mark, You do have it going on. I will forget about the NoHo and PA guys and refer anoyone who asks, to you. I'm sure I'll be sending you a gauge or two in the future myself, soon. I dig your LED setup. Tony |
andys |
Jan 30 2009, 11:12 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None |
NH Speedo is a good outfit with a good (AFAIK) reputation; been doing it for years. Nice to deal with, but their prices high.
Mark (New Vintage USA) is doing a quad gauge for me as we speak. Answered all my questions, and his email response is fabulious! Everything is made to order, clear choices, nice WEB site. I'm fortunate with my V8 swap, as the LS1 sends a 4 cylinder signal which allows me to use the stock tach. Andys |
914junkie |
Jan 30 2009, 12:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 14-December 08 Member No.: 9,848 Region Association: None |
We do V8 tachs all the time. We figurwed that there was no reason to spend $200+ on an aftermarket tach that doesn't fit, so we developed ours. We take the 914 tach can and put brand new VDO guts in it. We can do whatever you want. Like I said, why pay more for something that just isn't right? Mark More on our website: http://www.newvintageusa.com Everyone: Thanks for your support! Sounds good Mark, I'll be in touch soon. Paul. |
914junkie |
Jan 30 2009, 12:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 14-December 08 Member No.: 9,848 Region Association: None |
I have one of Mark's quad guages, and there's nothing else that compares. But for aftermarket the VDO X-Treme series aftermarket tachs fit, and they use the same font as the stock guages. You can tell they're a different style, with glossier paint, cleaner glass, bolder font, but it's closer to stock than the Autometer and looks a lot less NASCAR. (IMG:http://www.nhspeedometer.com/images/VDO/333936.gif) The bezels are like all VDO gauges, so they can be finished to match. That control tab on the right attaches with a ribbon connector so it can be put anywhere on the dash. I put mine on the edge of the gauge panel, above and between the tach and speedo. That nub above the VDO logo is a built-in LED shift light that's discrete but bright, and doesn't look ricer. They're all programable, four, six or eight cylinder, and some models even do data recording of up to, if I recall correctly, about two minutes. Best is that they have all modern internals, so the needle is fast, accurate, and rock steady. Thats a good looking tach with some nice features. Wouldn't look out of place on a stock dash at all. That with a quad gauge would make for a great set up. I'll take alook at VDO's website. Thanx for the info. |
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