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Old 11-09-2002, 01:26 AM   #1
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Whooooooo HOoooooo!! :)

Well I have good news and good news....This is a first for me....dont know why that BAS%!#D Murphy didnt show up but he didnt!!

Got the tach all wired up and working... The colors like I said are awesome..only thing I dont like is the needle itself is not lit but no biggie..what do I expect for $70!! haha

But the shift light is killer, not too bright and bright enough to keep eyes on the road at all times! Its mounted in the bottom left corner of the windshield. Seems to be accurate and I need to give my self more credit, I guessed my old idle and shift points by ear...they were dead friggin on!!! 600-700 idle and redline about 5600-5700. not bad for an old fart huh?? hehe

Now the other good news....remember me whining about my fuel switch not working?? Well it turns out there was just a bad wire under the dash and I ran across it in the process...fixed it and now it works fine....just have to drain the tank tomorrow and put some additives in there and refill. Its been in there since the new engine and its 99%full so I should be ok.

Im a happy boy...went out and made a few passes to "test" the new tach..lol that was my excuse in case I got pulled over haha
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Old 11-09-2002, 01:34 AM   #2
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kewl Dave, gotta love it when things all fall together!!


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Old 11-09-2002, 01:50 AM   #3
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don't jump to conclusion. your wires will come loose and short out your whole electrical system.j/k nice job dave, get a pic of it lighted up
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Old 11-09-2002, 01:51 AM   #4
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BITE YOUR TONGUE MAN!!!!

haha
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Old 11-09-2002, 01:51 AM   #5
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get a pic of it lighted up @ 5700 rpm with the speedo needle burried!
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Old 11-09-2002, 01:57 AM   #6
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ok...so 2nd Gear!? hehe.....fo' real...its near the top of 2nd when it pegs out. lol.....damn I cant wait for Nitrous!! haha
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Old 11-09-2002, 03:30 AM   #7
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Pink wire with black stripe right? Yeah that was my culprit.

Glad to hear you got yours working and the Tach
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Old 11-09-2002, 03:55 AM   #8
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Sweet, i am going to hook up my factory tach tomorrow or sunday.
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Old 11-09-2002, 04:18 AM   #9
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PICS DAVID!!! I wanna see that bad boy in action in your perty truck.

I want to get the same tach, and want to see what it looks like all lit up. Maybe a seperate pic for each color? Also i'm just curious to see it like the rest.
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Old 11-09-2002, 11:57 AM   #10
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yeah PICS but umm I didnt know your truck had dual tanks.. a full tank of gas at all times is a lot of extra weight.. have you done any 1/4 mile or G-Tech runs with your truck?

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Old 11-09-2002, 12:32 PM   #11
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lol....nope no 1/4 times yet..waiting for the stall gears and n20.
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