Swapping from a 6K tach to an 8K tach!! Question within!
04-21-2001, 10:45 PM
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Car: 1986 Trans Am, 1991 Firebird
Engine: 355 TPI, 3.1L V6
Transmission: 700R4 in both
Swapping from a 6K tach to an 8K tach!! Question within!
My car currently has a 6K tach and I've found an 8K tach out of a GTA!! Can I just unhook my tach and hook this one up in it's place ...the same way the old tach was hooked up and be done with it...or does something else need to be done too??? I've never changed a tach so honestly I don't even know how they hook up!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
04-22-2001, 12:04 PM
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
Engine: Internal Combustion
Transmission: Completed
Axle/Gears: ones that turn.
As long as both engines have the same number of cylinders, you'll have no problem.
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04-22-2001, 07:59 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Petes 84Z28:
As long as both engines have the same number of cylinders, you'll have no problem.
Pete
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As long as both engines have the same number of cylinders, you'll have no problem.
Pete
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04-23-2001, 04:37 PM
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They made around 1555 NON V8 GTA cars in 1999! They are Turbo Buick engines and I think that's where your tach came from. Go back and get me the gauge that has the boost gauge built in it!!!
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Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 5.7L Supercharged
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: Moser 9" 3.70
I think you ment to say 1989 but the V8 cars also came with a 8K tach.
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89 T-Top GTA 350 5-speed (soon to be 6-speed)
(Jet hot coated) SLP headers,flowmaster force 2,no cat's,SLP cold air,MSD 6al,jet chip stage 2,march pulleys,ported plenum,air foil,B&M ripper shifter,180 stat,alston SFC,spohn LCA relocation brackets,free mods.
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89 T-Top GTA 350 5-speed (soon to be 6-speed)
(Jet hot coated) SLP headers,flowmaster force 2,no cat's,SLP cold air,MSD 6al,jet chip stage 2,march pulleys,ported plenum,air foil,B&M ripper shifter,180 stat,alston SFC,spohn LCA relocation brackets,free mods.
G-Tech times
0-60 5.3s
E.T. 13.91@104.8MPH (2300ft)
04-24-2001, 11:55 AM
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Car: 1986 Trans Am, 1991 Firebird
Engine: 355 TPI, 3.1L V6
Transmission: 700R4 in both
I believe the Turbo GTAs had the boost gauge built in also! This setup is the entire gauge cluster and doesn't have the boost gauge so I'm pretty sure it's the one from the V8 GTA!
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