My wassermecannica has a pretty high performance 1.8T VW engine and the standard 6000 rpm tach falls a bit short in my estimation. Does anyone have a lead on an 8000 RPM tach which would match the 356 gauges?
Tomm
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My wassermecannica has a pretty high performance 1.8T VW engine and the standard 6000 rpm tach falls a bit short in my estimation. Does anyone have a lead on an 8000 RPM tach which would match the 356 gauges?
Tomm
Tomm
i rebuilt my gauges, cleaned, regreased, etc
they are pretty easy to take apart. i don't see why you couldn't take the 356 tach you have, rip the insides out, photoshop / print a new face (8G) and use 8G tach guts. The OEM tach (and VW speedo) have a huge case, so fitment should be a problem.
they are pretty easy to take apart. i don't see why you couldn't take the 356 tach you have, rip the insides out, photoshop / print a new face (8G) and use 8G tach guts. The OEM tach (and VW speedo) have a huge case, so fitment should be a problem.
Tomm-
Or.... you can just take it out and send it to North Hollywood Speedometer. They can do anything you want to your gauges. I recently had them modify my combo gauge to replace the fuel gauge with an oil pressure gauge. They replaced the left idiot light with an amber lens (for a "fuel-low" light), and screened icons over the all four to show me what they were (at a glance. I always forget).
Next up will be just what you are talking about- re-doing the tach for 8000 RPM.
They can do pretty much anything you want, and the final product looks stone-cold stock (even the luminescence of the lettering is the same). You could dork around for 5 years and never even get close to this doing it yourself.
Or.... you can just take it out and send it to North Hollywood Speedometer. They can do anything you want to your gauges. I recently had them modify my combo gauge to replace the fuel gauge with an oil pressure gauge. They replaced the left idiot light with an amber lens (for a "fuel-low" light), and screened icons over the all four to show me what they were (at a glance. I always forget).
Next up will be just what you are talking about- re-doing the tach for 8000 RPM.
They can do pretty much anything you want, and the final product looks stone-cold stock (even the luminescence of the lettering is the same). You could dork around for 5 years and never even get close to this doing it yourself.
Ditto what Stan said. Be prepared to push your car 100 feet or so and record the revolutions of one tire. They'll use that in their calculations; they get tire size and such from it.
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