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Not sure if this will work or not, but for those that have not yet added a tach, this may help: http://www.newedgeperformance.com/forractacdri.html
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MODS: Schroth 3pt harness, clear corners, CF hood, grill, mirrors, dash, etc. Injen CAI, Defi D Boost/OilP/AFRatio, Greddy SP2 2.5" Cat Back
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Actually theres a free way to do it. I know there's a how to floating around somewhere, unless it's different for aftermarket tachs.
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Originally posted by bk4293:
Actually theres a free way to do it. I know there's a how to floating around somewhere, unless it's different for aftermarket tachs.
KAI has a how-to for tachs..he's from the North Carolina forum...from what i remember he installed a Autometer Tachometer.
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Don't pay 55 bucks for something thats easy as pie to do yourself...I installed an aftermarket tach and it was really easy. The signal wire for a zetec tour is in a green wire harness that is behind the drivers side fuse box. You will see it if you look(just push the little black knob on the fuse box to open it if it gets in the way) The wire is white with a small black stripe. Its the smallest wire in the whole harness. And all the other wires I just connected them to my other fuses. The wire that is used to light up the tachometer at night, i just attached to my headlight fuse so i can turn it on when my headlights go on. My constant power source wire was put with my radio fuse since my radio has memory and needs constant power. I hope this helped. And of corse you can probably tell where the ground wire goes. 
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For the aftermarket tachs you need to wire the signal wire to one of the negative wires (there are 2) going into the ignition coil.  IIRC it is black wire/blue stripe.
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2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
257HP/259TQ
2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED
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Hey hector...i didn't have to wire anything into my coil  I just used the fuse box and the one green harness i talked about. I didn't have to go through the firewall.
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Originally posted by tourman113:
Hey hector...i didn't have to wire anything into my coil I just used the fuse box and the one green harness i talked about. I didn't have to go through the firewall.
You tend to get a more accurate reading wiring it to your coil.
Hector
2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
257HP/259TQ
2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED
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Hmmm, thats weird...When you don't manually shift Our cars should redline at around 6000 or 6200 right? And the rev limiter is at 4000 right.if so then my tach is right on.Just curious. Before i knew how to find the tach wire...i tried hooking it up to the coil and i couldn't get a wire to give me the right reading...It showed that i redlined at 3000..Lol. I knew that wasn't right.
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