Modded Mustang Forums banner
Cancel
Create thread New Garage Forums

A pillar Mounted Monster Tach?

Jump to Latest
1 - 14 of 14 Posts
G

GoneBrokeRacing

· Registered
Joined
·
68 Posts
Discussion starter · #1 ·
Anyone have there Tach mounted on the A pillar ?
I want to put a monster tach up close to the windshield on the left side of the dash.
Looking for mounting ideas ? I know UPR made a bracket to put it on the right side of the steering wheel but, I never liked how that looked.
 
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#3 ·
^ I agree with Towelie. You can get a raptor shift light and mount that up in your dash (or you can be super badass and rig one up to illuminate your tach)
 
#4 ·
How's that ricer though, just because it was in fast and furious? Old school racers had those before ricers. Personal preference. I just like a light personally. The mount May work on the other side on the dash..
 
#5 ·
If you need it than their is nothing ricer about it. But if your running a 2v you'll pretty much never need anything more than a stock tach. But mounting it on an A-pillar is pretty gay. Being that what belongs on A-pillars is smaller gauges. The tach really belongs on the center console. But yes, I have a Raptor shift light on a speed of sound A-pillar and that's the most genuine way to rock it in a new edge.
 
#6 ·
i can see how it could be helpful but in my experience it is just a show piece. it was common for the older style mustangs to have it but recently it has been phased out. i dont like having gauges in the open but that is just me.
 
Discussion starter · #7 ·
I didn't want to mount it to the A pillar itself. I was more thinking of some how putting a bracket behind the A pillar or down where it meets the dash to give it more of a solid mount. Also I remember from my fox-body mustangs that the factory tachs were always off some.
Plus I have a AutoMeter Pro-Comp II Tach I never installed.
 
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#8 ·
GoneBrokeRacing said:
I didn't want to mount it to the A pillar itself. I was more thinking of some how putting a bracket behind the A pillar or down where it meets the dash to give it more of a solid mount. Also I remember from my fox-body mustangs that the factory tachs were always off some.
Plus I have a AutoMeter Pro-Comp II Tach I never installed.
Click to expand...
The factory tach in the 99-04 is electronic. Its signal comes from the ECU. My tachometer is pretty much dead on with what my SCT livelink shows. The stock tach is the last gauge in the cluster I'd be worried about as far as accuracy is concerned. :)
 
Discussion starter · #9 ·
StangAddiction said:
The factory tach in the 99-04 is electronic. Its signal comes from the ECU. My tachometer is pretty much dead on with what my SCT livelink shows. The stock tach is the last gauge in the cluster I'd be worried about as far as accuracy is concerned. :)
Click to expand...
Yeah I'm more worried about the Coolant Temp, having had a heater hose split, then the heater core go out, then more recently having to replace the intake gasket because it was spraying coolant.

Now every time I get the smallest scent of coolant I Wonder if there is no coolant in the system what would the temp gauge read ????? :spank :whackylol:
Just one of those thought that Run through my head.
 
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#10 ·
The oil pressure gauge isn't known for its accuracy either.

The biggest indicator of how inaccurate the coolant temp gauge is the fact that the needle barely moves in the meat of operation temps (where you'd want accuracy the most). While the car is in motion, for the most part, if the system is full of coolant, the engine shouldn't change much in temps unless you're beating on it. In traffic, around town, stopping at stop lights, the fan kicks on and off every few minutes. That's probably a good 20-30 degree swing, if not more in temps and I can say that my needle doesn't move at all between the fan turning on and it turning back off again. With no coolant, the stock gauge will peg high for sure once the engine gets hot, but at that point it's already way too hot for comfort.

I have an aftermarket oil pressure gauge and it moves A LOT (compared to stock). It constantly changes with throttle input. It also changes with wide variations in engine temps (like start-up/warmup).

The fuel gauge and battery volts are pretty accurate for the most part, and the stock speedometer is as accurate as your tire size and tuning allows it to be.
 
#11 ·
StangAddiction said:
The oil pressure gauge isn't known for its accuracy either.

The biggest indicator of how inaccurate the coolant temp gauge is the fact that the needle barely moves in the meat of operation temps (where you'd want accuracy the most). While the car is in motion, for the most part, if the system is full of coolant, the engine shouldn't change much in temps unless you're beating on it. In traffic, around town, stopping at stop lights, the fan kicks on and off every few minutes. That's probably a good 20-30 degree swing, if not more in temps and I can say that my needle doesn't move at all between the fan turning on and it turning back off again. With no coolant, the stock gauge will peg high for sure once the engine gets hot, but at that point it's already way too hot for comfort.

I have an aftermarket oil pressure gauge and it moves A LOT (compared to stock). It constantly changes with throttle input. It also changes with wide variations in engine temps (like start-up/warmup).

The fuel gauge and battery volts are pretty accurate for the most part, and the stock speedometer is as accurate as your tire size and tuning allows it to be.
Click to expand...
The temperature shouldn't change that much, at least with a bolt on car. All my datalogs show no more than like 7 degrees of temp difference between beating on it and driving normally.
 
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#12 ·
ShiftinGT said:
The temperature shouldn't change that much, at least with a bolt on car. All my datalogs show no more than like 7 degrees of temp difference between beating on it and driving normally.
Click to expand...
My datalogs showed more like a 20 degree swing while parked. This is from the summertime however.
 
1 - 14 of 14 Posts
About this Discussion
13 Replies
9 Participants
Last post:
stal94gt
Modded Mustang Forums
posts
6.3M
members
83K
Since
2005
A forum community dedicated to all Ford Mustang owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about performance, racing, builds, modifications, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!
Full Forum Listing
Explore Our Forums
96 - 04 Modular Mustangs 5.0 Mustangs New Members Introductions Classic Mustangs