Aftermarket Tach for 454 P30
I want to add a tachometer to my 1993 Georgie Boy, its 454 P30 chassis. Do you guys have any recommendation for aftermarket tachs. Also where do I pickup the signal for the tach on 454? On my boat th...
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nemo45 wrote:
If it was me, I'd just get a scan gauge. But, not sure if a 1993 has the proper connection for one. It would sure be a lot easier than hooking up a tach and you'd get a lot more information than a just a tach provides.
I looked in to it, my original plan was to get ODBII to bluetooth adapter and use google Nexus 7 mounted on the dash with a graphical ODB app to read out all the readings and sensors.
Unfortunately my chassis are equipped with ODB v1 and there are no aftermarket virtual gauge software that supports it other than a bulky PC based. The ODB II has standardized the data vehicles provide thus everyone uses that protocol. The original ODB was unique to each manufacturer or even model of the vehicle.
I don't want to over-complicate this project, however I feel like tach is just as important as the speedometer gauge. I'm used to driving boats so the proper RPMs is more important to me than the speed. :D
