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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 03:07 AM
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I have a shift light that only works with a ecu tacho signal, not a coil negative. Would anyone know where that is? or what pin on the ecu i should tap into?


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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 05:20 AM
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What ecu do you have?
If it's a Weber L8 you can get a signal off pin 7 on the ign. amp module.
If it's P8 some versions had a tach output off pin 7 or possibly pin 9 but i'm not 100% certain as within the same ecus the pins drove different things on different vehicles.
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Sorry i should have said, it is indeed a L8, so hook into pin 7? ill give that a shot tonight and let you know how i get on.

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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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on another side while we talking about tachos.

my L8 loom (feeding a p8) has a tacho filter thingy. Can you get new ones when making a new loom? or can you get away with ditching it??
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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none of those wiring diagrams show a tacho feed.
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 05:13 AM
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Yes, seeing as it's an L8 set-up connect the tach. wire directly onto pin 7 of the ign. amp, i did it on my non cos. turbo 16v twin cam 2.0 engine and it workes perfectly with the stock car ins. cluster's rev counter.
I wouldn't be too sure that it'd generate a proper signal for the shift light seeing as the amp. is also connected to the coil, try it out anyhow.
Let me know if it goes ok.

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Warren, does the tacho actually work? or does the needle bounce about at idle?
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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my tacho works fine.
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