I will soon be fitting some rs turbo clocks into my base spec mk4 escort, i was wondering how id go about wiring up the rev counter?the car has a 2 litre zetec engine fitted and will be running on the standard ignition system.

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dnt know much about the zetecs do they run on a coil pack?

 

yes mate,im running bike carbs so its just the same ignition system as the standard 1.3 hcs,coil pack and a carb! At the moment iv got the speedo and the clock on the lft handside.

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assuming we talking as if the clocks were to be fitted to a 1.3 ohv engined base spec, the rs rev counter wont work, even with the link to the coil, it will over-read terribly.

from memory havin read up on doing it on mine years ago, its either a massive wiring job, or judgin by a similar thread in the technical room, u need to source the clocks from a 1.3 eclipse model

 

alright mate its ross here

prev comment was right - you ideally need to source Eclipse clocks, dont ask me why, must be summat to do with them being used with the 1.3 ignition system - i found this out by accident years ago and used them ever since - drying up a bit now though

 

cheers guys

could you explain where i would put the wire from the coil to the clocks?i know that when you fit the zetec engine in a mk2 fiesta and run the esc moduel you can adjust the way the rev counter to suite or wire in some diodes

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was told the 1.3 stuff dont run to well on a zetec?
its pretty easy to wire in,easiest way is to get some clocks plus the blue and white connectors,u can transfer wire for wire,thn run a wire for rev counter,

 

cheers for that mate

so i need to get the connectors that go to the back of the clocks from an rs turbo loom?

A friend of mine has the same setup in a xr2 and the rev counter reads half the actual revs but the revcounter can be adjusted so il give it a go!

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re turbo,xr3i 1.4GL LX ghia,long as its got the rev counter,be the right connection on the back,