[svtguy21]

I have a pretty weird issue here, i have installed the a tach from auto meter using a ford racing tach adaptor. now the damn thing is accurate up to like 4500 after that it is way of, but the time that i'm at 7k on the stock tach it's at 10k. any comments

 

[OAC_Sparky]

You probably have your tach set to the wrong PPR (Pulses per revolution). It should be 4.

Read the manual for the gauge, it should tell you how to set it.

 

[svtguy21]

with the tach adaptor it has to be set a a 8 cylinder

 

[teddy2heavy]

that is how mine is we have it set on 8 not 4

 

[OAC_Sparky]

that is how mine is we have it set on 8 not 4

Do not confuse the two. PPR is not the same as "8 cylinder".

In a conventional 8-cylinder engine, the #1 spark plug fires once every two revolutions. Since there are 8 cylinders, there are 4 spark plug firings per revolution. Therefore, at the coil, there are 4 PPR (Pulses per Revolution)

Similarly, a 6-cylinder has 3 PPR and a 4-cylinder has 2 PPR and a 10-cylinder has 5PPR and so on.

Now, with a crank position sensor, the sensor picks up the 36minus1 teeth on the trigger wheel and sends the signal to the ECU What the Ford Tach Adapter does is divides this signal by 9 to get 4PPR. Regardless of whether it is a 4, 6, 8, or 10 cylinder engine.

So, if you have a conventional style tach, yes it needs to be set to "8-cylinder"; but if it is a newer digital style tach it needs to be set to 4 PPR.

 

[cruzstyle]

yes what he said soemone else on the forum had the dsame problem but he fixed it by setting it to 4