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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kiwi_Roy on August 15, 2024, 11:13:51 PM
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Hi,
I have been toying with the idea of adding Tach to my Convert.
I suspect the motor doesn't spin as fast as other Guzzi's I have owned.
Has anyone on here added a tach to a Convert and what did you find?
Thanks
Roy
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BTW, a Hondamatic 400 turned up at our Sunday coffee meet, I had no idea that Honda also experimented with fluid drives.
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My Cal 2 Auto came with a factory tach (electric, not mechanical) which quit working YEARS ago. But within the last year or so I installed a 4" Speedhut elec tach on my fairing, and just fell back in love with watching the Auto revs. They're not very dynamic, admittedly, but fun to see what you're spinning @ 80 mph.
So I guess any elec aftermarket tach would work (digital or analogue readout), as long as you figure out where to mount it.
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….”just fell back in love with watching the Auto revs. They're not very dynamic, admittedly, but fun to see what you're spinning @ 80 mph. “
My impression is you can’t redline it in hi range..what rpms at 80? Hi or Lo?
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Here are the stats from the workshop manual
(https://i.ibb.co/qr84mrD/IMG-2044.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qr84mrD)
The two slightly diagonal lines are the Hi and Lo range ‘gears’.
(https://i.ibb.co/XL73S32/IMG-2045.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XL73S32)
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I fitted an electric tach from Equus designed for anything from a single to eight cyl engine . Fit the original housing and works well , it has a few quirks, but it's fine
for most intents and purposes . It did cost a bit over $130.00 Canadian (peso) !
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I also have thought of adding a tach to my Convert. I enjoyed looking at the tach on my Cal II automatic, and seeing how nicely the fluid drive kept the engine in its sweet spot.
Rick.