NEED HELP PLEASE!!!!! how to install a tachometer in a 87 crx si??

[real977]

what color of the wire do i hook up the tach to? the wire that makes the
pointer move? help please

[lxndr]

According to my trusty Haynes manual, you will want to attach it to the blue wire coming off of the ignitor in the distributor.

[mormilesthanne1]

i have a 87 civic and i put an aftermarket tach in. there were four wires coming off of the tach; black, red, green,and white. i put teh green through the hole in the firewall and sodered it onto the green on teh ignition coil. if you give me more information i can definatly help you out

[cvcc_wagon]

the negative post on the coil

[lxndr]

Originally Posted by cvcc_wagon

the negative post on the coil

That will work too and was my first thought. On my old cars that's where I hook up a dwell meter/tachometer. Although my CRX manual says that the signal for the stock tach comes right off of the ignitor. I suppose if you were installing an aftermarket tach, it would probably be easier to hook it up to the coil.

I wonder why anyone would need two tachometers in their car?

[cvcc_wagon]

not every model came with a tach. it was and still is a marketing tool for Honda, the nicer model comes with a tach and the lower ones do not. my car didn't come with a tach but other 83 and earlier models (including the wagon) came with one.
i shold also mention that my dads 2002 5 speed civic didn't come with one either

[lxndr]

Originally Posted by cvcc_wagon

not every model came with a tach. it was and still is a marketing tool for Honda, the nicer model comes with a tach and the lower ones do not. my car didn't come with a tach but other 83 and earlier models (including the wagon) came with one.
i shold also mention that my dads 2002 5 speed civic didn't come with one either

Every 1G CRX came standard with a tach. The SIs had them simply because they were SIs, DXs had 'em, and HFs had a tach along with a shift light in order to tell the driver when to shift for efficient gas mileage. I'm not trying to put anyone down, I am honestly interested as to why someone would need 2 tachs. I can see that a race car needs to have a tach and shift light within easy eye sight in order for the driver to maintain consistent shifts... but a street car?

[real977]

well, where is the ignition coil of the crx, because to tell you the truth, i dont where the ignition coil is

[cvcc_wagon]

a cylinder that the wire in the center of your distributor goes to.