Greetings and question from a newbie:

[feegs]

I own a 2005 Crown Vic Sport, an MM wannabe. Unlike the MM, it does not have a tach and I wish to install one. Can anyone tell me which lead on the PCM to connect the tach up to? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide...

Tom Figiel
feegs6@comcast.net

:)

[sabtaj1]

I am sure someone here will know. welcome to the site! Have you been to www.crownvic.net (http://www.crownvic.net) yet? That place is loaded with info on the vics! Good luck.

[gdmjoe]

feegs - I own a 2005 Crown Vic Sport, an MM wannabe. Unlike the MM, it does not have a tach and I wish to install one. Can anyone tell me which lead on the PCM to connect the tach up to? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide...
You will need a tach' adapter; example - Ford Racing Performance Parts part # M-17361-A200 (http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField= 5454), AutoMeter part # 9117 (http://hp.autometer.com/products/accessories/tach_adapter_mag_converter/tach_adapter_mag_converter.htm l), etc..

You will need into tap the CKP ( Crankshaft Position Sensor ) for the signal, not the PCM.

[SergntMac]

Dayum...Joe beat me to it.

[Hotrauder]

Wow, that NEVER happens and surely not by 20 minutes. Never look back...Mac....ya know. Dennis:D

[natedog1284]

Wow, that NEVER happens and surely not by 20 minutes. Never look back...Mac....ya know. Dennis:D

Part of the reason I love this site is how fast everyone jumps all over eachother to be the first to answer someone's question. Where else do you get service like that and not have to pay for it? :beer:

[Merc-O-matic]

I own a 2005 Crown Vic Sport, an MM wannabe. Unlike the MM, it does not have a tach and I wish to install one. Can anyone tell me which lead on the PCM to connect the tach up to? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide...

Tom Figiel
feegs6@comcast.net

:)

Trade it in on a '06.....it comes with a tach!

Gotta Love It!

[BAD MERC]

For tachometer use any wire at any fuel injector or coil that is NOT red or white/red

[feegs]

Trade it in on a '06.....it comes with a tach!

Gotta Love It!


You're right, the '06 comes with a tach, but the instrument panel does not look at nice to me as on an '05. So I've purchased a digital tach for my '05 CV Sport and a single guage pod to mount it on the windshield post just above and to the left of the instrument panel...

feegs

[feegs]

For tachometer use any wire at any fuel injector or coil that is NOT red or white/red

Won't connecting to just one of the 8 COP's cause the tach to read only 1/8 the actual RPM?

feegs

[feegs]

Part of the reason I love this site is how fast everyone jumps all over eachother to be the first to answer someone's question. Where else do you get service like that and not have to pay for it? :beer:


That was indeed great service just for the asking...MM folks must be a helpful bunch...

feegs:D

[feegs]

You will need a tach' adapter; example - Ford Racing Performance Parts part # M-17361-A200 (http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField= 5454), AutoMeter part # 9117 (http://hp.autometer.com/products/accessories/tach_adapter_mag_converter/tach_adapter_mag_converter.htm l), etc..

You will need into tap the CKP ( Crankshaft Position Sensor ) for the signal, not the PCM.


After viewing all of the responses to my original inquiry, I purchased the Ford Racing tach adapter at a Ford Motorsports dealer and an aftermarket digitial tach I like on Ebay...Thanks for the correct advice...

feegs

[feegs]

I am sure someone here will know. welcome to the site! Have you been to www.crownvic.net (http://www.crownvic.net) yet? That place is loaded with info on the vics! Good luck.


I was not aware of that crown vic website until I heard about it from you...I have since visited it and found out all kinds of valuable info the first time I went on it...Thank you for "showing me the way"...:banana:

feegs

[BAD MERC]

NO, you will set the tach for 8 cylinder and it will see each pulse as one revolution
Won't connecting to just one of the 8 COP's cause the tach to read only 1/8 the actual RPM?

feegs