[1970 CST Short Wide]

Originally Posted by Mr.Chevy4x4

If the tach is reading approximately half of what it should be, then you don't need the resistor. If the tach is barely or not moving at all then you need to put a 1K resistor from a switched power source into the tach feed wire. This will boost the signal.

Now, back to reading half of what it should. The signal from the PCM is similar to what a 4 cylinder would produce. This is why you can switch aftermarket tachs to 4 cylinder mode and they read correctly. If the tach you have isn't switchable, you can have a tuner change the tach output to make the tach read correctly.

Mike

Thank you, that helps a lot
Steve