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Re: [Tigers] AutoMeter 8000 Cobra Tach

To: wsamouce <wsamouce@kc.rr.com>, David T Johnson
Subject: Re: [Tigers] AutoMeter 8000 Cobra Tach
From: <awtiger@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:36:12 -0400
Dave:

I suggest you go back and re-read my post...only this time with a sense of 
humor.  You will see that I never said the tach in Duke's car was a LAT-22 
unit.  It was a joke...do you get it now?  Trust me, bud...I know what a LAT-22 
tach is; I've got one in my car.  

Andy Walker
Edmond, OK
B382001600LRXFE

---- David T Johnson <djoh797014@yahoo.com> wrote: 
> True Story
> 
> John Clegg ex Rootes engineer who worked on the prototype 
> John
> sow live in souithern IN. John said Rootes would let anyone 
> take the cars for
> a weekend.  Soon they were being erturned with 
> notes: "engine runs rough. 
> Miss in Engine. Etc'  The Rootes realized the
> problem and added a warning to
> the cars. 'This is an American V-8.  
> DO NOT shift at 6000 RPM like the Alpine
> 4 cyl.
> 
> As to the lister who commented about concurs.  I the list has
> issues
> with Algers being passed as Tigers, the same issues
> apply here.  Put any tach
> you want in your car, But don't
> call it a LAT 22 tach unless it really is. 
> LAT 22 systle is OK.
> Personally I prefer the Sun Tach that was an option  jsut
> like Ken Bishop's MK II
> 
> Dave
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From:
> Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com>
> To: wsamouce <wsamouce@kc.rr.com>
> Cc:
> Tigers@autox.team.net
> Sent: Mon, September 13, 2010 8:42:52 AM
> Subject: Re:
> [Tigers] AutoMeter 8000 Cobra Tach
> 
> looks great!
> someone should sell them
> ready made.
> 
> but are you really revving your stock 260 to 6k?
> 
> i have my rev
> limit set to 6200 and use the stock tach.  i just know roughly
> where the
> needle is in the black bit after the red line for 6000 and i'm so
> used to the
> sound of the engine at 6000-6200 that i normally don't need to
> look at the
> tach.  but if i could buy a drop in replacement that looked
> right for 8k, i
> would do so.
> 
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 11:04 PM, wsamouce <wsamouce@kc.rr.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks to  Paul Breuhan (prbreuhan@hotmail.com), I am happy with the
> > appearance and PERFECT function of the electronic AutoMeter Cobra 8000 RPM
> >
> Tach.
> >
> > A very affordable option to all of the original tach problems.  We
> ended up
> > using a Alpine tach face and Paul's custom silk screening.
> >
> >
> >
> Check links for pictures.
> >
> >
> http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy249/samouce/012-1.jpg
> >
> >
> http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy249/samouce/011.jpg
> >
> > Thanks again
> Paul... and Jim!
> >
> > Duke
> > B382002037
> >
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