91 vw gti no tach plz help

Specifications, applications, part numbers, and prices for various OEM fuel injection components.
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mk2_20v
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91 vw gti no tach plz help

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So i have a 91 vw gti with a 20v swap and megasquirt running gm dual tower coils and i cant seem to find any info on geting the tach to function...
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Re: 91 vw gti no tach plz help

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Do you have a 60-2 crank wheel?
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Re: 91 vw gti no tach plz help

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its a stock 1.8t crank trigger i think that sounds right
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Re: 91 vw gti no tach plz help

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You might be able to use an off the shelf tach adapter. Or you could add a tach output to the MS - what code version do you have?
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Re: 91 vw gti no tach plz help

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i dont remember what version it is ill have to check again and i do have a tach output set up but im having a problem finding what resistor to use to get it working correctly. right now i can connect an aftermarket tach and it will work.
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Re: 91 vw gti no tach plz help

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cant seem to find much info on this and its really annoying not having a tach. :?
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