Tachometer - Toyota Yaris Forums

09BoostedVitz · 06-08-2011, 11:18 AM

Hi I have a 09 yaris hatchback 5spd and I hate the fact that it dosent have a standard tachometer. I want to buy a digital tachometer but I dont want to buy those big 5" tachometer. I want something that is small and digital that can display the rpm's. Anyone that has a 5pd yaris without a tach, what are you guys using?? Thanks for your replies

Altitude · 06-08-2011, 11:21 AM

I don't know if anyone has installed a digital tach, but there are plenty of examples of analog tachs in the DIY forum - just go there and search for Tach.

ilikerice · 06-08-2011, 11:25 AM

yea.. This has been addressed many times.
Do an Advanced search and look up key words: tach, tachometer, rpm guage

I think this post says it best:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...ach+tachometer

why? · 06-08-2011, 04:11 PM

there are literally thousands of options for tachs. The easiest way is to go to a local racing shop and just ask, they have books full of them.

BEEF · 06-08-2011, 04:44 PM

one thing about the digital tach is the refresh rate. I used an ultragauge for a while but the refresh rate on it sucked. that is a big reason for the analog tach. I went with a 3 3/4" one just so I could see it easily. it reacts quickly so you know what the motor is doing.

here is a thread I started. http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34360

within it is also a how to on how to put one in yourself. there are a million options. find one that meets your needs (and budget). take your time and make it look clean, all is good.

ilikerice · 06-08-2011, 06:02 PM

I think the ultraguage is not a good reason not to get a digital.. remember, the LF-A uses a digital tach because the analog is too slow to catch up with the engines rpm's. If you dont go cheap and get a really good digital tach, I think it would work better.

But lets be real, what yaris out there is going to going to have a engine that responds that fast to throttle. lol

cali yaris · 06-08-2011, 06:45 PM

Autometer makes very nice digital tachs. I had one in my tC, got very used to it.

BEEF · 06-08-2011, 07:16 PM

maybe it is personal preference. if digital is the way you want to go, there are plenty of them out there too. you can easily install one on your yaris. took me about 2 hours (mostly because I am a bit anal). I went ahead and tried to make it pretty at the same time.

it really isn't hard to do.

and yea, my yaris doesn't rev near fast enough to outrun the analog tach. lol

R2D2 · 06-09-2011, 08:13 PM

I went with an ecometer-plug in to the OBD 2 port and mount it. Done. Digital tach. Refresh rate is 2x a second. Been good enough for me but it depends on how fancy/precise you want to get. MI has them for about $60 I think.

R2

Lil Abner · 06-09-2011, 08:21 PM

I did this:

xbr3akd0wnx · 06-10-2011, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Lil Abner

I did this:

OHHH MY GODDDDDD GENIUSSSS GENIUSSSSSS!!!!!! HOW DID YOU DO THIS AMAZING THING?!

Lil Abner · 06-10-2011, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xbr3akd0wnx

OHHH MY GODDDDDD GENIUSSSS GENIUSSSSSS!!!!!! HOW DID YOU DO THIS AMAZING THING?!

HA, thanks. I just took an Autometer gauge I bought, cut everything off of it, leaving just the circuit board assembly and needle. Found a piece of PVC that I used as a new case. Then built the front panel from acrylic. I think anyone that's messed around with plastics before could do it. It just took time and patience to get it to fit right.

Who_Is_SB · 07-21-2011, 09:48 PM

Heres mine, 3", easy to read but not large to the point where it overpowers everything. Glowshift Elite 10 Colour.

06-08-2011, 11:18 AM	#1
09BoostedVitz Drives: 09 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern VA Posts: 22	Tachometer Hi I have a 09 yaris hatchback 5spd and I hate the fact that it dosent have a standard tachometer. I want to buy a digital tachometer but I dont want to buy those big 5" tachometer. I want something that is small and digital that can display the rpm's. Anyone that has a 5pd yaris without a tach, what are you guys using?? Thanks for your replies

06-08-2011, 04:11 PM	#4
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	there are literally thousands of options for tachs. The easiest way is to go to a local racing shop and just ask, they have books full of them. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

06-08-2011, 06:45 PM	#7
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	Autometer makes very nice digital tachs. I had one in my tC, got very used to it. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

06-09-2011, 08:13 PM	#9
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	I went with an ecometer-plug in to the OBD 2 port and mount it. Done. Digital tach. Refresh rate is 2x a second. Been good enough for me but it depends on how fancy/precise you want to get. MI has them for about $60 I think. R2 __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

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06-08-2011, 11:21 AM	#2
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	I don't know if anyone has installed a digital tach, but there are plenty of examples of analog tachs in the DIY forum - just go there and search for Tach.

06-08-2011, 11:25 AM	#3
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	yea.. This has been addressed many times. Do an Advanced search and look up key words: tach, tachometer, rpm guage I think this post says it best: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...ach+tachometer

06-08-2011, 04:44 PM	#5
BEEF View User's Garage Drives: 2008 yaris 3d Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: north carolina Posts: 732	one thing about the digital tach is the refresh rate. I used an ultragauge for a while but the refresh rate on it sucked. that is a big reason for the analog tach. I went with a 3 3/4" one just so I could see it easily. it reacts quickly so you know what the motor is doing. here is a thread I started. http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34360 within it is also a how to on how to put one in yourself. there are a million options. find one that meets your needs (and budget). take your time and make it look clean, all is good.

06-08-2011, 06:02 PM	#6
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	I think the ultraguage is not a good reason not to get a digital.. remember, the LF-A uses a digital tach because the analog is too slow to catch up with the engines rpm's. If you dont go cheap and get a really good digital tach, I think it would work better. But lets be real, what yaris out there is going to going to have a engine that responds that fast to throttle. lol

06-08-2011, 07:16 PM	#8
BEEF View User's Garage Drives: 2008 yaris 3d Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: north carolina Posts: 732	maybe it is personal preference. if digital is the way you want to go, there are plenty of them out there too. you can easily install one on your yaris. took me about 2 hours (mostly because I am a bit anal). I went ahead and tried to make it pretty at the same time. it really isn't hard to do. and yea, my yaris doesn't rev near fast enough to outrun the analog tach. lol

06-09-2011, 08:21 PM	#10
Lil Abner Drives: 2009 3dr LB Manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dublin, Ohio Posts: 412	I did this:

07-21-2011, 09:48 PM	#13
Who_Is_SB Drives: 2009 Yaris 3DR HB Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 9	Heres mine, 3", easy to read but not large to the point where it overpowers everything. Glowshift Elite 10 Colour.

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