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would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:36 pm
by Jay18
I'm looking to fit a rev counter in my sj and want to know if this one will work?


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Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:55 pm
by Darrell
To be honest I would contact the seller first as quite a few after-market tachometers don't like points.
Did you fit that electrickory box to yours ??
I assume the condenser going to earth buggers up the signal ???

Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:01 pm
by turbo-tom
i got a tim rev guage in the end so it would match all my others and tbh i got it for a steal in the local motor factors as they marked it up wrong!

there was four wires in the back of it and a switch.. one wire was pos other neg , one was the earth, and the other one was to light it up ;)

and the switch on the back of it was to adjust it inside to say if its a 4,6 or 8 cylinder engine ;)



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Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:25 am
by Jay18
i will be fitting new carb and electronic ignition box this weekend..
might get the one you got then tom.. yours is a 1.6 vit though isnt it? so the dizzie is different i think..

Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:43 am
by ScottieJ
Don't bother with the one you posted in the original post! I have one and it's not at all accurate! I'm not sure if it's because I don't have a noise suppressor fitted but all it does is move around and read whatever it feels like.

I really think Gauges are something it's worth spending a bit extra on, I have a complete set of the ones in the original post and I'm going to replace them with some nice ones.

Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:54 am
by Jay18
right okay mate, so the one that tom posted would work for my 410? mine has points..

i dont know much about points and all that so im a bit confused on how i would fit a rev counter lol..

but i do know that i want one on my 410 haha.

Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:20 am
by ScottieJ
Tim gauges are make in the UK I think and are pretty accurate as far as I'm aware. I would just steer clear of the cheaper Chinese made gauges!

Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:27 am
by Jay18
right okay, i will get that one then..

Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:13 pm
by turbo-tom
exactly what scott said, the chinese one maybe light up and look nice buts it how accrute they are

so yeah i would deffo go for tim guages STACK guages are really good! but there big bucks! :lol:

Re: would this rev counter work for my sj410?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:29 pm
by ScottieJ
auto meter are also good

Defi are apparently good, however I think there are quite a few fake defi gauges on ebay.