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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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Adding a tach.

Thinking about adding a tach to my 05 STX 4.6L since its gonna be to much trouble to get a new cluster and have it programmed. What brand tachs do you recommend? How hard would the install be? Is the wires already there, or am I gonna have to splice into something? Thanks for the help.

Andrew
 
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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Buy an Edge Evolution.
You get a tach in the display and the Level 2 tune will make it feel like a new truck.
I wanted a tach in my 05 STX but just bought an Edge Evolution to gain the perfomance, tach, and all the other neat features.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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They actually have a tach on the STX edition. I didn't know this until about 2 weeks ago. The button on your gauge display to zero out your trip miles...hold it down while you start your truck and you can scan through a bunch of different viewing options. One of those is the tach display. I know its kinda hard to see since its small but if you didnt want to fork out the money, thats the easiest way to view your RPMs. I bought an EDGE Evolution as well. Highly recommended for performance gains as well as having a large face tach.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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They actually have a tach on the STX edition. I didn't know this until about 2 weeks ago.
Thats not very practical..

Just buy an XLT cluster..
 
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Or just buy a tach
 
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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Previously posted -

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...57&postcount=5
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by -TXF150-
Thats not very practical..
I completely agree with you. If they have the capability of reading a tach and hid one in that part of the instrument panel, why didn't they just put a real tach in it?? I guess it's useful for those who don't want to spend the money for one though
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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you could also get a scangauge II. I got mine a few months ago and am pleased with it.
 
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