mazdatweaker_2
+1y
I don't recall ever seeing any threads about converting a 4 cylinder tach signal to a 6 cylinder setup. Not saying it doesn't exist, but it seems what the tach does is count number of pulses and then converts it to RPM. So 4 pulses in a 4 cylinder equals 1 RPM, and in a 6 cylinder, 6 pulses you would have 1 RPM. That sounds simple, but a tach signal for a 4 cylinder would still be reading 4 pulses even though it was now receiving 6 pulses from the 6 cylinder engine, a 50% increase, which would likely send the RPM display high.
Maybe an aftermarket tach would be the way to go, because they normally come with a switch to select between 4-6-8 cylinders.