Originally Posted by
Bengali
This is probably civic 101 to most of you...
is it very easy to hook up a tachometer? My car didn't come with one and I'd like to add one.
Thanks
If you get the cluster from a 5-speed manual and put it into another 5-speed manual, it will plug in fine, same for auto to auto cluster. Makes sense anyways to do that.
I'd recommend the LX cluster, as that Redline on the tach is closer to the CX redline. I believe it's off by only 300rpm. It doesn't really matter if you use the EX, Si as well, just if you're picky on the redline. If you engine swap later to B16s, that won't matter anyways. Closest redline matching would be a JDM cluster from and EG6 for the B16 redline.
Also, the LX cluster MIGHT be cheaper. I can't confirm that, I just assume it.