No Tack, No Speedo, After 5.3 Engine Swap

[83hurst]

I'm using the dakota digital speedo box. Just love it. It has blue tooth, so you can tune it your phone. Slick as sht

Kinda leaning in that direction, Like the option of using my OEM gauges.
Thanks..

 

[83hurst]

Kinda leaning in that direction, Like the option of using my OEM gauges.
Thanks..

What model Speedo Box are you using? SBI100BT shows to work on tach and speedo for OEM gauges. I might call Dakota Digital and see what they recommend.
Thanks.

 

[87National]

I dropped a 2005 Tahoe 5.3 in my Hurst. Looks and runs great. However is there a way to hook up Tach and Speedo to the factory rally gauges. I got all the gauges to work (oil, fuel,temp) but not the Tach and speedo. A friend who did the work says the only option is a Dakota Digital Dash, or a digital/analog converter box., and the tach would require a similar tach converter box as well. Are these the only options? I want to keep the factory gauges and looking for option if any.

I did a similar conversion to the link below on my 86 442.

Electronic Speedo Conversion PIC HEAVY!!!!!!!

I recently aquired the gauge cluster from a 1988 Monte Carlo SS. It was in really good condition, just needed to be cleaned up. My original one from my SS was cracked and broken so I had to take it out of the car. I converted it over to an electronic speedo using a 1990 K5 Blazer Gauge with the...

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[64nailhead]

What computer are you using? Factory or Holley? Holley hooks right up to the tach no issues.

What setting did you use the Holley speedo output?

 

[Streetbu]

What setting did you use the Holley speedo output?

I didn't hook my Holley up to my speedo, but I did my hook it up to my tach.

 

[oldsmobile joe]

I used this one.

 

[83hurst]

I used this one.

Got it, Thanks.