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Tachometer - 8000 RPM - XR7 - New ~ 1967 - 1968 Mercury Cougar

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New XR7 8000 RPM Tachometer for the 1967 and 1968 Mercury Cougar

1967 Mercury Cougar
1968 Mercury Cougar

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1967 Mercury Cougar, 1968 Mercury Cougar

Description

Three wire tachometer for 67 - 68 Cougar. Ford wired their early (pre ‘74) tachometers so that they are part of the ignition circuit. What this means is that if the tachometer goes bad, the engine shuts OFF. It also means that you must either replace it with another series type tachometer with 35+ year old circuitry or install a jumper wire to bypass the tach. It also means that you need a special adapter to use your factory tach with an MSD ignition box.

Our three wire tachs are independent of the factory wiring. They connect just like a “regular” tachometer - 12+V, Ground & ignition. They replace your factory tachometer in the gauge cluster and depending on what ignition system you are running, connect directly to your MSD tach port (no more pesky and unreliable $40 MSD tach adapter) or to the distributor side of the coil. Also includes HEI distributors. All tachometers come with a 2 year repair/replace warranty.

$75 core refund when you return your old tachometer, working or not! Please include a copy of your invoice when sending a core to us.

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Roger 1967 XR7

67 Cougar XR7 8000 RPM tach

I needed a tach that would go to at least 6500 rpm and I didn't want an aftermarket tach. I purchased this one and It is perfect. It looks totally original. I bypassed the resistance wire and I am running a Pertronix at the full 12 volts with modern tach wiring.

Reviewed Chandler AZ. in on 6/13/2026

Dennis

Awesome!

To be honest I was completely daunted by the thought of pulling the dash apart and swapping out this tach for the factory unit. This was my first time attempting something like this. Turns out, with the help of Don’s videos, I was able to install the part in a couple of hours. It was actually pretty easy..again, watch Don’s videos as they’re super helpful! The instructions that come with the tach were on point and helpful. Great product, and support!

Reviewed Phoenix, AZ in on 9/19/2020

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Are these new modern circuitry tachs adjustable for number of cylinders?

February 18, 2024 10:24 AM

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