There's an unused pin on the black ECU plug that'll give you a feed for a rev counter. But it has to be a rev counter that's designed for the TD5 as it's not a generic electronic rev counter signal. This means they tend to be quite expensive
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17570456...cMpxF7q2VrlOiYosBGtbbJ8FNBgqcKkRoCsqoQAvD_BwE
£300 odd is fairly typical.
I fitted a rev counter to mine and it turned out to be less exciting than I'd imagined. Generally the revs stay quite low, unless you're determined to thrash the engine. Tickover is around 750, most of my driving in urban settings seldom goes over 2000 and even a fast motorway drive is only around 3000. The TD5 is supposed to be limited to around 4800, but you must have to really make it scream to get anywhere near there. So if I had my £300 back, would I buy another? Hmm, not sure.
There were some people on here several years ago who were developing a more affordable option, but this was on a cottage industry sort of basis so I don't know if they'd still be available.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17570456...cMpxF7q2VrlOiYosBGtbbJ8FNBgqcKkRoCsqoQAvD_BwE
£300 odd is fairly typical.
I fitted a rev counter to mine and it turned out to be less exciting than I'd imagined. Generally the revs stay quite low, unless you're determined to thrash the engine. Tickover is around 750, most of my driving in urban settings seldom goes over 2000 and even a fast motorway drive is only around 3000. The TD5 is supposed to be limited to around 4800, but you must have to really make it scream to get anywhere near there. So if I had my £300 back, would I buy another? Hmm, not sure.
There were some people on here several years ago who were developing a more affordable option, but this was on a cottage industry sort of basis so I don't know if they'd still be available.
Yes, generally in the TD5 rev counter kit you get a female pin to go in the relevant hole in the ECU plug, plus a diagram of which bit of the ECU plug it needs to go in. Aside from that, if I remember correctly, you need an ignition switched live feed, and a live feed that comes on with the lights, to make its internal light work. Oh, and an earth, as it'll probably end up being mounted in a plastic surround and won't be able to do so through its casing. So they're not too hard to wire up.
It's just not that exciting watching it hover between 1000 and 2000 most of the time in town and then go up to about 3000 on the motorway. I don't want to sound too negative. It's a little bit of fun, but not what you might call a 'peak experience'.
It's just not that exciting watching it hover between 1000 and 2000 most of the time in town and then go up to about 3000 on the motorway. I don't want to sound too negative. It's a little bit of fun, but not what you might call a 'peak experience'.
