Where can I find this tach signal and also what color..I was thinking of using a tach wire behind the cluster, is this possible?

And my VI never came with the harness with loose wires, so my friend was just going to solder the wires to the 2 pins on the VI harness.. Which Summit Wire solders up to which pin??

And there's also one gray wire -- any comments on that??


I already referred to this thread:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ng#post3817133

a soon as my car comes out the shop i'll post a pic of the screw that i used behind the tach for the rpm signal.

Ok the tach signal wire is White with a green strip (#17, it should be in the middle plug located on the top far left of the plug, if your looking at it were all the wires go in). And yes it's possible because I did the same thing.

Next you want to solder the yellow wire (from the summit switch) to the right pin and the left pin connects to a power source like the cig lighter.

Also remember that the summit was made for a V8 so I think setting it to 2400 rpm will activate it at 4800 on our cars. But you may want to take it to a dyno to see what is the best time for it to activate on your car.

The yellow wire opens up a ground path when the set rpm is reached. The gray wire does just the opposite - it provides a ground path until the set rpm.

For the MEVI or 00VI, you want to use the yellow wire. Just ignore the gray wire.

ok thanks everyone..just want to make sure, can i get a confirmation:

1. Cig Lighter <--> Left Pin
2. RPM Switch Yellow <--> Right Pin
3. RPM Switch White <--> White w/ Green Stripe Wire behind Cluster
4. RPM Switch Gray <--> Ignore
5. RPM Switch Black <--> Ground
6. RPM Switch Red <--> Straight to Battery (with fused wire)

where are u mounting the box in the bay or in the car?? Here's my setup
1) Power from battery <--> Left Pin
2. RPM Switch Yellow <--> Right Pin
3. RPM Switch White <--> White w/ Blue Stripe Wire in ECU Harness
4. RPM Switch Gray <--> Ignore
5. RPM Switch Black <--> Ground
6. RPM Switch Red <--> Cig Lighter

^^ well if that's the way you have it and since it works..it will make sense for me to mount it in the car somewhere since 2 RPM Switch wires go into the cabin and only 1 goes to the engine bay

most people mount it in the engine but I found it easier for me to mount it in the car, plus I dont wanna get it wet everytime I wash teh engine..

Mines hidden up under my dash.. attached to the under cover on the driver's side. I also wired an led up beside the dimmer so I can see the light come on when it activates.

My Summit switch sits under the ECU, it fits perfect...

Hate to bring this back from the dead, but which wire and which harness on the VIAS do i use to connect the RPM switch? There is a black plug and a brown plug on there, i have both of the harnesses, but i cant find anywhere specifying wich one to use, let alone which wire is suposed to be used for the "fused" power source that runs directly to the VIAS.

So for a quick summary: what wire is power on the VIAS, and which harness do i use? as well as what wire and harness do i run the RPM switch too?

Figured it out with some help, its the BLACK plug on the VIAS...altho i think i have been the only one that got confused about this, figured i would post to help anyone else out that may have gotten confused as well

you rock !

Thanks for the info, I'm going to need it in the near future (just got my 00VI today)!

Thanks as well....
I'm starting my 00VI installation on monday.......... fun stuff....

Bump for the search impaired. Seems the MSD digital switch has the same corresponding wire colors