Dart Timing and Tachometer

Today, under the advise of my good friend Andy, I checked out what the ignition timing was set to on the Dart.  With the vacuum advance plugged in, it was 23 degrees at idle and 38 degrees all in.  With the vacuum advance unplugged (and the port capped at the carburetor) it was below 0 (meaning retarded) at idle and 21 degrees all in.

Then I started wiring up the old tachometer that was originally on the Duster.  I opened it up and set it to work with 6 cylinders, wired up the trigger to the negative side of the coil, wired up the ground to the battery, and wired the key on power to the radio slot on the fuse box.  This is all temporary and will have to be redone when the Dart gets the 418 motor anyway.

Then I took the Dart out for a joy ride to test the tachometer out.  It seems to be shifting from 1st into 2nd gear at 2500 RPM at wide open throttle.  Enjoy the pictures and video!