do you really need a tach?
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If you mean as far as being able to listen for when to shift, I never use the tach. Its not really necessary, and my daily driver is an auto. So even someone who's fairly inexpierenced should be able to listen. I just don't understand why people with autosticks or tiptronic or whatever you call it think they need monster tachs with shiftlights. I think thats stupid.
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Rep Power: 419 No tach? Nah, I use them. I can shift by only listening to the sound, but I can only do it rather accurately when I shift normally. When I need to shift right before the fuel cut off point I look at the tach. If you can do that and you have a manual, then you're pretty good. 
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Rep Power: 0 I never understood why people with ex's get aftermarket tachs too. Someone said they think it looks cool but how they heck does having two tachs look cool? I think it looks tachy (no pun intended)
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I use my tach for mainly for monitoring the idle, and to gauge performance. For me I like to know what my rpms are at any given speed that I'm cruising at. So nah you dont need a tach, but its good to know how the engine is behaving.. atleast for me it is.
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Rep Power: 0 And can someone please explain to me why the guy rocking the '73 Duster has his gauges on the outside of the car infront of the windshield? Looks like ***.
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Rep Power: 0 Well my 1988 DX civic doesn't have one and I really wish it did, I go by the tach a lot on my new one. I shift around 3 on mine when I am in town, or I like to know when I hit around 6 when I am trying to get away from people trying to rear end me at stop lights hehe
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[hr]Originally posted by: Strebor
And can someone please explain to me why the guy rocking the '73 Duster has his gauges on the outside of the car infront of the windshield? Looks like ***.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Strebor
And can someone please explain to me why the guy rocking the '73 Duster has his gauges on the outside of the car infront of the windshield? Looks like ***.[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: FlyRiceRacer02
Why if you added an aftermarket tach would the stock one stop working?[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: FlyRiceRacer02
Why if you added an aftermarket tach would the stock one stop working?[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: iceman
I agree...why would it stop workin...cuz i have an lx..and i got an autometer tach in my car and both of them do work for me..however now i have a purpose for the aftermarket..lol...ever since i added my reverse indiglos...the stock tach seems to get stuck only in the morning for bout a couple hours..before it starts workin properly[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: FlyRiceRacer02
Why if you added an aftermarket tach would the stock one stop working?[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: FlyRiceRacer02
Why if you added an aftermarket tach would the stock one stop working?[hr]
it would stop working if your car surpasses the redline of the stock engine....
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