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Old 08-01-2003, 07:23 AM
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whats the point of tachometers? people with crs that had rpm gauges still have tachs. why? whats the point to look good or something?
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You can mount them where it is easier to see, versus looking down at your small tach and taking your eyes off of the track.

Stunnas think it makes them drive like a pro.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TurboEg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whats the point of tachometers? people with crs that had rpm gauges still have tachs. why? whats the point to look good or something?</TD></TR></TABLE>

What's the point of this post? People can do whatever they want, it's their car. I'd rather see a big pizza sized tach, than those double decker wings
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true i saw a guy today with a geo storm, ghetto as hell but he had a silver double decker wing.
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Default Re: what's the point of......? (TurboEg)

having 2 tachs is what gets to me; if you have one stock, then why waste money getting another?
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some tachs actually have more acurate rpm reading then stock
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Default Re: what's the point of......? (blackhatchy)

Well the stock tac on 99-00 si's is notroiously inaccurate, and if you add a set of cams then up your redline, your not gonna know where the hell to shift! The tac becomes more inaccurate at higher RPM's, also if you say get a H22 swap, your Redline will be lower than you cars current redline.

Theres many reasons, some ppl think it just looks fast too....
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The ones on the dash are easier to see than a stock one
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I like mine cause at different rpms it changes color. I leave people in awwee when I run em and then leave em in v-tec. I just like the looks of it and plus that big giant red flash at redline get attention all the time,gotta love it.
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My last car didn't come with nor did I add a tach...

IMO they're pointless... if you are looking at the tach for when to shift you probobly don't know your car or how to drive very well...

Sure I guess if your some kinda dragwhore you MAY "need" one... but even then I think driving by feel is just as if not MORE affective.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by preluder &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I like mine cause at different rpms it changes color. I leave people in awwee when I run em and then leave em in v-tec. I just like the looks of it and plus that big giant red flash at redline get attention all the time,gotta love it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I hope you're joking.
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Look at the dudes title...
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keep in mind that all motor high rev the rpms tend to get high, and stock tachs dont seem to help much with redlineing......... knowing u can rev higher.
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