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Old 01-14-2004, 08:30 AM
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just wondering how many guys are running without a factory/aftermarket tach

im running a B18C1 CX hatch
boostin in 2 weeks
i just ear it and watch my mph too!!!!!
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (SnoFlake EG)

Damn, you're a braver man than I am. I got a tach as one of my first mods for my ek hatchy.

EDIT: For gods sake though..you can pick up a whole cluster for under 100 bucks..why not do it and be able to rev it to the redline and be able to see what's going on with your car?
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (Ricey McRicerton)

i know the car well so i knwo where its running at and the right **** points according to my ear and the mph!
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (SnoFlake EG)

No shift light or anything?? Hell, you could at least pick up a shift light. Theyre cheap as hell!
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (Ricey McRicerton)

nah no need for lights ill trust my hearing before that...im picking up a canadian spen cluster for $70 in a week or so
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Right now i have no tach but i have the same motor in my car from my old car that had a tach so for now i go by feel
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (93EH6)

You're ignorant if you think getting a tach won't help.

(I had to go tachless for a while. It wasn't too bad.)
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (Cheivic)

i know a tach will help and its coming but people are ridiculious about the pricing for clusters
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (SnoFlake EG)

I dont have a tach, and it sux. I want a factory cluster, but they are so damn expensive on ebay, especially for one out of a manual car. I know its the same as one out of a auto, but i dont want those damn shift position lights on mine. Oh well, i'll find a deal sooner or later i suppose.
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (96hb)

Keep your head up. I got a cluster from a manual EX and a y8 complete intake manifold for right about 100 bucks last year. Also, in the Eks you can put in a CRV cluster.
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (SnoFlake EG)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SnoFlake EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know a tach will help and its coming but people are ridiculious about the pricing for clusters</TD></TR></TABLE>
what do u mean rediculous?.......i see stock clusters for sale for $100 search is key .... but a shift light hidden in the ac vent is cool too
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I'm running w/out a tach. I really want to get one, but I can't believe how much they cost. I'll probably just end up swapping out the gauge cluster.
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (SnoFlake EG)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SnoFlake EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know the car well so i knwo where its running at and the right **** points according to my ear and the mph!</TD></TR></TABLE>


that kinda sucks.... you cant listen to the music and drive fast...
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (cxSHOE)

he can just watch the mph like he said.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blackcruzan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">he can just watch the mph like he said. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yep yep secon gear at around 40-45mph
into third at 65 ish
thrid to forth 90 ish
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (SnoFlake EG)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SnoFlake EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know the car well so i knwo where its running at and the right **** points according to my ear and the mph!</TD></TR></TABLE>

mmm, yeah, that's what i thought till i got a tach.

if you're boosting in two weeks, its gonna be a completely different car. i'd definitly want a tach or shift light to get used to that.
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (Mar_EK)

i used to shift by speed but not with boost
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (SnoFlake EG)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SnoFlake EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

yep yep secon gear at around 40-45mph
into third at 65 ish
thrid to forth 90 ish </TD></TR></TABLE>

around 40-45mph ...thats nice and exact
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (Ricey McRicerton)

Edit: nevermind.
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (Ricey McRicerton)

i had no tach in my dx for the longest time, then one day i was like this is stupid.. so i went and picked up a sunpro mini tach for 35 bux from advanced auto!!! but before then i used to look at the mph, and shift at 35 in first and 65 in sec.. damn those dx trannys are long! then i swaped it slapped on a greddy kit and some *** stole it
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I know everyone hates it, but I got a 5" for cheap and it works
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Default Re: You running without a tach????? (SnoFlake EG)

if or whenever u take your car to the track is when your gonna have problems


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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ransack &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know everyone hates it, but I got a 5" for cheap and it works</TD></TR></TABLE>

nothing wrong with a 5" tach it's there for a reason


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just make sure u have your ears open really well cause u dont want to over rev the engine that could be nasty
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