Do you really need an extra rpm gauge?

Post by **DeeZNuTTss** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:54 am

Yesterday i was driving home from work and saw a 240sx just like mine. s13 nice. when we drove passed each other i notice that he had a external rpm gauge with a shift light. which got me thinking. why the hell would you need not only one but two rpm gauges? i understand the shift light, but you can get a stand alone shift light. I must be missing something here. is there any reson for it? just wanted to know if there is a reason behind have two rpm gauges.

Thanks guys

Post by **Hijacker** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:08 pm

ricer bling

Post by **SeVa-S13** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:20 pm

tenkawa_akito wrote:rice.

Post by **nsrZ32** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:22 pm

Stock tach in my Z turned out to be off by 300rpms above 5K. I've also seen cars where they just don't work. Lots of times its more for the look than the function but also many times it is beneficial.

Post by **574-240sx** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:54 pm

My friends datsun 280Z tach is too slow, about 2000 pms off when you hit redline. The car just boosts to fast. Don't even know how to describe the feeling.

Post by **Florida240sx** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:22 pm

I don't like them at all. Love seeing the Hondas driving along with the **** light ON and keep going for a few more seconds until they shift. It can be beneficial, but I just don't prefer them.

Post by **Doomed2Walk** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:54 pm

I thought when doing non SOHC KA swaps in the 89-90, tach doesn't work b/c speed sensor? Bah, I don't know jack about S13s, I'm probably just talking crazy.

Post by **toki** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:02 pm

I like to keep atleast 3, usually 4 tachs mounted in my various lines of sight. Sometimes I don't have time to look at the stock tach when im changing my CD/getting my soda/digging for the chip I just dropped. Seriously, the more tachs you have the safer you are, they prevent predetonation.

Post by **BadMojo** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:21 pm

toki wrote:I like to keep atleast 3, usually 4 tachs mounted in my various lines of sight.

Yeah, there's room on the dash for at least 4 or 5 REALLY BIG tachs. It's also preferable if each one light up in a different garish color and, for safety reasons, at *least* one must feature faux-carbon fiber.

Post by **drifter_for_life06** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:39 pm

everyoen so far is correct i think

but to be honest, i dont find it rice, its easier IMHO to read and get better shifts while at the strip, even w/o a light

i know my dads old supra didnt have a tach and he got a big ol "rice gauge" for it

maybe the guy you saw didnt have a factory tach, i know a lot fo cars around hre dont have em. i know a kid who bought one for his AT mustang V6 : /

Post by **Wraith** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:50 pm

I personally love my tach, seeing as the last two 240's owned in our household had bad digital clusters and HUD's in them. It was the only way I could gauge how fast I was going in town. Had to break out the white out literally and mark my tach for 40 and 55 due to couple of speeding warning while in the city LOL. Plus they are really nice when you like to set your idle . Finally broke down and bought a analog that now only half works .

Post by **drifter_for_life06** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:59 pm

that sucks dude, is it refundable?

Post by **Wraith** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:04 pm

Bought a total'd 92 F/B for spare parts and noticed it in the trunk, but to answer the question nope, no refund lol. But have plenty of parts to work with so no real big complaints. Posted in that parts forum for working digital one some maybe lady luck is with me and can get the inside back to factory stock

Post by **Silvia007** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:04 pm

The only thing I like from aftermarket tachs is the shift light. Anyone know if there's a shift light without the gauge?

Post by **nsrZ32** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:27 pm

Yes you can get shiftlights without gauges. Autometer and other companies. Plus there's some pretty wicked 5 stage shift lights and stuff out there for road racers and such.

Post by **bcar240** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:32 pm

there are places I can see them being benficial, but a lot of time I think it is just people making sure when they hit 10,000 rpm their tach can show it.

Post by **yelnatsch517** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:37 pm

Wraith wrote: I personally love my tach, seeing as the last two 240's owned in our household had bad digital clusters and HUD's in them. It was the only way I could gauge how fast I was going in town. Had to break out the white out literally and mark my tach for 40 and 55 due to couple of speeding warning while in the city LOL. Plus they are really nice when you like to set your idle . Finally broke down and bought a analog that now only half works .

. Thats what happens when you live in a slow city. I rarely drive slower than the speed limit here, 45mph local mostly and 50mph in some local area, ie. the hill right before my house . Perfect for light to light drag since its pretty much straight and there is an island.

O BTW. I usually drive 60 local. No speeding tickets so far.

Post by **DeeZNuTTss** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:21 am

how do you figure if your rpm gauge is off?

Post by **SloS13** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:55 am

Silvia007 wrote:The only thing I like from aftermarket tachs is the shift light. Anyone know if there's a shift light without the gauge?

Try ebay. I might look into getting one of these soon. 1st and 2nd gear go by rather fast

Post by **Hijacker** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:27 am

Doomed2Walk wrote:I thought when doing non SOHC KA swaps in the 89-90, tach doesn't work b/c speed sensor? Bah, I don't know jack about S13s, I'm probably just talking crazy.

the tach signal is a different voltage from a SOHC motor to a DOHC. Easy solution. Use a DOHC tach.

Certain cars (namely low end honda models) had 5 speeds, but no stock tach. In those cases, they have to rely on using an aftermarket tach.

Post by **gibbo80** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:14 pm

i know alot of people that have broken tachs and just dont want to fix them so they get the other aftermarket tachs. My 240s tach went out in my 89, but it was a auto so it didnt matter

Post by **corn322** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 3:10 pm

I could see getting one if I had to pay close attention to rpm, if for some reason I couldn't hear how high my rpms where.

I big one on the dash would be a lot easier to read by just a glance at it, rather than looking around the steering wheel to see the stock one.

Post by **jdmfreak** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:25 pm

Any links to the ones that have the shiftlight w/o the guages.

Post by **Hijacker** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:37 pm

corn322 wrote:I big one on the dash would be a lot easier to read by just a glance at it, rather than looking around the steering wheel to see the stock one.

i've never had a problem with looking at my stock tach

Post by **jdmfreak** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:41 pm

Well not a problem, but does help

Post by **Bio_Hazard** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:23 am

the way i have to set my searing wheel so i can sit in the car is in the way of my line of sight ot the anologe tack and speed so i have to look around the wheel for tha tack and i get my speed from the HUD

Post by **SloS13** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:05 am

jdmfreak wrote:Any links to the ones that have the shiftlight w/o the guages.

go to ebay and search for: shift light

Post by **Chingon** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:41 am

i got a gtech..., yet i use tend to use the factory tach that's straight into the field of vision. The gtech comp. does have a nice lcd tach w/indiglo and programmable shift lights though.

Post by **MainEvent212** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:38 am

if your steering wheel is in your line of sight and in the way of the tach, then you need to re-think your seating position pedro

Post by **Bio_Hazard** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:58 am

its kinda hard to sit in the car any other way legs are to long but i love the car so...........

Do you really need an extra rpm gauge?

Do you really need an extra rpm gauge?

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