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Why do nice cars have 2 tachs?

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Old 12-29-2006, 04:36 PM
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Default Why do nice cars have 2 tachs?

Here are 2 really nice cars with 2 tachs, a stock and aftermarket. Anyone no why? Both cars were at a local show.



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Old 12-29-2006, 04:42 PM
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Never understood that myself..... my dx had a 3" sunpro but it had the dx cluster. One excuse I've read/heard is "The aftermarket tach's are more accurate than the oe ones", while I did notice a slight difference if rpms when swapping my dx for my ex cluster it wasn't enough to me to warrent the external tach.
 
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Old 12-29-2006, 04:45 PM
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I dono why they do it but I was thinking about getting another one because my sparco wheel is smaller than stock so I cant see my tach at low rpms like 0-4k anymore very well.
 
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Old 12-29-2006, 04:46 PM
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i never could understand it either
for me the stock one works better for me - i can look at the speedo & tach at the same time without moving my eyes much
 
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Old 12-29-2006, 05:00 PM
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I dunno why... you tell me Mill$
 
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that blue interior is gross
 
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Old 12-29-2006, 07:12 PM
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maybe the engine/ecu is modified to the point that it exceeds the limits of the stock tach. if I dropped in a motor with a 8600rpm redline, having a stock tach with 6800rpm redline would get annoying really fast.


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I dunno why... you tell me Mill$
nice try, but he only has one there. (DX= no tach stock)
 
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Old 12-29-2006, 07:48 PM
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i know my stock tach is about 400 rpms off my 5' but im taking the 5' out this weekend and just going to use my safc
 
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Old 12-29-2006, 08:05 PM
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Ahh ic,thats true mxs, the rsx is on the rsx forum, im going to see if I can get a e-mail. I should of asked him at the show but I didnt want to look like a looser lol.

And ya fiirkan,I dont have a stock tack.
 
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Old 12-29-2006, 08:26 PM
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[&o]... damn, i thought he had a DX but i wasn't sure... lol i guess you showed me good didn't ya
 


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