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05-09-2006, 11:39 AM | #74 |
rev limiter is probaby at about 6400-6700 not sure exactly
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05-09-2006, 11:43 AM | #75 | |
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05-09-2006, 12:45 PM | #76 | |
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05-09-2006, 06:28 PM | #77 |
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lol, that is interesting.
Still, I am sure there must be some smart rev limit. 6500 or so does sound like a normal rpm limit, but it should be written somewhere. I am sure one of our Candian friends could tell us what the tach on their cars says the limit is. that pic makes it look like it is barely over 6k.
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05-09-2006, 06:38 PM | #79 |
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Which one is it on? I thought I looked through most of them and I didn't see it anywhere.
So 6400, not too bad. The odds of me revving that high are rather slim anyways, lol.
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my first car was a 99 civic hatch w/out a tach. i got used to it - and it was the first manual car i'd ever driven too! i think if i were to get a tach installed in the liftback (which i can't wait to get), i would integrate it into the dash, like make some kind of moulding to set into the driver's side glove box. that way it would stand up or stick out, but would still be in a high visibility place for viewing. that being said, i can say that living without a tach is alright, but i think the entire time i drove my civic, i drove revving too high (had it for 160000+kms) because i thought you had to hear the engine to be in the right gear. i don't think i was totally right! that car still got awesome mileage (best tank ever was 660km, sault saint marie, michigan to newmarket, ontario - it never took more than 8 gallons of gas either). i'm looking forward to more of that with the yaris!
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For those that might still be interested in an unobtrusive tachometer, I haven't seen anyone post this so I figured I'd throw it up as an option.
http://www.defi-shop.com/product/basis/basis_top.html The reflective patch is really only about the size of an inspection sticker and doesn't scream Boy-Racer. |
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In my Saab I look at the tach much more than I look at the speedometer. I could literally take out the speedometer and I wouldn't miss it.
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05-12-2006, 10:17 AM | #87 | |
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I believe the USDM Yaris is the only one not to offer a tach. I checked Japan, Mexico, Canada, UK and Austrailia, and they all offer this gauge. Hello? Toyota? Are you listening? |
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05-12-2006, 10:32 AM | #88 |
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I can see how having a tach would be great in a car like a VW or BMW, or even the upper end Lexus cars where you're fairly disconnected from the motor/transmission through sound and vibration dampening. But the Yaris is such an incredibly "raw" experience in comparison that I can intuit everything on feel and sound alone at this point.
EDIT: I guess it helps that I typically wear Converse when I drive stick, so I'm basically getting maximum input. Last edited by Idjiit; 05-12-2006 at 10:44 AM. |
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Well.. my truck is standard and I am used to checking on the tach
I think it will be odd not having a tach for a standard vehicle. Not sure what Toyota is thinking *shrugs* Last edited by bikergal; 05-12-2006 at 11:23 AM. |
05-12-2006, 11:10 AM | #90 |
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Feeling a car doesn't give you the exact rpm's, and you can't know what an engine sounds like at any rpm's unless you've heard the engine and seen what rpm's it is running at that time.
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