cars with no RPM gauge
does it make shifting more difficult?
>>14141692
If you're retarded it might
only the first week
>>14141692
No. But it makes finding redline fun!
Also try no tach on a carbed engine (no limiter)
>>14141692
sometimes they have shift lights instead
Original VW beetle has no RPM gauge, but marks ion the speedometer to tell you when to shift
>>14142389
bullshit
>mfw my stock bare bones protege manual trans has no tach.
>and yet the same stock bare bones protege with auto does
>>14142397
MB had it as well, itz a german thing you wouldn't understand.
You go by sound.
I know the redline in each gear by MPH anyways
>>14142535
>You go by sound
but i like to crank my dindu music
>>14142754
Go by feel, I do with my truck.
>>14142754
I can still hear my shitbox over my music.
You can also feel it as well
>>14142787
>with my truck
with your butt
>>14142973
Of course
no, i only shift to d when the car is idling
>>14141708
Do 1986 Jeep CJ's have a carburator?
>>14141692
I drove my s10 for like 3 years no tach, pretty straight forward shit, when muffler got louder, and motor mounts got older it got harder, but not necessarily hard
>>14143121
you bet
a carter.
>>14141692
Of course! These fools will tell you that it's all in the feels, but sometimes you need to see how much the engine is straining especially in unfamiliar terrain like dirt or gravel roads and hills.
>>14143183
why do all of my autotragics have tach but some of the manuals ive driven dont? make no fucking sense
>>14143233
I THINK it might be something like
> Manual you know what you are doing, you are in control
> Auto, car is doing the shifting, if rpms are too high/low your car has a problem
Ease of inspection???
>>14143257
i suppose
>>14142447
>no tach
>decide the time is more relevant to the driving experience
Thank you Hitler
My first two cars were manual and I felt without a tach. My current car has one and it was weird to get used it. Now that I have a tach I like it but I don't need it.
>>14144812
haha
Volvo did something similar, although i believe they still had a tach
>>14141708
Carbed engines have rev limiters, I've bashed into mine plenty of times on my motorbike.
>>14145122
Most carb'd passenger cars sold in the US did not.
But it was OK because in that era they mostly ran out of power before revving too far into the danger zone.
>>14142397
No, it's true. same deal on the 70's VW rabbits. one dot, two dots, three dots next to your shift points.
Never understood why that wasn't more widespread.
>>14143233
Because in the new-car world, manual = stripped down, no options, bargain car, better make sure everything looks as cheap and simple as possible. Automatic = multi-thousand dollar option, better add extra features to make it look worthwhile
>>14144812
On MB cars, the marks are at redline.
>>14145257
genius
i wish they still did this.
>>14145408
first should be 0
15 should be 2nd etc
Last week I learned to drive manual, and I did it on an old company truck without an RPM gauge. Is that good for learning or worse?
>>14145408
Beetle?
>>14141692
Nope. I just rely on the engine sound, it's easy once you get used to it (and I've driven cars for a month)
