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View Poll Results: What do you prefer to refer while gear shifting? | |||
Tachometer | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 41 | 22.16% |
Engine Sound / Exhaust note | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 90 | 48.65% |
I can't drive without both of them | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 32 | 17.30% |
Other (e.g. speedometer) Please mention | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 5 | 2.70% |
My car doesn't have a tachometer | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 17 | 9.19% |
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BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jaipur
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| ![]() i can't change the gear until i see the tacho redlining |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai
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| ![]() Engine sound. The engine tells best when it is possible to change gears!! I always change gears as early as possible to get maximum fuel efficiency ![]() |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() I use engine sound while driving in city. As an aside, I can't imagine anyone looking at tacho while driving in Bangalore traffic. When on highways with sparse traffic, it is time for pedal to the metal so I start using tacho for gear shifts. |
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BHPian | ![]() Engine sound for me....it can be because i have driven cars mostly without a Tacho meter....but in cars with Tacho meter i have observed that engine sound is still better....i change gears as soon as i think the engine can pull off well in that gear...i hope its useful in getting good FE. |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DL XX XX XXXX
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| ![]() Speedo and the engine sound...... |
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BHPian | ![]() tacho, plain and simple, nothing can be more effective. |
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BHPian | ![]() For me its the sound too, i rely on it all the time.But sometimes it does not work in traffic. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Engine sound>Speedo>RPM meter in that order am more of feel and drive person .. |
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BANNED Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: chennai
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| ![]() Prefer depressing the clutch while gear shifting . |
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BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !!
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BHPian | ![]() i tried to that and was successful in doing only one part that is getting the car out of 4th but while down shifting it to 3rd all is head was grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. after that its a no no |
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BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() I always keep an eye on the tacho. The exhaust note excites me so much that I forget that I have to shift to 3rd!!! ![]() |
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BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Engine Sound n tacho for me.................... |
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BHPian | ![]() having a free flow...vrrrrrroomm!!! i prefer the engine sound then i chk d tacho..@which rmp gived d greatest sound and then speedo... ![]() |
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BHPian | ![]() Used to check the Tacho during my car's run-in period. After that its only the engine sound ![]() Actually I love my loud V2 Turbo. I can hear it even over my stereo sound ![]() That sound is so musical. |
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