Tachometer vs Engine sound. What do you prefer more while gear shifting?

salilpawar1 · 19th January 2007, 16:46

Just a simple question:

What do you prefer more while gear shifting?
The RPM meter or the engine sound (exhaust note) or both or something more beyond this.......

Note: If your car is an automatic, vote in the "Other" option and mention it in your post.

Let the polls begin....

Dear Mods, insert more options if required...

n_aditya · 19th January 2007, 16:58

It's best to hear the engine "talking"... but with loud exhausts that make cars croon, why let it talk when it can sing...

speedzak · 19th January 2007, 17:01

I would like to use the RPM limiter. Yes, when it kicks in or just before it.

sbasak · 19th January 2007, 17:08

Tachometer is superior than engine sound as the later can often be subjective judgement.
In some good sound proof cars, engine sound hardly changes between 2000 & 3000 RPM.
Although one can always go after speedometer reading. Many cars still don't have tachos.

GTO · 19th January 2007, 17:19

Depends:

1. If I am racing, then the tacho always. Reason is that the other cars exhaust noise can drown yours.

2. If I am just driving fast for pleasure, the engine sound.

Shan2nu · 19th January 2007, 17:19

I always rely on the tacho.

Shan2nu

Desert fox · 19th January 2007, 17:52

I try and sense the comfort level and shift,apart from when iam redlining the engine. I cannot put it down in exact words...Lets say its a mechanical reaction after a while.

pdev29 · 19th January 2007, 18:29

for me its engine sound.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 19th January 2007, 18:30

Since i havent raced...

Its generally the engine sound, or the feel of the vehicle...

sreenivass · 19th January 2007, 18:33

Mostly the feel of pull and exhaust note. May be a glance at tacho later. Pull --> note ---> tacho in that order. tacho some times is optional.

ramki067 · 19th January 2007, 19:00

For me, its mainly the engine sound and till the engine is smooth on the road and don't give hard sound as if its crying its fine for me.

amitverma · 19th January 2007, 19:02

for me its always the tacho.
never liked to hear the sound of a crying engine beggin for an upshift. unless a sweet aftermarket exhaust comes into the picture.

Knight Rider · 19th January 2007, 19:02

Any day engine note, I like a car that sings....

kphilip · 19th January 2007, 19:28

for me its the engine sound always!!

aZa · 19th January 2007, 19:30

Tacho + engine sound + speedo all three depending on the situation

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%
Voters: 185. You may not vote on this poll

19th January 2007, 16:46	#1
salilpawar1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (MH-01) Posts: 852 Thanked: 247 Times View My Garage	Tachometer vs Engine sound. What do you prefer more while gear shifting? Just a simple question: *What do you prefer more while gear shifting? The RPM meter or the engine sound (exhaust note) or both or something more beyond this....... Note: If your car is an automatic, vote in the "Other" option and mention it in your post.* Let the polls begin.... Dear Mods, insert more options if required... Last edited by salilpawar1 : 19th January 2007 at 16:56.
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19th January 2007, 16:58	#2
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,348 Thanked: 3,684 Times View My Garage	It's best to hear the engine "talking"... but with loud exhausts that make cars croon, why let it talk when it can sing...
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19th January 2007, 17:01	#3
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	I would like to use the RPM limiter. Yes, when it kicks in or just before it.
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19th January 2007, 17:08	#4
sbasak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CCU-LTN Posts: 608 Thanked: 14 Times	Tachometer is superior than engine sound as the later can often be subjective judgement. In some good sound proof cars, engine sound hardly changes between 2000 & 3000 RPM. Although one can always go after speedometer reading. Many cars still don't have tachos.
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19th January 2007, 17:19	#5
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,305 Times View My Garage	Depends: 1. If I am racing, then the tacho always. Reason is that the other cars exhaust noise can drown yours. 2. If I am just driving fast for pleasure, the engine sound.
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19th January 2007, 17:19	#6
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	I always rely on the tacho. Shan2nu
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19th January 2007, 17:52	#7
Desert fox BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 228 Thanked: Once	I try and sense the comfort level and shift,apart from when iam redlining the engine. I cannot put it down in exact words...Lets say its a mechanical reaction after a while.
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19th January 2007, 18:29	#8
pdev29 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 288 Times View My Garage	for me its engine sound.
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19th January 2007, 18:30	#9
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,174 Thanked: 73,464 Times View My Garage	Since i havent raced... Its generally the engine sound, or the feel of the vehicle...
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19th January 2007, 18:33	#10
sreenivass BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 932 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	Mostly the feel of pull and exhaust note. May be a glance at tacho later. Pull --> note ---> tacho in that order. tacho some times is optional.
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19th January 2007, 19:00	#11
ramki067 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 610 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	For me, its mainly the engine sound and till the engine is smooth on the road and don't give hard sound as if its crying its fine for me.
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19th January 2007, 19:02	#12
amitverma BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi Posts: 425 Thanked: 138 Times	for me its always the tacho. never liked to hear the sound of a crying engine beggin for an upshift. unless a sweet aftermarket exhaust comes into the picture.
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19th January 2007, 19:02	#13
Knight Rider BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 282 Thanked: 28 Times	Any day engine note, I like a car that sings....
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19th January 2007, 19:28	#14
kphilip BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cochin Posts: 333 Thanked: 6 Times	for me its the engine sound always!!
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19th January 2007, 19:30	#15
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Tacho + engine sound + speedo all three depending on the situation
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