I learned stick without a tach too, and I've only actually driven a manual with a tach one time lol. My grandpa's 4cyl s10 has no tach either. I guess car companies don't want their 4 cyl trucks to have tachs.

 

I also learned to drive a stick without a tach. And i learned on a 95 Ford Escort Wagon. F*ckin turds... I hated that car. Once I really started geting teh hang of it, I swear every other day i was boucing that thing off the rev limiter. Little 1.9L 4cyl with like 50 horses to wheels...

The sun pro tach is decent enough, but don't forget, you will probably have to get an adapter to find the tach signal going to your PCM.

 

yeah the 4 bangers only came in RC, 5 Speed and RWD.

also, i don't NEED a tach to drive a manual or automatic (obviously) but i like to have one just so i can keep an eye on things if that makes sense i'm the kinda guy that has to know whats going on when i'm driving...

 

i find its always better to know what the engines doing and where the RPMs are at anyway, you can also watch for idle problems with the tach.

 

another trick i've seen done, is a vacuum guage. granted it was on a cobalt...

 

which in itself is a major fail.

 

haha. the gauge nor car were fails...

The piece of cardboard stuffed in the defroster vent to HOLD the guage, was phail. !

oh, excuse me, it was a 2005 cavalier

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(Bill is a 12 year veteran of autocrossing, the Charles has been at it a year and a half..i didn't have a ride so Bill let me jump in and co-drive his car..ahem...timeslips..ahem)