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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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My dak doesn't have a tach and I drive a 5-speed manual. I get around fine without it, and I don't have any probs. But, I've always been curious about exactly what the engine is doing and where I've been shifting at and stuff.

So I've been thinking about adding a really cheap one, as it's mostly just a curiosity.

Do you guys know of any?

What did you all do for a tach (if you didn't already have one, but wanted one)?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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sun pro autozone special
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 05:43 AM
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I 2nd the Sun-Pro. The company has been around forever and it's not
a bad Tach at all.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 07:48 AM
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Yup thats about the cheapest you can get and it will still work fine.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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hmmmm do you have 4 cyl???? bc every dak that i have ever been in have had a tach on the dash, only one i havnt seen a tack on was batman13's (only seen pictures) and he has a 4 cyl, i still cant believe that dodge made a different dashboard layout for the 4 cyl trucks
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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Yeah i think only some 4 bangers didn't come w/ a tach
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by bpark8824
Yeah i think only some 4 bangers didn't come w/ a tach
which is a joke, cause im pretty positive only the 4 banger 2nd gens came stick only.. dont quote me on that
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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yeah it's a 4cyl. Kind of annoying, a tach should be standard on anything with a manual imo.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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I learned to drive on my fathers 96 F-150 300ci straight 6 and no tach, but I know what you mean if its a manual it should have a tach. I think Ford was doing it a$$ backwards because Iv seen more autos with a tach and manuals with out a tach in that generation of F-150.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by f0x672
which is a joke, cause im pretty positive only the 4 banger 2nd gens came stick only.. dont quote me on that
i just quoted you bitch
 
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