Engine RPM

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Is there a way of determining engine RPM without a Tach?

 

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s-code said:

Is there a way of determining engine RPM without a Tach?

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When it stops pulling you are in the 5800 to 6200 RPM range, depending on the set up.

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If you know your rear gear ratio, tire size, and have an accurate speedometer it can be calculated.

 

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There are like 5 million dwell meters on ebay for cheap and some are brand new.

 

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Get a friend that is or use to be a sonar teck for the Navy. I had a friend in collage that could stand near a car and tell you the rpm’s to plus or minus 50 rpm as measured with an optical tach. On every car we tried it on. Damndest thing I ever saw.

 

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Yes. When it explodes, you are at redline + 500 rpm.

 

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LMan said:

Yes. When it explodes, you are at redline + 500 rpm.

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Yea, that is kinda how I torque my bolts - tighten 'till they strip and then back off half a turn.

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So, I need a dwell meter, an ex sonar tach, and just run it till it blows. Sounds like fun.

 

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you could just floor it and hold the gas pedle down till the exhaust manifold turns red. At least you knew it could make it that far without pinging ::

 

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Are you still trying to set your idle?

 

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I hope to god that S-code isnt. I on the other hand just bought a vacuum gauge last night on ebay for $10 .

 

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krash kendall said:

Are you still trying to set your idle?

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I think I have the idle set where it needs to be. I wanted to be able to verify the engine RPM since my tach doesn't currently work. I picked up an engine analyzer on the way home tonight that will show me the engine RPM.