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fiveotony

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OK I have a auto meter sport comp tach and my stock one my stock one says I am idleing at 1200 RPM the auto meter says around 850-900 which one would you believe????
 

red94fiveo

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Auto meter without question.
 

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thanks just making sure.
 

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wow, are all stock tach's that far off??????
 

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gunslinger8200 said:
wow, are all stock tach's that far off??????
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You would be suprised. I have heard of stock tachs being off as much as 500 rpm in the upper part of the rev range.
 

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me too but never really on an idle. maybe the stock tach is a POS???
 

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My sport comp says the car is idling at 975-1000rpms and yet the stock ones says 750-800rpms. I can tell by the sound that the autometer one is right.
 

VIPERn94Five-0

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yeah id put my money and your money on the fact that the autometer tach is correct....stock equipment is garbage!



Anthony
 
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