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I was wondering if this tach would be a good choice for my 92 5.0

Jegs #105-233905

Auto Gage Tachometer
External Shift Lite
Pedestal Mount
8,000 RPM Range
5'' Diameter

$115.99

Thanks for the help
 

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sure
 
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are there any cheaper ones with a shift light that are still good products? or is that the cheapest?
 

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Thats a pretty descent price man.
 
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wow I just realized today how horrible the stock tach really is. I missed second and the rpm went to 7 grand but no rev limiter.

So im guessing my rpm is off by 1,000 near the top end.

also how bad does missing a gear hurt your car?
 

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mdaman said:
also how bad does missing a gear hurt your car?
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if you mean hitting the limiter, it is not great, since the puter cuts fuel and not spark. you should be out of lung by that high a revs, so i dont see the need on a stockish application, to tach it out like that.

good luck.
 
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out of lung? what does that mean?

and so it woulnd't hurt it that bad just not a good thing
 

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mdaman said:
out of lung? what does that mean?

and so it woulnd't hurt it that bad just not a good thing
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Means that your engine quits making power around 5K (stock), so there's no point to wind it out any further. Missing a shift is another story, but it's not bad 'til breakage occurs
The stock 5.0 is really tough in that regard, but you want to avoid it at as much as possible.
 
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thanks for the assurance man. I was just worried that the missed shift would mess up my engine pretty bad. Also I don't know when my car quits making power im just saying it hit 7 grand with no rev limiter when I missed

Also is the rev limiter like the ones on newer cars where you can hear the engine cutting in and out?
 
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