streetstang03 said:you tell me!every once in a while, a little piece of greenish colored foam some through the vent did it in my 97 as well
streetstang03 said:you tell me!every once in a while, a little piece of greenish colored foam some through the vent did it in my 97 as well
BlueRuckus said:BTW. I've always heard that stock Tachs are not as accurate as aftermarkets.
tjm73 said:Because when the car was designed it was designed around the idea that that average driver is 5' 10" tall. The industry standard. All cars are designed with a spec of what an average driver height is and then things are placed where they need to be so the most possible drivers can see everything they need to see. The Focus, by comparison, was designed around the idea that the average driver is 6' tall. If you get intoone of them, they feel roomy as can be.
Dang if they based it on a 5'10 person, they must have had some really long arms, because 5th gear is a bytch to reach. I'm 6'3 and my arm is at full extension to reach 5th gear
lover said:tjm73 said:Because when the car was designed it was designed around the idea that that average driver is 5' 10" tall. The industry standard. All cars are designed with a spec of what an average driver height is and then things are placed where they need to be so the most possible drivers can see everything they need to see. The Focus, by comparison, was designed around the idea that the average driver is 6' tall. If you get intoone of them, they feel roomy as can be.
Dang if they based it on a 5'10 person, they must have had some really long arms, because 5th gear is a bytch to reach. I'm 6'3 and my arm is at full extension to reach 5th gear
You may want to try the Comfort Pro shifter handle from Steeda. It really brings the shifter lever closer to you. It bends to the left some, then up. I'm really glad I got it.
lover said:Why not just use the onboard computerized digital read-outs that Ford put into the Mustangs.....
Jinx102672 said:I remember seeing a thread on that somewhere.It told how to use your Odometer display to show things like RPMs, speed, engine temp, etc. I should have printed it when I saw it.
BlueRuckus said:lover said:You may want to try the Comfort Pro shifter handle from Steeda. It really brings the shifter lever closer to you. It bends to the left some, then up. I'm really glad I got it.
Yeah I need to because going into 5th is like reaching into the glove box.
Jinx102672 said:I like the stock ones. They are not designed to be precise and that throws some mystery and excitement into my daily driving.
BlueRuckus said:BTW. I've always heard that stock Tachs are not as accurate as aftermarkets.
triggz said:Stock gauges suck because they are highly inaccurate, tend to fail, and do not produce reliable information.
Stock speedo is easily off by 5mph at any speed, the tach can be off by as much as 500rpm off the showroom floor. The voltmeter is the most accurate of any of the gauges, but by the time its letting you know your voltage is low- guess what? your batteries already dead.
lover said:tjm73 said:Because when the car was designed it was designed around the idea that that average driver is 5' 10" tall. The industry standard. All cars are designed with a spec of what an average driver height is and then things are placed where they need to be so the most possible drivers can see everything they need to see. The Focus, by comparison, was designed around the idea that the average driver is 6' tall. If you get intoone of them, they feel roomy as can be.
Dang if they based it on a 5'10 person, they must have had some really long arms, because 5th gear is a bytch to reach. I'm 6'3 and my arm is at full extension to reach 5th gear
Me too! 6'2" and get pissed about trying to shoot for 3rd and fifth.
It's a ricey set-up to me, designed to accomodate the short people of the world.
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