89 civic
KaMaKaZiPyRo
01-05-2005, 07:48 PM
I saw an 89 civic that im gunna try to buy and I was just wondering how do people shift without an RPM gauge or nething. Or did they just expect everyone to go by sound.
steve-o317
01-05-2005, 07:54 PM
Yeah i have an 89 std. hatch. it sucks without a tach but you do just go by sound it should be obvious if you are reving too high. and if you are bogging just remember to run it up a little more. eventually you get the feel for it. also you can use your speedometer to help i take 1st to 15 2nd to 25 3rd to 35
1990civicdxhb
01-05-2005, 07:55 PM
I used the speedometer/sound when I didn't have my tach,
on a 1990 civic dx
on a 1990 civic dx
KaMaKaZiPyRo
01-05-2005, 08:05 PM
the car that im lookin at has a b17 in it, so are the speeds the same? Also I could still just buy a tach and that would work rite?
steve-o317
01-05-2005, 08:27 PM
the car that im lookin at has a b17 in it, so are the speeds the same? Also I could still just buy a tach and that would work rite?
Im not too sure if the speeds would be the same bec. i have never driven anything else honda but i would say No. You can run it to pretty much what ever speed you would like i would run my car a little higher in almost all gears if i didnt burn oil.
Im not too sure if the speeds would be the same bec. i have never driven anything else honda but i would say No. You can run it to pretty much what ever speed you would like i would run my car a little higher in almost all gears if i didnt burn oil.
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