89 civic

[KaMaKaZiPyRo]

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]

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]

I used the speedometer/sound when I didn't have my tach,
on a 1990 civic dx

[KaMaKaZiPyRo]

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]

Originally Posted by KaMaKaZiPyRo

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.