VC commodore L tacho

[john_mete]

ok im just asking if any1 knows if i can replace that gay vacum tacho with a rpm 1. im in victoria so any1 who knows any shops i can go to will be appreciated.

thanks

[VryNeat]

same for my vh? anyways whats the vacuum meter for?

Im looking at taking out the ashtray mounting a metal plate and putting a small rpm tacho in it like 1.1/2 inch one

[john_mete]

rofl they are so gay, but nah i dont wanna put one outside of the dash, i want 1 that will fit in place of the vacum 1.

lol wat was holden thinking with a vacum tacho?

[VryNeat]

i doubt muchly ull get one to replace it like that maybe a vl dash???

[john_mete]

do they just slot in?

like that whole peice??

[VryNeat]

im not to sure mate im quite interested in the idea myself i just thought bout it as i sed it to u :/

[john_mete]

so now that where here wat do u think about the blue 202 vs red 202?

[VryNeat]

my blue 202 = thrashable but not reliable red 202 = less tharshable but way more reliable my blue 202 smokes up both wheels every time and has gone thru 100 bux worth of premium in the 4 days ive owned it

[Tasmaniak]

lol, I will take that vac gauge any day of the week over a bloody tacho.

The further to the left it goes, the more vacuumn the engine is developing.
The further to the right it goes, the less vacuumn it develops.
(Actually, I think thats arse backwards.)

More vac = more fuel...sort of
Less Vac = less fuel...sort of

Say your clipping down the freeway on a 110kp/h and you have the needle buried to the left and it stays there. Car is not accelerating nor is it slowing down. Now, back your foot off the throttle a little bit, the needle moves a little closer to the right but you don't slow down, you just adjusted the pedal a little bit. Well guess what? Your still doing the same speed but your using less fuel. Not much, but it all adds up.

Lets say your climbing a hill in 5th at 100 and to maintain your speed you need to push the throttle down just a little more. But the needle buries itself to the left!.....But the engine didn't make a sound, it doesn't sound like it's laboring so why change? You THINK everything is normal. But the needle is buried, you've pretty much put to the carb into the powermode and it's dumping in raw fuel. Kick it back to 4th revs come up and the needle kicks back to the right and the car leisurely pulls up the hill....more fuel stays in your tank

Think of it as an early model fuel econogauge....in fact, I think when ford put it in to their falcons thats exactly what they called it.

[john_mete]

thanks for that info mate



vry neat, is ur car completely stock?

[VryNeat]

bog stock mate i think the fact that its a wagon gives it a bit extra weight which gets the wheels to smoke AND when i put my foot down causes the petrol to waste that bit more

[john_mete]

so would you say that there is enough power in the engine to slide?

coz im still a learner but i cruising alot if u know wat i mean lol

yeah and im a bit of a speed freak

[VryNeat]

what do u mean by "Slide" as in drift or skid?

[john_mete]

as in drifting and skidding.

and u know when you come out of corners and u floor it and the back kicks out? is there enough power to do that?

[VryNeat]

there is plenty of power to do it BUT i wouldnt without power steering its just risky in certain places now just to sound professional if ur doing it on a track with plenty of open space then go for gold but NEVER do it on public roads i live in kills ive nearly gone off an edge doing skids on back roads its never gonna stop me but the missus screaming SLOW DOWN does :/

[Tasmaniak]

Confucius say when horseless carriage is sideways, horseless driver has little winky.

[VryNeat]

Confucius say when horseless carriage is sideways, horseless driver has little winky.

why do u think i want a big v8 engine with a big top mount charger with big 15 inch wide wheels to smoke up its all bout compensation baby!

[john_mete]

HAHAHAHAHHA the missis screaming slow down omg lol funniest **** i can just picture that HAHAHAHAHAHHA

nah but dw my grandparents have a few acers of land so i go there and practice.

[VryNeat]

HAHAHAHAHHA the missis screaming slow down omg lol funniest **** i can just picture that HAHAHAHAHAHHA

nah but dw my grandparents have a few acers of land so i go there and practice.

trust me the complaining missus is the worst sound known to men of all nationalities

[john_mete]

lol im italian so i know all about the loud noises and screeching rofl

[Tasmaniak]

why do u think i want a big v8 engine with a big top mount charger with big 15 inch wide wheels to smoke up its all bout compensation baby!

Probably for the same reason that when I left the US to come home a month ago I nearly cried when I had to sell my pick-up. A Ford F-350 Dual rear wheels with a 7.3L Turbo Diesel.

[Tasmaniak]

trust me the complaining missus is the worst sound known to men of all nationalities

No offence mate but the worst sound is the silence you have to deal with after you kill the missus being a tool on the road.

[VryNeat]

thing is im never dangerous with her in the car i do the speed limit but i speed up to get to the speed limit fast which she hates for some odd reason

[Paiste402]

i actually found the vacuum gauge handy so i mounted an RPM gause separate on my old VB. They indicate how much is flowing though the intake manifold and in a sense how much fuel is being used.

Some people fork out some dough for a good vacuum gauge so i really reckon u should just get a SMALL rmp gauge and mounted it just off to the right on that little platform. The more gauges the better!

[commsirac]

thing is im never dangerous with her in the car i do the speed limit but i speed up to get to the speed limit fast which she hates for some odd reason

Perhaps she understands the laws of motion better than you and realises that hard acceleration reduces the manoeuvreability of the vehicle as well as making it difficult for people around you to anticipate/predict your movements.