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    shift light

    i've got a gutted 97 sc2. i want to put a shift light in, but i'm not sure what kind i want. i'd like to get some opinions.


    just a standard shift light


    5'' tach with standard shiftlight


    3 3/4'' tach with small shift light




    i'm not sure how bright the little tach light is going to be, or i'd probably get the last one.

    i'm gonna have some pics up of my interior later, but here is a quick rundown.
    radar detector center and bottom of windshield, aem wbo2 mounted right where that indent is in the dash cover. there will also be another gauge right next to, but i'm not sure what yet. they are going to be welded to the metal bracket on the dash. and there will be a small hole in the dash cover. my afc neo is going to be right where the traction control and rear defrost buttons are. i would like the tach right on the side of the stock gauge cluster.
    i want to be able to see my wideband, tach, and afc all in one shot. also i want to have it close enough to see all of them in one camera shot so i can go back after racing and watch all of them.

    has anyone used one of the tachs with the small led shift llight?
    97 sc1-- DOHC swap, P&amp;P head, race cams, AEM CAI, geo TB, eclipse 4-1 header, lsd, act clutch, fidanza FW<br /><br />na<br />14.9 @91mph<br />50 shot <br />[email protected]<br /><br />forged motor coming soon..<br /><br />vids<br />http://videos.streetfire.net/profile/bo ... dewayz.htm
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    Personally I say go with just the light. A big tach isn't really necessary since you have one already, right in your face. Just position the camera to see it all. If you have your heart set on getting a tach, then get the last one.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by OakDog8
      Personally I say go with just the light.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by djgeo05
        Originally posted by OakDog8
        Personally I say go with just the light.
        thats the same shift light im getting
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        • #5
          ?? what is the purpose of installing a shift light? what benefit does it give you?
          He who won't read has no advantage over he who cannot. Repeat after me: Investigate. Learn. Discover. Ignorance is not bliss.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Vendetta
            ?? what is the purpose of installing a shift light? what benefit does it give you?
            you set it to where you want to shift and you wait for it to light up

            no more watching tach.... as much
            Originally posted by ECOtec Gods
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Vendetta
              ?? what is the purpose of installing a shift light? what benefit does it give you?

              i used to think the same thing, then i got a safc neo that tells me my max rpm. and sometimes in 1st and second i can't look at the tach long enough to watch it hit 67. especially if the tires are spinning.

              i'm really leaning towards the big tach, but i don't want to feel ricerish
              97 sc1-- DOHC swap, P&amp;P head, race cams, AEM CAI, geo TB, eclipse 4-1 header, lsd, act clutch, fidanza FW<br /><br />na<br />14.9 @91mph<br />50 shot <br />[email protected]<br /><br />forged motor coming soon..<br /><br />vids<br />http://videos.streetfire.net/profile/bo ... dewayz.htm

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              • #8
                i would have to go with the last one....its a pretty big tach, readily visible, and the light should be pretty bright
                <br /><br />I wont bow to something that I've never seen..........I can't believe in something that doesn't believe in me....I'm not blood of your blood.....I'm no son of your god...I'm have no faith in your faith, still I find salvation<br /><br />[quote author="omgitselvisc"]im vinny's bitch i guess lol[/quote]

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by 95SL2me
                  i would have to go with the last one....its a pretty big tach, readily visible, and the light should be pretty bright
                  its not huge tho, i am worried that the light won't be bright enough.. trying to find pics of it or a video
                  97 sc1-- DOHC swap, P&amp;P head, race cams, AEM CAI, geo TB, eclipse 4-1 header, lsd, act clutch, fidanza FW<br /><br />na<br />14.9 @91mph<br />50 shot <br />[email protected]<br /><br />forged motor coming soon..<br /><br />vids<br />http://videos.streetfire.net/profile/bo ... dewayz.htm

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                  • #10
                    i thought it was an LED right...those suckers are bright...but then again you dont want a light that goes off and blinds you lol
                    <br /><br />I wont bow to something that I've never seen..........I can't believe in something that doesn't believe in me....I'm not blood of your blood.....I'm no son of your god...I'm have no faith in your faith, still I find salvation<br /><br />[quote author="omgitselvisc"]im vinny's bitch i guess lol[/quote]

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Vendetta
                      ?? what is the purpose of installing a shift light? what benefit does it give you?
                      anyways... jsut listen to your motor...

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by saturn_06
                        Originally posted by Vendetta
                        ?? what is the purpose of installing a shift light? what benefit does it give you?
                        anyways... jsut listen to your motor...
                        You'll get a lot more consistant time if you get a light in there and your shifting at the same number everytime.

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                        • #13
                          do the shiftlights need a controller? or do they control themselves

                          edit; NM I just bought one, lol.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by adamkob32
                            Originally posted by saturn_06
                            Originally posted by Vendetta
                            ?? what is the purpose of installing a shift light? what benefit does it give you?
                            anyways... jsut listen to your motor...
                            You'll get a lot more consistant time if you get a light in there and your shifting at the same number everytime.

                            --Adam
                            Shiftlights are great. I have had one in both cars for years. I did recently add an autometer tach to my SC1 as it is more accurate than the stocker but it's not a monster and I mounted it on the steering column in front of the oem spot, so no big ricer shit on my dash and the shiftlight is in the left airvent.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by saturn_06
                              Originally posted by Vendetta
                              ?? what is the purpose of installing a shift light? what benefit does it give you?
                              anyways... jsut listen to your motor...

                              right, i bet you won't hit the same rpm everytime, i am a fairly consistent driver at the track and when i checked my NEO after running on the street my max rpms are in the area of 6300-6400
                              97 sc1-- DOHC swap, P&amp;P head, race cams, AEM CAI, geo TB, eclipse 4-1 header, lsd, act clutch, fidanza FW<br /><br />na<br />14.9 @91mph<br />50 shot <br />[email protected]<br /><br />forged motor coming soon..<br /><br />vids<br />http://videos.streetfire.net/profile/bo ... dewayz.htm

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