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davidjh72
05-02-2007, 08:37 AM
Anything to get me above a 46 MPG tank!
http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2007/04/27/gaslock_indy_ca_1.html#more
Erdrick
05-02-2007, 08:56 AM
Looks suspicious. I don't see how a shift knob could tell you anything about FE. If it works, great.. you won't see me rushing out to buy one though!
Go with what is proven -- Scanguage II.
davidjh72
05-02-2007, 09:01 AM
Already got a SG2.
Perhaps the accelerometer/electronics sense rate of acceleration, or lack there of, thereby sequencing the counter to the next higher gear # to prompt the noob driver to upshift. Though I'd think that any experienced manual driver would instinctively know to upshift before redline when driving normally (for FE).
So it's basically an aftermarket upshift indicator. Neat, but I'm not so sure I want to be looking that far down in the cabin while driving.
zpiloto
05-02-2007, 09:22 AM
Just get a vacuum gauge for 35 bucks.:D
lovemysan
05-02-2007, 09:53 AM
You can get a vacuum gauge for less than $10 shipped. I found the link here somewhere
Ron22
05-02-2007, 12:56 PM
My 86 CRX has one of these too. It is called the shift light.
So is this new one any different or is just running off vacuum too?
SVOboy
05-02-2007, 01:40 PM
I'm guessing this knob runs off the tach...
davidjh72
05-02-2007, 02:09 PM
My 86 CRX has one of these too. It is called the shift light.
So is this new one any different or is just running off vacuum too?
Survey says... What... are you nuts? What's this thing supposed to be good for?!
Q: "I've got this yellow "UP" arrow light on my dash that comes on. It goes out when I shift. It's rather distracting!"
A: "Shift earlier so the light doesn't come on, doofus."
Erdrick
05-02-2007, 10:21 PM
david: Yeah, I realized that as soon as I posted. Felt like an idiot, but what is one to do. Guess I could have edited my post...
Vac operated, tach operated, whatever. Every car I've ever had with a shift light, I shift before it comes on anyway, and every car without one gets shifted that way too.
I liked it when I first started driving, but the light would stay on in top gear unless you were decelerating -- rather irritating after a while.
pyramid_head
05-03-2007, 02:24 PM
It looks so futuristic. It'll look so out of place if i placed it on my crx. All i can say is... nothing beats SG2.... for now :p, but a nice find Dav72.