Inaccurate Tachometer?

My5ABaby · 06-05-2012, 09:45 AM

My theory is they're both inaccurate on purpose. It gives the company and consumer a safety margin. If your speedo ran high, or even accurate, then people would be getting tickets more often, insurance rates would go up, and it may hurt the reputation.

Tach... 99.9% of consumers don't know the tachs are off. Those people think their engines are revving higher than they are which makes them think it's performing better. This gives the illusion of a cooler/high performing car and lets the company have a higher safety margin/more reliable engine. That difference of 100-500rpms makes a difference after 100,000+ miles. Is it annoying for the .1%? Sure, but if I were a company I'd cater to the 99.9%.

06-05-2012, 09:45 AM	#15
My5ABaby Sigh..... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 2,377 Rep Power: 20	My theory is they're both inaccurate on purpose. It gives the company and consumer a safety margin. If your speedo ran high, or even accurate, then people would be getting tickets more often, insurance rates would go up, and it may hurt the reputation. Tach... 99.9% of consumers don't know the tachs are off. Those people think their engines are revving higher than they are which makes them think it's performing better. This gives the illusion of a cooler/high performing car and lets the company have a higher safety margin/more reliable engine. That difference of 100-500rpms makes a difference after 100,000+ miles. Is it annoying for the .1%? Sure, but if I were a company I'd cater to the 99.9%. __________________ 1986 Sport: 132k miles, 5A (Sapphire Blue Metallic), Tokico Blues, Racing Beat Springs, Custom LED tailights (only S4 LED tails in the world), SSR Mark II, Racing Beat exhaust, S5 black interior, Rotary Resurrection rebuild at 120k miles Community Service Manual RotorWiki "Imagination costs nothing; we could build square locomotives or fly to Mars" - Felix Wankel Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."