On the tachometer what is the difference from striped zone to the actual readline? Is the stripped zone bad to be in?

 

only if you are in 4th, 5th, or 6th gear

 

Warning Warning overload!

That's what the bars mean.

 

LOL just wait for the BEEP!!!

 

I keep my rpm @ 9300 or so.

 

thats the sweet spot

 

Wait for the beep...pause a second...then shift...

Done...

 

"you're about to reach redline, shift soon"

 

Its like whats the difference between water and boiling water... (1 degree)

So the difference in the striped zone and the red zone is 1rpm.

Its not like your car automatically blows up at redline, but its there to help prevent stress on other components such as the transmission.

 

Thats the secret to great gas mileage

 

RX-8 Redline = 9000 RPM

Striped zone starts at 8500 RPM and starts to beep to tell you to shift soon. Pontiacs actually have a yellow "striped" zone as well on some of their cars. Same thing there.

 

Not so much...its more like...

Hey buddy your about to run out of the optimum power band...you need to shift if you want to continue to ride this ride...

 

Don't you find that Beep really irritating after a while? Then again I love scaring my passengers with it, cuz they think my car is ready to detonate. LOL

 

Personally I like it being there, but I don't redline everyday (Dont baby it either)

 

No...not really...I rather enjoy it...kinda wish I could make it louder...I'm sure I could if I messed with it...

but if I go into the dash to mess with it...I'll end up changing it out entirely...maybe replace it with a Jena Jameson Moaning sound, "oh god", "YES YES YES", or something...

 

eviltwinkie

OMG, why has no one thought of that before! It would be supremely awesome!

 

Just never got around to it...its a very simple circuit to splice into...wouldn't be that hard...

Heh if I do it, I'll become a forum vendor and let you buy one from me...haa haa

 

^ Haha, I want that mod. Too cool.