Thread: Fitting a tacho to a Perentie

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Well, don't need but nice to have whilst practicing.
I don't have a tacho on the hybrid and the poor old LT95 is getting a thrashing.
That's why I need to practice.

You have trouble changing gears on feel?

LT95's are full of feedback

If you feel you need something to work with, just use the speedo, the speed in each gear does not change, just like a tacho, its a fixed given, just ratio's

Originally Posted by rovercare

You have trouble changing gears on feel?

Not on the Commodore.

Originally Posted by rovercare

LT95's are full of feedback

As long as it doesn't become full of broken teeth.

Originally Posted by rovercare

If you feel you need something to work with, just use the speedo, the speed in each gear does not change, just like a tacho, its a fixed given, just ratio's

I do that in the hybrid but I am finding it difficult to judge in the Perentie. It's all different. Different motor. Different gearing. Different sound.
I think a tacho will help. It's how I learnt in the truck.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Not on the Commodore.


As long as it doesn't become full of broken teeth.


I do that in the hybrid but I am finding it difficult to judge in the Perentie. It's all different. Different motor. Different gearing. Different sound.
I think a tacho will help. It's how I learnt in the truck.

Just use speedo then, same info as tacho really, pick speeds for gear changes, although its soemthing that varies with road/wind conditions, so I still say feel

Good luck breaking teeth in an LT95

In a 4BD1 Perentie, on flat road:

1st gear to 20kph
2nd to 40kph
3rd to 60kph (-ish)

Hold a little longer when going up hill. Or a lot longer, if going uphill and you need to keep up with traffic.

Yours may differ slightly, but this will keep you from bashing the governor limit. And as a bonus your ears won't bleed too much either.

Originally Posted by Vern

You can't shift from low to high on the fly, surely you know that

Speak for yourself!

John

Originally Posted by Vern

You can't shift from low to high on the fly, surely you know that

I certainly can. I drove around for about a month without a working clutch. Start the engine in first low, change to high ratio, then work up the gears. To slow down, work down the gears to first, then change to low ratio. No tachometer necessary. Listen to the engine.
Aaron

Originally Posted by Aaron IIA

Listen to the engine.

Yep. That's what the instructor said how I'll be doing it as I gain experience, in the mean time, use the tacho.
I'm not sure whether you lot realise this but a 4cyl turbo diesel sounds different to a v8 petrol.

I have both a four cylinder diesel and V8 petrol. Can change gears in both of them with or without the clutch. It comes down to learning the sounds of the engine and the ratios of the gearbox.
Aaron