Has anyone used one of these before
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Dont laugh, I picked it up very cheap. I know it's old but i might give it a try, just wondered if anyone had used one before and what they thought of it. Mick
69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200# best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft best 60ft 1.36
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Re: Has anyone used one of these before
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08/05/11 12:16 PM
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Looks like its a recorder... whats the box at the bottom and wouldnt just a mini recorder do the same thing... I dont know what your're doing with it
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Re: Has anyone used one of these before
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It's an autometer playback recorder, wires to the tach and can playback either tach only or with sound. Mick
69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200# best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft best 60ft 1.36
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Re: Has anyone used one of these before
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08/05/11 01:59 PM
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They work well Several freinds had them and all of them loved them It looks like that one has been in a fire, does it come with a warrenty I have a brand new one in the box that I have never treid, as soon as I bought it VDO came out with thier Extreme playback tach,so I bought it also It works very well One of the benefit of a playback tach that records the entire run is you can see the RPM drop back on each shift so you can see what the converters does better instead of trying to look at the tach for that, the VDO playback will play back in 1/3 real time or at real time, your choice
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: Has anyone used one of these before
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Thanks Cab, just what i was looking for some real world info. Picture is deceiving, the condition is fine, i'd rather have the new style but i've decided i've spent enough this year and the ring gear on my converter needs changing due to damage in transit. I have a 1050 dom to try before the years out and i'm also looking to seal the hood, in search of another 1/10. Mick
69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200# best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft best 60ft 1.36
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Re: Has anyone used one of these before
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08/06/11 10:51 AM
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playback... with sound. Mick
Genius! Now my wife can go to the Service Shop without having to go "It sounds like a ka-clinging, ka-clinging, ka-clinging, whenever I...."
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08/06/11 08:38 PM
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That thing reminds me of a story one of my college auto instructors told. When they first went to a rear engine dragster, they couldn't hear the engine, so they mounted a tape recorder back by the engine. This was years ago, before data recorders.
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Re: Has anyone used one of these before
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08/06/11 09:28 PM
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This is just my opinion BUT if the sound was so magical why wouldnt Datapac and the other have sound.... I can go broooom brooom in my head while watching a play back tach or a data logger down load.... it does sound like a cute thing though... might have been the THING in the day
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Re: Has anyone used one of these before
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08/07/11 01:00 PM
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I can go broooom brooom in my head while watching a play back tach or a data logger down load....
That made me laugh
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Re: Has anyone used one of these before
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Surely hearing the motor could give an indicator of whether it might be nosing over, or a possible engine problem. I know it looks a little antiquated but it's cheaper than spending a fortune on a playback tach. Mick
69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200# best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft best 60ft 1.36
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