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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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Can someone tell me why they put tacks in cars and trucks with auto transmissions? thanks, Tim
 
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Because it's nice to know what RPM you are operating at, good for diagnostics, and You can manually select which gear you are in, and you need a tach to know when to shift gears.
 
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Mostly user entertainment unless the user is racing.

Folks were shifting gears manually long before tachs (not "tacks") were standard equipment.
 
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