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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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Default Has anyone seen this from TRD sparks yet?

I dont know if this is new, but I just saw this recently and looks kinda cool! Wonder if the AFR is any good, from the description, looks like a narrowband though!

http://www.trdsparks.com/displaypart...0&parts_id=571
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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really old... it's decent... but a little overpriced.. (because of the TRD name)
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Oh lol, didn't know how old. I could have sworn I haven't seen that on there! DISREGARD THREAD! lol. my bad. Just looks cool! So it's a narrowband right?
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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lol plus its all about the driver..you should ask yourself, do I really need a light to tell me when to shift?
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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Lol no, I really don't. Just something to add into the car if it's beneficial. Mainly for the AF but doesn't seem worth it for a narrowband. If it were a wideband + shift light, hey that's convenient! haha.
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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^^you just like it because it lights up
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 11:55 PM
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LOL anything with interior LED's ill get to make my car look a little more atmospheric muahaha. BUT SERIOUSLY! I'm in the market for a gauge SOOON, wanted to try to knock out 2 birds haha.
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i trust my ears more than i trust some light.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 05:21 AM
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heres a vid from my buddy kanundrum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPB23lzHfHQ

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i trust my ears more than i trust some light.
i used to be like that, but unfortunately with the supercharger, header and full 3 inch exhaust, i gotta either keep an eye on my tach or bounce off ther rev limitor and then shift.

when i just had trd exhaust and intake, there used to be a key exhaust note that told me when to up shift, then with the header and the supercharger, it was different, but also arrived alot faster then i expected, and now with the full 3 inch exhaust, the car just shouts, above 4k rpms, the car just sounds the same, no key exhaust note noise for me to tune into and remind me to upshift.

but i have gotten really quick at upshifting as soon as i hit the rev limitor.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by yellowxhoodie
i trust my ears more than i trust some light.
lol a gauge is a gauge. if that were the case, some people would have no use for AF meters... you can definitely hear a problem, but to be safe and to get the best out of something, we use gauges haha.
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yea but thats a lil diff. cuz its constantly changing, and you no you cant always hear the problem with that, if you cant hear your car...then theres a problem.

i agree with the forced induction statement though cuz the shift point comes up much faster so its easier to miss it and bounce off the limiter.
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Then yeah, that's another good thing to point out. Sometimes ill miss a gear cuz my rpm climbs kinda quik lol. I wanted it for looks and for the gauge if it were a wideband lol.
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