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PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:02 pm    Post subject: Monster Tachometer Reply with quote

Found this gem in the April 2004 issue of Hot VWs. Pretty amazing technology from more than a decade ago that you just don't see in todays drag cars.

Complete kit weighs less than 86 pounds and comes complete with chassis support bracket, photon power inverter, onboard water cooling system, 300 kilowatt shift light, and 297 page instruction booklet. Also has a patented Pro-Zap technology that sends a progressively stronger electrical current through the drivers wrist when they miss shift points or over rev.

Still trying to find one in the classified section as the company apparently is no longer in business.

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Sorry for the poor quality pic. Zoom in and read the whole article. It's fantastic.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Mosnter Tachometer Reply with quote

I may need a speedo that size in the next ten years if my eyes get any worse Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:23 am    Post subject: Re: Mosnter Tachometer Reply with quote

Maybe the production was limited to that one, notice that it's an April issue. Fool. Laughing

But, I wonder how many orders they received?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Mosnter Tachometer Reply with quote

TDCTDI wrote:
Maybe the production was limited to that one, notice that it's an April issue. Fool. Laughing

But, I wonder how many orders they received?


Say whaaaaaaaaaaa...... Shocked

So you're saying that this isn't real? An 80 pound tach just makes so much sense in a drag car. Hmmmmm. Think
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Mosnter Tachometer Reply with quote

Lol, sadly I remember when that issue came out & thought about how many hondas would be sporting that unit on the dash if it were real.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:02 am    Post subject: Re: Mosnter Tachometer Reply with quote

You missed the impact of this thread topic by about six months.

Other "fools" articles included Herrod Helpers and anything Empi
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Mosnter Tachometer Reply with quote

TDCTDI wrote:
Lol, sadly I remember when that issue came out & thought about how many hondas would be sporting that unit on the dash if it were real.

Oh, to match the coffee-can sized mufflers?

now, that would make sense, in an oddball sort of way...

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