Which Z comes with the speedo/tach needles pointing straight down?

ninous26 · 10-12-2010, 11:33 PM

I keep seeing different needle style in different gauge cluster pics.. Can anyone point this out to me? I tried to search but found no results.

Thanks!

Nismo221 · 10-12-2010, 11:35 PM

all the needles point down when the car is turned off.

Trips · 10-12-2010, 11:38 PM

All Z's have the needles pointed down when the car is off, as soon as you push the ignition the needles sweep to the normal position, There is an option to disable that function.

ninous26 · 10-12-2010, 11:41 PM

Ohh ok, got ya.. So when the car starts the needle goes from pointing straight down to "0" on the speedo and to whatever RPM the car idles at in the tach? But when the car is on the battery only and not started the needle stays straight down? Just being sure.

Also, the function disables the sweeping of the needles?

Thanks.

Trips · 10-12-2010, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ninous26

Ohh ok, got ya.. So when the car starts the needle goes from pointing straight down to "0" on the speedo and to whatever RPM the car idles at in the tach? But when the car is on the battery only and not started the needle stays straight down? Just being sure.

Also, the function disables the sweeping of the needles?

Thanks.

Yes.

ninous26 · 10-12-2010, 11:51 PM

Thank you!

ProfessorDave · 10-13-2010, 05:57 AM

Like trip's said, they sweep first (clear, peg whatever you want to call it) and then settle at their current position.

Oh, and the sweep is mezmerizing!

TROOPER · 10-13-2010, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple's

All Z's have the needles pointed down when the car is off, as soon as you push the ignition the needles sweep to the normal position, There is an option to disable that function.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninous26

Ohh ok, got ya.. So when the car starts the needle goes from pointing straight down to "0" on the speedo and to whatever RPM the car idles at in the tach? But when the car is on the battery only and not started the needle stays straight down? Just being sure.

Also, the function disables the sweeping of the needles?

Thanks.

I'm not sure I understood that answer either LOL

Don't the needles start from "straight down",
then do a full sweep to "red-line",
then sweep back to settle ast the current idle RPM's ..??

Mt Tam I am · 10-13-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TROOPER

I'm sure I understood that answer either LOL

Don't the needles start from "straight down",
then do a full sweep to "red-line",
then sweep back to settle ast the current idle RPM's ..??

I think everybody has got it right. If not fire up your car and watch.

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." I agree with this as much as anything. It sounds Jeffersonian.

kenchan · 10-13-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

Oh, and the sweep is mezmerizing!

professordave- do you make VROOOOM!!! sounds when it sweeps?

phelan · 10-13-2010, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

professordave- do you make VROOOOM!!! sounds when it sweeps?

why stop there? when it goes up i go BRIIINNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!

and as it settles back to zero, i finish it off with a "ding ding dingdingding...."

kenchan · 10-13-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

why stop there? when it goes up i go BRIIINNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!

and as it settles back to zero, i finish it off with a "ding ding dingdingding...."

hey speaking of phelan's favorite store, i hopped on over to the pillow store to pickup a gift card for my buddy who just got married. bedbathbeyondboring

just a quick way to impress his new wife he's serious.

ProfessorDave · 10-14-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

professordave- do you make VROOOOM!!! sounds when it sweeps?

Who told!?! Who told???!!!

kenchan · 10-14-2010, 01:08 PM

10-12-2010, 11:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
ninous26 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 112 Drives: 03 G35 black 5AT Rep Power: 15	Which Z comes with the speedo/tach needles pointing straight down? I keep seeing different needle style in different gauge cluster pics.. Can anyone point this out to me? I tried to search but found no results. Thanks!

10-12-2010, 11:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nismo221 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Decatur, Alabama Age: 35 Posts: 489 Drives: 2010 370z Nismo Rep Power: 14	all the needles point down when the car is turned off. __________________ Stillen Gen 3, Motordyne M370 Intake Manifold, 25 row oil cooler, Z1 test pipes, Greddy Ti-C 70mm dual exhaust, 15mm front/20mm rear spacers, RE-11's, V1 detector, LED interior lights, LED tag lights, Password JDM CF engine and radiator cooling covers.

10-12-2010, 11:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	All Z's have the needles pointed down when the car is off, as soon as you push the ignition the needles sweep to the normal position, There is an option to disable that function. __________________

10-13-2010, 05:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 18	Like trip's said, they sweep first (clear, peg whatever you want to call it) and then settle at their current position. Oh, and the sweep is mezmerizing! __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

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10-12-2010, 11:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
ninous26 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 112 Drives: 03 G35 black 5AT Rep Power: 15	Ohh ok, got ya.. So when the car starts the needle goes from pointing straight down to "0" on the speedo and to whatever RPM the car idles at in the tach? But when the car is on the battery only and not started the needle stays straight down? Just being sure. Also, the function disables the sweeping of the needles? Thanks.

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ninous26 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 112 Drives: 03 G35 black 5AT Rep Power: 15	Thank you!

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