Product Feature: Economical Digital Tachometer

The trend of racing electronics has certainly mirrored that of more common consumer electronics like computers, DVD players and cell phones—greater availability at lower prices. The newest digital racing gauge on the market is definitely no exception. At the most basic level, the unit functions as a tachometer and water temperature gauge capable of delivering both a numeric and graphical display that registers up to 19,900 RPMs. It also provides a numerical output of water temperature. The display is bold and backlit, making it ideal for use in poorly lit environments. The unit goes a step further providing a max RPM feature that stores the highest RPM reached during an ontrack session. Additionally the unit has two programmable alert lights that flash when they reach the user defined threshold. One light can be utilized to alert the driver when a certain RPM is reached and the other light can be utilized to alert the driver when a certain temperature is reached.

While there are products readily available that provide much more data and the ability to log that data for analysis on a laptop at a later point, they are several hundred dollars more expensive than this unit’s targeted MSRP of $120. The unit is targeted for release by Speed Partz in Mid April.

"We offer the entire AIM/MyChron family of data acquisition systems which are great products, but for some folks they are over kill.  If a driver just wants a basic tachometer and water temperature gauge with the ability to go back and see what the high RPM was during the session--I think they will really like the functionality and price of this little unit", commented Larry Fasse of Speed Partz.

Photo is actual unit, but not actual display.  Display is a mock-up.  Stay tuned to Speed Partz for additional details.