I heard there is a diff tach as apposed to a regular camaro.Mine is a 1988 305 tpi 5 speed with 4 wheel disc brakes. Rob

 

My 88 Tpi shows yellow at 5, and red at 5500. I havent seen different ones except on the v6.

 

Oh yea, mine had the 5 spd.......now its a 6 ..best thing I ever did.

 

my v6 90 starts red at 6k.

 

what is the deal with the yellow/red? is the yellow just a warning that red is coming? or does it mean something.

 

redline is 5000 on a 305 auto and 5500 on a 350 auto and a 305 stick
(maf cars for sure not sure about MAP)

in MAF cars 350 and 305 Stick got the same cam,

305 auto got a smaller cam because they didn't have the torque to keep the motor from stalling in drive at an idle, they needed a cam with less lump,

that why 89 305 stick has 220hp vs 195hp in an 89 305 auto

 

I have an 88 with stick and LB9 engine. Red is at 5500.

 

I have a 91 305 5-speed and my redline is at 5500

 

When you see oil spraying up on the windshield, you've redlined it.

 

The 5 spd and the Auto TPI 305s had different redline due to different cams.

 

90-92 305 stick and auto red at 5000,
unless you got dual cats then its 5500

 

Mine's Canadian, redlines at 7500, for once the metric system works!

j/k!

Seriously, though - if we're talking a stock 305 and you haven't shown them your tailights at 5k, 6 or 7k is a waste of time, and you're liable to end up riding home in the passenger seat of a wrecker.

 

Unfortunately, he was asking about a 1988.

 

The 5500 RPM redline tachometer was used on all 305 CID (5.0L) Tuned Port Injection engine (LB9) equipped IROC-Zs with manual tranmissions.