Seriously, seriously I use to have that problem all the time in my Firebird but it was quickly and easily solved with a rear mounted tach.
First mounted under the wing like a 3rd brake light, then into the center panel when I got the notch.
And I know, folks don't think the general public is smart enough, but they are, no one rides my butt. They can see that Im just crusin at a low RPM and not racin it. Also a good sike out tool. The rise n fall quickly let em know its a stick and people think twice. Neat to see a Vette speed up to catch up, get close enough to see then fall back in place when it don't look like a easy kill anymore