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Originally Posted by ZeeOSix Originally Posted by adams355 Originally Posted by ZeeOSix Originally Posted by metroplex Jumping into this late, but the stock airbox/ducts/paper filter on Ford EcoBoost is not a restriction at all. There's been extensive testing that showed negligible gains with...

I thought I would mention that the Acura has been on a high ZDDP oil since it's first oil change. Just got it smogged a couple months ago on the original cats and 02 sensors and emissions are up. Previously it blew 0 hydrocarbons. This time it blew 1 hydrocarbon lol. I think this proves high...

Sounds like the weight I would use if I had to pick just one weight to cover every car and light truck application on the planet. It's thick enough for diesels and high torque at low rpm turbo engines or long trips down the freeway A big factor is being educated and driving according to the...

Originally Posted By: slybunda Why only on wot and not when normal driving Why does it richen the mixture under full throttle? Mostly to avoid detonation. Stoich for gasoline is 14.7:1. Under light load most cars are in that neighborhood. Under full throttle naturally aspirated cars will be...

Originally Posted By: BrocLuno Originally Posted By: AcuraTL One thing to keep in mind when comparing others' cars and oils and intervals is the conditions they're driving in. 1 million miles for example. That's awesome but you have to keep in mind that vehicle uses many gallons of oil and...

There's no "blowing the carbon out" in modern cars. There's nothing to blow out. Any improvements from doing full throttle runs would be from the ECU learning, possibly putting in a little more timing or getting a little more aggressive with shift points.msometimes performance cars or their...

I tend to run good oils in the mower. It's air cooled, it's running over 3,000rpm continuously, many times at full throttle, all 3 of which will probably give some fairly high oil temps. Next time I'm going to shoot sump temps so I know oil temp for sure. Then there's the abuse, primarily...

My personal view is that if I'm going to spend the money for a synheric, it better be a "real" synthetic. Why pay for a grp IV that offers very little over a grp III that's cheaper? I personally run Redline because I like what the mostly ester POE (grp V) base oil has to offer and I like the...

Originally Posted By: Ducked Primaeval soup. Lightening. (As in, "harness the lightening, Frankenstein!") Amino acids Time. More Time. Luck Life (Not Time-Life) Time More Time Oil So electricity. That's the theory, anyway. You must be very religious to believe that theory. I applaud you...

Originally Posted By: Shannow Originally Posted By: AcuraTL Awesome stuff. About the big end deforming especially on the exhaust stroke, very true, which is why when an engine throws a rod from excessive rpm it's usually on the exhaust stroke and not the power stroke as many assume. Its also...

I just did a drain and fill of my Acura's powersteering and it reminded me of this thread. Redline High Temp ATF as usual. No leaks or any other problems, the old stuff looked good. It's been around 4 years now and almost 50,000 miles and any seal compatibility issues would have shown up by now...

What is the idle speed at? If it's within spec (500-850rpm usually but yours may differ) it's not the throttle body. I've seen computers get fried when a battery is very dead and it's jump started. On the Fords, if they start at all, they have a horrible miss. If I were betting, I would guess...

If it's a Ford diesel truck, why not pull the pan (use the vacuum first or whatever), then pull the converter drain plug? That's 98% of the total fluid. If the pan level rises over time while the truck sits without starting it, the converter is draining back into the pan. Not the end of the...

'06 Acura TL - Drain and fill of the transmission, 3.5 quarts total. 2 quarts of Redline lightweight Racing (Type F) and1.5 quarts of Redline D4 (Dex III). Along with replacing the pressure switches every 2 years this transmission has been great to 142,000 miles and shifts like new. I've been...

The oil filter is barely needed. It will catch the rare larger than normal particle that may come from a chain tensioner, carbon/sludge from blow by which is extremely rare especially when the proper OCI is followed, or metal which is not normal. It's there "just in case". With that said, I...