Recent content by Big O Dave

Hey! You shouldn’t talk about a Bitoger’s sister like that!!

I would just worry about that kind of oil consumption killing the Uber-expensive catalytic converters…

Good to see you back, Dr. Haas!

I will be providing pics and video soon. I’m out of town, so it’ll be a couple of weeks. Thanks, everyone, for all of the great advice and information!

It has been sitting in a field for YEARS. It was last started five years ago. I am the second owner, and I know the original owner. It has a Banks Sidewinder turbo kit. The trans is a C6. Manual locking hubs, BW1356 Transfer Case and a Sterling 10.25" rear axle. The front axle is a...

Originally Posted by Danno SSD will be best speed update for the "puter, no doubt. Make sure you do a OS clean install. I could not agree more! After you replace the HDD with a SSD, you will likely come to the conclusion that you don't need to upgrade the CPU. The OS clean install works...

Originally Posted By: userfriendly I put a 1,000 HP NOS & LPG kit on my LML, pull a 10k lb. trailer up 12% grades at 100 mph, with the truck loaded to GVW and run 0W20 TGMO. Awesome!

I contacted Chevron regarding the exact NOACK and HTHS numbers for the SD 15W-30, and here is the response I got: Quote: Delo 400 SAE 15W-30 properties as received from technical support: Noack (D5800) 9.7% HTHS (D4683) 3.7 cP

I'm in the auto repair business. It's quite common for Nissan V6's to develop leaks at the large O-Ring where the oil cooler adapter mounts to the engine block. I would not blame the oil.

That tire dealer is very small-minded. We LOVE being a Tire Rack Preferred Installer. It brings us LOTS of new business, and not just tire business... most of these customers become our customers for maintenance and mechanical work, too. Go to tirerack.com and find a five-star rated installer...

SteveSRT8, Quote: J. William Fulbright Best ET-12.79 @ 111 mph I had no idea that Fulbright was that fast!

Originally Posted By: virginoil Only 1,013 miles. What a waste. What have you been reading on BITOG ? You're right. I've been reading the wrong stuff on BITOG. I'm a contrarian. No, I'm not.

Originally Posted By: ltslimjim Man...I need to sleep. See? It even helps insomnia!! Truly amazing stuff!

5w20, 20w50... what the heck, they're all the same numerals, right? Should be just fine either way.

Originally Posted By: jmsjags glad to hear it! how long did you run the factory fill? 1,013 miles. It was agony. As far as mileage numbers, we live up in the mountains and work down in a valley, so our near-100 mile round trip has lots of elevation change - 3,000'. Our round trip average is...