Recent content by glen242

You seem to forget which free market president picked this winner. Was it a president or was it congress, EPA, etc.? Even ozone Al Gore said last week, it was political - to HELP the farmers. Which farmers, Archer Daniels (sp) Midland, and their buckets of political payoff money?

Can anyone come up with real ingredient numbers for what is used in 'Top Tier' gasoline vs the same numbers on regular gasoline? Different additives? In my limited research, all I can find is 'Top tier has more/better additives', no actual data. If verifiable numbers are not available, to my...

Amoco premium 'white' gas, in the late '50s and part of the '60s, did contain lead. My dad owned an Amoco station during that period. I seem to remember the tetraethel? tag on the pumps.

Just my experience: 2004 Subaru 4 cyl legacy s/w - 20 mpg 1998 Ford 4 cyl ranger 5-speed - 24 mpg Driving is mostly around town for both vehicles.

Just a quick transmission question. Is a CVT transmission just an update of the old Buick Dynaflow slush box?

Originally Posted By: mongo161 You can't go wrong with the Formula Shell. It's loaded with Moly and has lots of Zinc, among other nice additives. Overall, Shell,PYB and Havoline are my favs on the list. Can you supply a link to the Shell web site that lists the amount of ZDDP in their various...

Originally Posted By: The Critic Around here, pumps have dispensers for 87, 89 and 91 octane fuels. I have seen cars specify either 87 or 91, never 89. So what's the purpose of 89? The purpose is to let me run my modified 10.3 CR SBC 383 on cheaper gas.

Originally Posted By: tonycarguy Originally Posted By: glen242 Erie insurance on 2 daily drivers and home. 30 years without a problem. For collector cars, I use Hagerty. They have AGREED value policies. Regular policies from the State Farms of the world only offer stated value or book value...

I have 3 vehicles, Subaru SW, Ford Ranger, and a '76 Corvette. About 15 years ago I found a local garage that had all the Hi-Tech equipment to service my newer cars. 99% of the Corvette work I do myself. It is not that the garage can not do it, it's because I like to work on my 'vette. Both...

Originally Posted By: Kestas You can consider running Rotella T 15W-40 oil rated for diesel engines. It purportedly has high levels of ZDDP. This is what the classic car crowd uses for their flat tappet engines. I went to Shell's web site and could not find a spec sheet regarding the amount of...

1958 Chrysler 300 D. Last of the original 392 hemis. My favorite, which I could not afford, was the 1956-57 Lincoln MK 2(I think that is the correct Mark for those years). I don't see very many for sale.

Erie insurance on 2 daily drivers and home. 30 years without a problem. For collector cars, I use Hagerty. They have AGREED value policies. Regular policies from the State Farms of the world only offer stated value or book value. There is a difference! Check it out.

Well lets see. Always had manual transmissions. Wife had 2 knees replaced. She has an auto now. My vehicles - Ford Ranger - manual, '76 Corvette - manual. I will say, without a doubt, that if I had to drive in big city rush hour traffic, I woul take an auto. But, I don't have to drive to...

Originally Posted By: Trajan Originally Posted By: Vesparado Originally Posted By: Trajan Originally Posted By: Vesparado "Top Tier" Strictly a marketing gimmick...no enforcement means no compliance. Put your faith elsewhere. There is nothing to enforce. And auto makers came up with it. Not...

I use VR1 10W-30 in my 383 stroker 'vette. I don't drive it in the winter. Been using this since I built the engine ~4 years ago. BTW, this is a flat tappet CC XE274H cam engine.