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Originally Posted By: demarpaint Did it have a transmission temp reading as well? I'm curious how much faster the oil comes to temp before the ATF comes to normal temp? Another data point for you. 2011 Corvette with LS3 and 6-speed auto. The transmission fluid is run through the side tank of...

Originally Posted By: steve20 I have said this before, but IMO it is worth saying again. I've had several Corvettes equipped with digital oil pressure & digital oil temperature readings. While driving slowly--for an aluminum block & head motor the oil temp is roughly half of the coolant temp, up...

Originally Posted By: d00df00d Originally Posted By: Injured_Again I agree with you that handling is more than just cornering performance, but I **strongly disagree** that wide tires hinder handling as you have defined it. I don't know who you are but unless you were someone like Lewis Hamilton...

Originally Posted By: d00df00d Originally Posted By: Injured_Again Originally Posted By: d00df00d Tire width is a lot like oil viscosity, honestly. You want as much as necessary, and no more. There's a reason cars built from the ground up for handling -- Miata, BRZ/FRS, RX-8, etc. -- don't come...

Originally Posted By: d00df00d Tire width is a lot like oil viscosity, honestly. You want as much as necessary, and no more. There's a reason cars built from the ground up for handling -- Miata, BRZ/FRS, RX-8, etc. -- don't come with steamroller tires. There's a reason performance cars rarely...

The Altimax Arctics are our snow tire of choice, and it's the only snow tire that I now choose for our vehicles. After using many different types of studless snow tires, none of them match the deep snow performance that the Altimax Arctic can provide, nor the durability when driven on dry or wet...

Originally Posted By: Ducked Originally Posted By: Injured_Again Originally Posted By: Ducked At 100mg/L of water (I don't have a PCV but this was the closest number I could find from a quick look. Without a PCV it might be higher.) that's 10 mls of water a minute, so water availability doesn't...

Originally Posted By: Ducked At 100mg/L of water (I don't have a PCV but this was the closest number I could find from a quick look. Without a PCV it might be higher.) that's 10 mls of water a minute, so water availability doesn't seem to be in question. But I think from just empirical...

Originally Posted By: Ducked But look at it the other way around, as "Water cooled below 100C will condense" which is AT LEAST as true, and it doesn't look so good, and that might be the more appropriate way to look at it. The engine is continuously supplying more water while it is running, so...

Originally Posted By: 69GTX Originally Posted By: climhazzard I'm not sure the S2000 hits 212 during regular driving in moderate temperatures. I could definitely be wrong though. Regardless, isn't the point of additives to neutralize acids? Hence with a decent synthetic oil, or for that matter a...

Originally Posted By: 69GTX Originally Posted By: FZ1 Interesting info re the oil temps vs. miles. Thanks! I was quoting their experiences from memory since it was somewhat similar to my own 5.7L experience. Wish I could go back and find that but I don't even recall who the poster was...though...

Originally Posted By: spasm3 In thinking about this, this is the first car i've had with lower profile tires. Its the first car i've had with tire wear issues. I'm wondering how much the effect of less sidewall is affecting wear on a gravel drive. I'm thinking about going to a "15 wheel with a...

Rim sizes are larger because the trend has been to try and emulate high end sports cars, which need big rim sizes to clear the larger brake rotors they use. Larger rims are used to give the impression that car is also capable of high end sports car performance. A narrower and/or larger tire has...

Originally Posted By: redbone3 y '95 has the same tick. Worse in the summer. Disappears very quickly just like yours. Maybe try a hair thicker cold viscosity oil? I've been going back and forth between Rotella T6 5w40 and Mobil 1 HM 10w40. Both work well to minimize HLA clatter but with the...

Many Miatas will have hydraulic lash adapter clatter on cold startup. Typically that's attributed to an ineffective anti-drainback valve in the oil filter, with a secondary cause being oil that is nearing the end of its service life. Mines will clatter for about a second after sitting...