Recent content by Samurai1225

In May 30th 2026 when he posted Amsoil stash this pick on that other thread the Corolla was listed as having 160,00 miles. In late June he has 200,000 miles on the Corolla. That is a lot of driving... I would be doing extended OCIs for sure.

Yeah we need pics or it didn't happen ...

I'm envious of your new ride. Congrats ... CT4-V Blackwing are great cars and should be a ton of fun especially tearing up some Colorado twisty mountain passes.

I've owned about 20 cars in my 48 years of driving. Probably the best car bought from new was a 2006 Honda Accord EXL 4-popper. I got 360,000 hard miles out of that car and that was back when I wasn't as neurotic about maintenance as I am today. The worst car bought from new was a 2016 Kia...

While we're ranting on YouTube another thing helping with demise of the platform are the YouTube Shorts. I get that they had to compete with the TikTok's of the world, but the majority of the content is just plain Brain rot. Hate to generalize, but the younger generation seem to have the...

I don't have time so I am having a trusted local independent repair shop install my Acuity short throw shifter and cable bushings on my 23 Civic Type R. They will also drain & fill my manual transmission fluid while they're in there. (Amsoil Synchromesh Manual Transmission Fluid)

My 23 Civic Type R is currently at a local shop having an Acuity 4-way adjustable shifter installed along with upgraded shift cable bushings. Since they will have to remove the airbox to get to the bushings I'm having them do a drain and fill on the manual transmission fluid although its only...

I don't use many Chemical Guy products but Valvoline Restore and Protect is one that I have used. It's not bad and a little goes a long way. Use as little as you can to get the desired result. x

Thanks for the recommendation. I was leaning towards the Hawk Ceramic.

He does not. He went with the standard package.

I like the OEM pads fine but they dust up pretty bad. I'm looking for a pad that won't dust quite as bad without sacrificing performance. I get it .. you're going to have to deal with brake dust on a performance brakes application. To this point the car has been driven rather tamely. I'm at...

BITOG team, It's almost time for me to replace my front brake pads on my 23 Civic Type R. I'm looking for recommendations for replacement pads for the front Brembo brakes. I use the car mostly on weekends and enjoy ripping up some twistys from time to time. I've done the AI thing to see what...

My beater 06 Civic with 180,00 miles on the clock had an unknown maintenance history when I got it. I am running Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 and it is running as smoothly & quietly as ever. Valvoline Restore and Protect is known to help with cleaning piston rings & varnish so that would...

Very solid plan of attack. Thanks for the post. My nephew worked a Toyota master tech for years and now works for Toyota corporate. It always amazed him how some customers thought you can basically bolt the hood down, ignore the mechanics and because it was a Toyota it would run forever.

I went to Walmart near my work expecting to see a very sparce selection of motor oil, but to my surprise the shelf was well stocked. Considering the situation in the middle-east I bought three 5-quart jugs of Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30 and one 5-quart jug of Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w-30. With...