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    Does Pennzoil have a racing/high ZDDP oil?

    They have pennzoil platinum 10w60 racing oil.
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    Oil choice for mild 305 Chevy small block in a caprice

    Valvoline vr1 10w30. Redline 10w30 or 10w40. I’ve used redline 10w40 in every small block Chevy I’ve owned and it’s worked fine.
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    700r4 and new torque converter fluid recommendation

    I use redline high temp atf in my 700r4
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    Post Your Latest (Motorcycle) Oil Change!

    2020 Suzuki Drz400sm out was unknown In went Redline 15w50 powersports oil and a k&n kn-139
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    Mobil 1 at Walmart.

    Yea, I ended up ordering some, just found it weird that both Walmarts in my area had nothing.
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    Mobil 1 at Walmart.

    My 2 local Walmarts both don’t have any 5 quart jugs of any Mobil 1 viscosity except the 15w50, and they only had 2 jugs of that. Just curious if anyone else’s Walmart doesn’t have any more Mobil 1 in stock?
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    Those with 150,000 miles or more, check in

    This thing just passed 150k. Almost nothing driveline related is stock tho, so idk if it counts haha
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    37x13.50R20 on Stock Wrangler

    Now add 3-4 inches of lift and it will look perfect.
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    Smoking brakes while in the Smoky Mountains

    Most likely everything is fine, you could bleed the brakes to get some fresh fluid in the calipers and re grease the caliper slide pins if you’re worried. If the rotor gets too hot, a lot of times you can see hot spots that look kinda blue in color along the face of the rotor, and any dark brown...
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    If one is not working under a car are jackstands needed

    I’ve pulled wheels off without using jack stands while doing quick things like rotations, wouldn’t recommend tho because if the floor jack fails, the car dropping onto the ground could damage things.
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    Engine braking with a CVT?

    I was able to coast down the whole mt Washington road in first gear in my 6 speed wrangler only touching the brakes a few times. Other people tho, they fly down that road and it seems that they don’t use any sort of low gear based off how fast they’re going and the brake smell.
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    Post your latest oil change

    1985 Chevy Camaro, built small block Chevy and a 5 speed. Out was redline 10w40 and a wix filter. In went 6 quarts Mobil 1 15w50 and a Fram xg5 Usually use redline 10w40, but wanted to save a little money and Mobil at Walmart was the cheapest I could find that was a synthetic and had the...
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    Manual Transmission Sales Are Up Again This Year

    I bought a ford mustang and the throttle hang was horrible, worst/longest hanging throttle I’ve ever experienced, ended up but a “restrictor plate” for the idle air control valve which, on that car, helped lessen the time the throttle hung open. My jeep does it too but not nearly as much or as...
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