Recent content by Srt20

I’ve used E15 88 octane pretty much exclusively for 170,000 miles on my 14 Durango. No noticeable difference in mpg from E10 87 octane. E85 drops mileage about 4 mpg. 91 octane no ethanol raised mpg slightly, (I dont recall the exact number) but it wasn’t enough to justify the $.70-$1.00...

Sorry I haven’t been on in awhile. I do love high performance sleds/engines. Though I’m far from an oil expert. If it were mine, I’d use an easy to get, off the shelf 0w-40, 5w-40, maybe even a 5w-50. But either way, I would make sure it’s fully up to temp, including oil temp, before...

I think my KO2 are better in rain than my previous Hankook ATM tires. I like the KO2 in all but mud. The suck in mud. I run them at 32psi on my F150, and 28psi on my Wrangler. Both are 35”ish tires.

There is 3 different frame thicknesses in the F150s. At least in 2018 anyway. The standard non towing package trucks got the thinnest frame. The tow package trucks got medium, and the HDPP and the Max tow package got the thickest frame. I dont recall what they were anymore. But it made no...

Smart caps are 3 piece and have been known to leak at the seams. Gaskets need to be replaced.

Another option, There is getting to be a number of 12v portable A/C units out there now. The overland community has been using these for awhile and they seem to rave about them.

The oil passes through both on compression and rebound strokes. There is a stack on each side, yes. But the oil does not bypass the stack on the other side. I didnt say the shim wear, together or separate. The oil would be long broken down (oil and nitrogen mixed) before any shim wear or...

The clearance between my pants and my waist has been reduced, so I now drink thinner beer. I seem to burn through it faster though….

If the battery was dead enough that it didnt spark and let you know it was hooked up wrong, then it was compromised already.

I want to also add, wind by far makes a much bigger difference than gears, rpm, weight, etc. I tow long distances often (2500+miles per trip). And head wind can have one tank at 9 mpg. Turn around and go with the wind and the next tank will be 15mpg. That is not an exaggeration! Tow vehicle...

I have no facts to back this up, this is just my experiences and opinions… Most if not all of the gas engine vehicles I have ever towed with get best mpg while towing in the 2500-3200rpm range. Pickups and large SUV’s. Some turbo, some not. Almost every diesel pickup, GM, Ram, and Ford, has...

We bought a 05 Dodge 1500 4x4 with the 5.7, new. We drove it for 230,000 miles. Used conventional 5w-20 oil for probably half of those miles. Switched to 5w-30 at some point because all my other engines used it. No engine issues, changed spark plugs at 100k, and cleaned throttle body a couple...

Here is a link about shocks. https://accutuneoffroad.com/articles/digressive-vs-linear-vs-progressive-pistons-shock-valving/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjo2JBhCRARIsAFG667XUgKmGnpVbYBQW_e1F5vR02-S-GXdy3JCU2Aqw3wQhPFkmmeZzr38aAoAyEALw_wcB

Here is a pic of some shock piston I snagged from google. No idea what it’s for, but they are mostly some version of this. Than the shims on either side. Different shims, shim thicknesses, and diameters amongst the shims. They do not need to be in a pyramid order either.

Here is an illustration. What they call shims, I called valves. They are correctly calling them shims.