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    Do you always, usually, or rarely torque bolts to spec?

    I can probably count on 5 fingers the things I torque to spec: transmission pans, diff covers, control arms with bushings under load, wheel lugs, SOMETIMES ball joint castle nuts but most stuff I take the spec into consideration and give my best guess. Example most axle nuts have high torque...
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    Did Ford ever fix the timing hardware in their 5.4 3v engines

    They fixed nothing. They made revisions that last longer but will still routinely fail well short of acceptable. If you call revised well enough to last 100k miles and cam phasers/timing job then becoming part of 100k miles routine maintenance I guess they fixed it. The real fixed was putting in...
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    Oversize filter

    A) we aren't talking about redesigning cylinder heads, we are talking oil filter capacity. I don't think I need a masters in engineering to decide if I want to use an oil filter with a lil more media and oil capacity for a little more headroom between drain intervals. We are talking about...
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    Oversize filter

    51515 is just a longer version of the 51085. 51515 size is a popular Ford size and 51085 popular with Jeep/Chrysler. I've used plenty of my left over Ford Explorer 51515 filters on my 4.0L Jeep that calls for 51085. Probably adds about half a qt of capacity. I just use them because they fit, I...
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    Aftermarket parts vs. OEM parts marketing

    If you don't want to read all this just go to the bottom for the bottom line: There are some parts that might be considered wear items or long term wear items were you rarely get better quality than oem: mainly aftermarket bearings, bushings, ball joints and anything electrical (sensors) are...
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    Do I really need to change the oil filter?

    That's not even an appreciable time or mileage interval to be worried about it lol. AND it was driven about 1000 miles during that sitting interval.
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    Rip-off junkyard shipping prices

    The big advantage of car-part.com is it list parts by location. I drive and get it. Plus with junkyard parts I want to see and inspect it before I claim it.
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    KYB Excel-G shocks made in USA

    ALL shocks have oil. Shocks with just oil are generally referred to as hydraulic shocks (there are a lot of these offered in the lifted Jeep world: "hydro shocks"). These are easy to tell when new because when you push them down they don't come back up where any gas shock not completely blown...
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    Conventional oil difficult to find!

    Most "conventional" oils that met last generation ILSAC 5 standards weren't even conventional, they were blends they just didn't tell you. 100% conventional oil can't meet current standards. Unless you find old old stock or an off brand of unknown quality you simply aren't going to be able to...
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    Nissan May Kill Off Titan Fullsize Pickup Truck. -Motor Trend

    Nissan couldn't just be itself with the 2nd gen and tried to build an F150 from the side headlight profile right down to the stepped window profile. They ended up with a truck much uglier than what they targeted with no chance to steal customers. Had they stayed vanguard like the 1rst gen Titan...
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    Used Titan vs Tundra

    Guy has clearly not driven a first gen Titan if he thinks it's peaky. The top end is where the Toyota outperforms the 5.6. My advice concerning the Titan would be try to find one in the 08-15' model years and avoid 04-05' models (mainly due to expensive rear diff issues and small brakes even...
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    Tirerack has been bought out by Discount Tire sadly.

    Tirerack isn't what it once was in terms of inventory and price compared to the competition anymore. I've used discount tire the last several tire purchases. They've both been around for a long time and I assure you a decade ago there is no way I'd have considered discount tire.
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    ATF: Which is worse, 1 quart high or one quart low?

    If I had to choose which I'd live with it would be one quart over. Why, because heat is the #1 destroyer of transmissions and for that reason I don't want reduced capacity. I'm not sure of the ill effects of too much but I've overfilled about a quart and didn't want to go thru the hassle of...
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    Design difference between 4cyl engines from America vs Japan

    I believe that may be the case for reliability but not for NHV and general refinement. If it's just that they should have nice silky smooth finished results during the developmental and prototype stages where I doubt quality control is an issue. Thru the 80s and 90s NONE of the big three could...
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    Floor Jacks

    Long reach hands down. I have both and don't know how many times that extra height and or reach came in useful. I only use the regular reach as a secondary jack to do things like support or raise control arms and differentials. On trucks or that fast acting lift pedal alone is worth the extra money.
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