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Originally Posted By: cchase Dexcool doesn't even sludge, it's the stop leak they put in there that sludges up. Oh, and people mixing green and pink. I had bigtime problems with the Dexcool sludging on my 97 Grand Prix (3800). This was both before and after the intake gaskets were...

If you go to the website listed near the end of the video, electricityuntamed.com , it's an Audi page.

Coldest I can remember is about -15F. Mobil 1 5w-30 in the crankcase on my 02 4runner. Engine definitely turns over slower at those temps but it always starts. Car sits outside year round with probably about 30 mornings of single digit startup per year. Also gotta love the noises that the cold...

I knew I recognized those pictures! Snapped those about 3 months ago to send to Redline from an engine that was torn apart for a new crank. The old one had scissored and was out of true. We push Redline in most high performance applications and it seems to do the job well, though I'll be honest...

Either of those helmets are good. I prefer Bell, specifically the Sweep, because it fits my head better. But, as we previously mentioned, you cant go wrong with Bell or Giro. edited to say I have noticed that, typically (to a point), the more you spend for a helmet, the better and more open the...

It affected the 3.8's that used the plastic intake manifolds. To say that the 3.8 was without problems isnt quite accurate. My '97 Grand Prix failed twice, and I had flushed the coolant twice before the car was 6 years old - so it wasnt due to lack of maint. In my experience it likely wasnt a...

Fuel tanker... I truly am curious how much lead is used in the bearings of these engines. In the crankshaft you have a pressed in crank pin with brass (or some variation thereof) connecting rod bushings. Are the roller bearings in the engine cases or the cam bearings high in lead content? The...

I think this is a good read as well, but I take it with a grain of salt. It seems to me that the people that came up with these "brake maintanence parameters" are too closely tied to bean counters and people motivated to sell cars with low maintenance costs. Lifetime brake fluid, according to...

I'm not much of a Honda fan, but I was excited hearing this news. It can only improve them from here, and that means 1 more competitive team which is always a good thing.

This is the biggest gripe I have with the FIA - that they have absolutely no consistency in any of their rulings. They brush off a situation where 2 teams were in breach of the rules. You either have fuel that within temperature perameters, or you dont. There is no grey area here. It's cut and...

I think I finally got an answer on a jeep board. What a freaking hassle. I got responses like; "why would you ever want to rev this engine over 4000 rpm?" and "you think that's too low? Gee, I wish it would shift at 2800 all day long" and "it'll rev as high as you want it to, you just need to...

Originally Posted By: kballowe Originally Posted By: wizzells My mistake G-man, just conveying our results with that combination. We do run MTL, Formula+, and Syn3 regularly in the primary without issues. It's only when someone tries to throw a 75w-90 or thicker in there that we have any kinds...

My brother just purchased a '96 Cherokee with the 4.0. What rpm does the engine typically shift at under full throttle? When I test drove it with him under full throttle it shifted from 1st to 2nd at 4000 rpms. Im thinking this is low, since everything I read rates the max HP output @4600 rpms...

My mistake G-man, just conveying our results with that combination. We do run MTL, Formula+, and Syn3 regularly in the primary without issues. It's only when someone tries to throw a 75w-90 or thicker in there that we have any kinds of issues

You might have issues if you run anything 75w-90 in the primary case. I wouldnt run anything thicker than an Xw-50 in there. We've seen people do that and have clutch disengagement and shifting issues because the oil is so thick. It really isn't necessary in the primary case to run anything that...