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    GM Insignia 2.0 Diesel Middle Main Bearing Delete Update.

    take it up to redline and see what happens when you're ready to get rid of the car. I wonder if it can handle hard driving
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    Best shocks for 2017 Honda CRV?

    kyb gas ajust are good shocks but fairly stiff. good for sporty driving
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    Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 out of round tire. Excessive road force. Defective manufacturing.

    what's with the ai generated video thumbnails seems clickbaity to me
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    Tire shopping

    good tires, soft sidewalls compared to Michelins though
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    adding freon just for the season?

    it depends. my montero is still on all original a/c parts, and my dad's truck made it 15 years before an a/c line cracked but yeah, 8-10 years is when stuff usually starts to break
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    What are you working on today?

    i'm so proud of you! that sounds like such a hard job! you should treat yourself to a bottle of vodka or something, you definitely earned it 🤣
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    twin-turbo pickup truck issues?

    i agree, that turbo whistle means you're dumping way more air and fuel trough your engine than you could on any n/a engine. more air and more fuel makes more heat. I've always believed in downshifting for a hill if you have to use more than half throttle. if you let the engine run faster under...
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    twin-turbo pickup truck issues?

    yes, they used bearings that are too small or improperly oiled. it is an engineering issue BMW engines tend to be overbuilt, some of their high performance gasoline engines use the same block and crankshaft as their diesels and are capable of 600hp easily. Toyotas are usually just underpowered...
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    twin-turbo pickup truck issues?

    the 3.5TT is cranking out a lot of torque. big torque and small (or only 6 instead of 8 or 10) bearings means the bearings are suffering a little bit
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    Need more power. Honda vs predator or Honda vs bigger Honda?

    put a supercharger on the Honda you have https://www.amazon.com/Supercharger-Compressor-Booster-Turbocharger-14408KA051/dp/B0BN1F5KKJ
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    Adding Seafoam to crankcase question

    and the naptha and light oil will stick around longer than the alcohol will
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    Here's More Proof Tesla Faked Its Claims ...

    actually if you eat enough skittles you will throw up rainbow the rainbow doesn't taste good
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    U.S. Gasoline Requirements Map

    thanks for posting this! it explains why gas is cheaper away from Maricopa county. the reformulated fuel mostly comes from CA while normal gasoline comes from Utah and other places and is cheaper
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    twin-turbo pickup truck issues?

    that's ok, atleast i had some to begin with unlike some people....
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    BMW 3.0d 0/30 or 5/30 for best protection?.

    i would use a 5-40 with the correct BMW approvals. the thicker oil can stand up to heat and high pressure a little bit better
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    twin-turbo pickup truck issues?

    i know he drove it hard through the mountains and it died, and y'all say that's impossible but I've seen plenty of cars do it. that was just the most direct story (not my grandpa's friend's cousin) and almost all fords are defective between cam phasers, oil/egr coolers making delicious...
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    Do different states have different blends?

    california and some other states use "reformulated" gasoline. it costs more but i think it has less harmful vapors or something so many states have to use it
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    twin-turbo pickup truck issues?

    im betting it was a defect, he lives in Utah and has plenty of experience towing
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    Can this tire be patched and other tire questions?

    i did buy a new pair to match the rear, and i bought the rear pair back in august because one of the rear tires vanished (the rubber cracked apart so all that was left was the belts lol)
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    Two-year-old "New" Tires

    thats probably because after cooking in the sun for 10 years arizona tires crumble like a potato chip lol if it was stored somewhere cool (like 70f) i would use an old tire with good tread, but most used tires with good tread have sat outside for years and are a bit hard and slippery and when...
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