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Originally Posted By: dlundblad Here's a novel. The girlfriends Volvo has a screen/ vent under the oil fill cap, which appears to be covered in sludge. The dipstick doesn't have any particles on it though. Is it a safe assumption that the engine could have sludge in it? I imagine the turbo...

Originally Posted By: jrustles If you're going to do your own crossovers, remember to use film capacitors over electrolytic, and air-core inductor coils over iron core. There's nothing wrong with electrolytics, provided they are of the right quality. For some values, there is no way to fit a...

MrHorspwer, One of my favorite hobbies. I've designed and upgraded a lot of quality speaker systems over the years, from custom setups to tweaking some very expensive Thiels (if you can believe that, and Jim Thiel did not cut corners), and everything in between. It's half science and half...

Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp . . . Good call on the NGK's. The Delco plugs are not what they used to be, and my engine runs alot better with both Delco products gone from my engine bay. You know that quite a few AC plugs are re-branded NGKs. As far as the wire resistance goes, that would...

Originally Posted By: y_p_w . . . I know there's a lot of talk about buying a fresh battery and reading the date code. However, that's not really the issue, but rather getting a battery that hasn't been sitting around too long in a reduced state of charge after self-discharge. . . I don't know...

AC Delco all the way on a 5.3, plugs and wires. With the coils on the covers, you should be able to get 100K + out a set of wires. I'll be doing the plugs sooner than GM says, as they do slowly loose efficiency before they become a problem.

I have two of such cars. At the height of off-season, they can sit as long as a month between runs. If it's not long term storage (6+ mos), leave the batteries in, and setup a Ctek tender with a wired in monitor quick plug. Pulling and reinstalling batteries is a lot of unnecessary work, and...

Originally Posted By: hattaresguy Typical area on a pickup. If you spray out the rear wheel wells when you wash it it will never rust. This. You have to almost point a spray jet at yourself to get at it. But once it starts, there's no stopping it short of new sheet metal.

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Check with Audi. If the bumpers come pre-painted (like they do with Volvos), then you do NOT want a spray repair, you want a new factory bumper fascia. The factory coating on a pre-coated bumper is almost a gel coat and extremely impact and scuff resilient. Any spray repair will flake off on...

raaizin, you live in New Jersey? Just go to NAPA and pick up an 8448, which is a rebranded East Penn/Deka Group 48, fresh from across the river: Battery Cold Cranking Amps @ 0 Degrees F : 730 Battery Cranking Amps @ 32 Degrees F : 895 Battery Reserve Capacity (Minutes) : 120 This is a 70ah...

Originally Posted By: Delta I guess I'm an oddball, but I LOVE the sound of the Inline-5 in my VW. I've owned several engine combos in vehicles over the years, but the I5 takes the cake. After 2500rpms it starts singing really well. VR6's are sexy sounding, but IMO not like the I5... Right on...

My favorite sounding/feeling engines had props attached to them. Yup, you can feel the power rumble, almost like a subwoofer. Right now, I do enjoy the sound of the oval sport exhaust in our Volvo R. Best stocker was a big block Ford 429, or Mopar 440, both from the '60s. Duals, of course.

For the ultimate protection against the elements, nothing betters CertainTeed.

Best to rename this thread. The only thing Mann about that filter is the name on the can. That's a Purolator. I was momentarily interested, thinking it was a real Mann filter.

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Just like my set of LTX MS2's on one of our company fleet Silverados. Of all the wonderful tires Michelin does make, the LTX M/S2 is probably right now their finest over all tire. Excellent performance in every aspect, and they last forever. This is my DD tire.

Originally Posted By: sciphi . . . What they do have is a meaty torque curve where it's often used. . . . Absolutely. 355 ft/lbs at 3,000 rpm, with 300+ ft/lbs continuing past 6,000 -- from a tiny 2.5L engine. That is VERY usable and meaningful power. And that's from a decade ago. The new ones...

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT It's global warming.............er, climate change...........er Leaves are already falling here, and it's not even September. I can count the 90F days this summer on half of one hand. Old Farmers is forecasting another brutal winter. I knew that last winter...

Originally Posted By: gregk24 Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Quote: The new mill replaced the despised 2.5-liter five-cylinder Despised? I thought they were fairly decent and bullet-proof engines. Being somewhat low-tech was actually a good thing - no turbo and DI to worry about. Sheesh...

As you may tell from my location, Wawa started out here. While I hated when they moved from the corner dairy store to the mega-gas station model, their gas stations here are extraordinarily busy. Wawa gas spends very little time in the ground. Most of our gassers run best on 93 octane, or I'd...