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Originally Posted By: OVERKILL That "jump" is within the margin of error for a dyno, FWIW. They tested the first set of plugs twice. And there was a 0.5 HP (or ft-lbs?) gain. NOT a 0.5 percent gain. I'd have to believe that this crew had better equipment to measure this data than most would...

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/304123 This thing is something else. I hope they can find the money to start producing this dream machine.

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Modern cars can spark off a pine log, the only engine that will benefit from a funky plug is one with a weak ignition. Hence the one lunger success. That makes a ton of sense. But then how do you explain, in the video, how the V8 w/ MSD ignition box.... "torque...

I'm wondering if anybody's ever tried this website.... http://vindatacheck.com/ ??? I emailed them about doing multiple VINs, since it gets cheaper per VIN with multiple lookups. But I never got a response. Just asked how the VINs should be separated... space, comma, etc... but nothing...

Originally Posted By: Vikas It does bug me when people refuse to do simple testing before believing in junk marketing. I've done testing with E3 plugs in one-cylinder engines, and they do give more torque & HP. It's obvious when you're trying to push 200 pounds with a 33cc engine, that a...

Astro14, There are definitely other factors that come into play, but the NOACK value seems like a pretty good indicator of low VI improvers, and high HTHS, etc. Whole reason I'm asking is not for my specific cars, but just to have a list of "premium" oils that I would know to buy the entire...

Originally Posted By: Turk Google search various oils, go to their website and there's your answer. Or, do you want us to do the work for you? Umm... Yes, please. Nobody's twisting your arm to post around here, I hope. This is a voluntary association, no? I wasn't expecting the list of such...

Need to order a new set for my mother, so I'm thinking that noise & comfort are actually the most important characteristics. Was considering the Falken SN211, but I found a review that wasn't too favorable of those tires on the Corolla... so kinda moved it to the bottom of the list. Also saw...

Count me in, too. This sounds like a very bad arse experiment.

In particular, I'm looking for: - 5w-40 && 5w-30 - 0w-40 && 0w-30 I'll be buying whatever is cheaper at the time, which will likely be the 5w's. And I've read that RedLine has the lowest NOACK, around 6%. So that's something that I'll want to try out at some point, I'm sure. But feel free to...

Originally Posted By: Vikas Next time you have a spark plug handy, grab a multimeter and actually *measure* the resistance of the core. I did. It is around 4000 ohm. Typical length is 3 inches. Logic tells me that the choice of metal inside makes no difference when you are talking about 4000 ohm...

Just thought of something..... Theoretically, wouldn't a 10w-30 warm an engine up quicker than a 5w-30???

And yes... I will more than likely be using the Rotella T6 5w-40 or the Mobil 1 0w-40 once I get this maintenance stuff taken care of. Will do a bit more research, comparing the two and see where I end up. Since my mom takes so many short trips in the Corolla, she will just get the white bottle...

Originally Posted By: cathy what is a flame trap? Does this apply to all/current Volvos This thing... http://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-pcv-breather-system-kit-850-s70-v70-non-turbo-850t300#reviews My camshaft seals started leaking, so I finally decided to check out timing belt, which is...

Originally Posted By: skyship Last part from OP: But if you're looking for performance... you cannot beat some el cheapo copper plugs. Better to replace them every year or two if you have a ratchet and a spark plug socket. Well that is real news to me, because non OEM plugs cause no end of...

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL Copper plugs don't have a copper tip, the tip is steel. The copper is up inside the ceramic portion. Hmm... well, in that case... I would think that iridium should be a no brainer.

Been doing some research. Started out looking up info on the E3 spark plugs because I've actually had good results with them in 1-cylinder motors (bicycle motors, lawnmowers, & such)... but I soon discovered that the makers of the E3 plugs are actually pretty small and are more than likely NOT...

How long are your typical drives? And how often does it take you to go 5-7k kilometers? That's around ~3,000 miles... which you will gain NO benefit from synthetic oil.

Noted. Just saw that PU has a lower NOACK value than PP. Didn't know what NOACK was until an hour ago.

I just decided to do my oil changes in April and October, as well. The major deciding factor was that the first month of October is the only time we can recycle oil around here. I've come to realize that replacing coolant every couple years is more important than I first realized when...