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OK, I'll officially apologize for attempting to hijack this topic into a Vintage Mopar police cruiser topic, but here's one that MUST be mentioned... The mighty -- no, make that MIGHTY -- 1969 Dodge Polora Pursuit! ~ 375 HP 440 V-8 ~ 0-60 MPH in 6.3 seconds ~ Best of all, a leisurely top speed...

"How in the world can the company that built the worlds fastest super stock (1968 hemi cuda) build the junk i ended up with?" As I recall, the good folks at Chrysler were all drinking heavily that year, so that explains it. ;-) For that 1980-81 Dodge St. Regis police cruiser, it had a whopping...

I immediately noticed the vintage Mopar squad cars too. Me likey! I love the story of the hopelessly underpowered 1980-81 318 V-8 Dodge St. Regis patrol cars. That was back in the days when you opened the hood and saw 20 lbs of various smog-related rubber hoses draped over the engine like...

Q: "No kick? Whats the point of having/driving a turbo then?" A: "In many modern applications, turbo is used to gently smooth out the torque curve." Perhaps a "seamless" kick is the term I could have used for the VW, at least that's my perception. That jives with Quattro Pete's comments on...

Originally Posted By: Chevys_n_Hawgs Originally Posted By: Slick17601 Originally Posted By: Chevys_n_Hawgs Too bad he wasn't smart enough to be packing some heat. Maybe this will educate him. That was totally out of character. Sorry Slick. But that's the ugly truth Yeah, that's brilliant...

Where I live one still sees a fair number of the now-defunct Crown school buses (a brand name -- photo link below) that were mass-produced in the 1960s and 1970s. The problem with them is durability. As in TOO MUCH durability. I used to be a school bus driver in college, and those old Crowns are...

Originally Posted By: mason1125 Originally Posted By: Artem Doesn't VW specify 10k OCIs for this car? Passat 2.0T 2006-08 B6 recommended 5k OCIs, only the revised 2.0T for 2009-2011 B6 should stick with 10k OCIs, even the oil filters are different between those years. I believe the gist of...

I believe possibly the shortest answer here might be that the current crop of OEM turbochargers are designed to be as "invisible" as possible, and are largely successful in that regard. By that I mean relatively invisible in regards to when they're kicking in (there's no real turbo lag or...

I love me some pine trees, no doubt about that, but pine needles and sap aren't the only threat they pose. We have several tall, mature, 50 yr old pine trees around the parking lots where I work, and perhaps every other year we'll see a windshield or rear window broken, a recurring episode of...

For used rides I have bought/sold, I think that KBB has rarely been in the ballpark of what the vehicle actually sold for. KBB was always significantly higher than the real-world final price, perhaps by $1K - $2K. I've always found Edmunds.com to be more realistic in my pricing, both for buying...

I have the same car as you, one year newer. Can't go wrong with Mann filters, of course. Personally I've taken a liking to the Hengst E27H oil filter, another good German-made option. Here's a few reasonably priced Euro oil options with free shipping over $50...

OK, this HeliCat thing has pretty much preoccupied by Beavis brain for a couple days now, and I couldn't help but think of the endless possibilities for HeliCat... ~Aerial dogfights between HeliCats. ~Airborne HeliDogs chasing HeliCats. ~Install a voice chip in the HeliCat so it goes “MEOW...

I generally don't watch "reality" TV shows -- who needs semi-scripted [censored] when true reality on the History or Discovery Channels is so much more entertaining? But I recall flipping channels past some reality show a year ago featuring Alaskan cops maintaining law and order in the outback...

"I would also try to rule out a loose plug..." Yes, definitely consider that. Had that happen on a BMW some years back. "Marvel Mystery Oil is a product you can use in your oil or gas." Going back in the way-back time capsule, I recall a mechanic telling my dad to use MMO in my mom's 1970...

As for total oil capacity, I'd simply defer to the dipstick. Most folks won't get a warm-n'-fuzzy anyway until the dipstick shows an appropriately full level, regardless of what the owner's manual says. For whatever reason I'm into contrarian things, and I'm now using two less-common but very...

"Dude: Did you think to look at it under magnification? Signed, Jose" No. No magnification. I assume the holes would have simply looked bigger, that's all, with nothing learned. After that post, I pulled out a new Purolator VW air filter (made by Mann) I had in the garage and held it against a...

A Dutch artist dude had a pet cat. The unfortunate cat was hit by a car and went to Kitty Heaven. The dude mourned the cat, but first put it in the freezer. Then he had a taxidermist stuff it. Later, for good measure, he turned the cat into a working helicopter (actually a "quadrocopter")...

I always assumed these were to protect against positive terminal contact with the hood, bodywork or other stray items..??

At least for gasoline injectors, it appears they have pin movement of about 0.06 mm (60 microns) to achieve droplets of the same size, or 50 microns per Nippondenso. Hengst fuel filters are rated down to 2 microns. http://www.densoaftermarket.com/fuel-injector.php...

I’m an Environmental, Health & Safety Administrator at a Fortune 500 aerospace plant, so I have some familiarity with this. Others here have posted some great info too, I see. From Wikipedia… “Asbestos became increasingly popular among manufacturers and builders in the late 19th century...