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Looks real nice in the picture, but it begs the question what would the same view be if we added 10 or so atmospheres and fuel to the picture? Marketing Hype. My advice would be stick to the tried and true.

When I worked as an Auto Mechanic a few years back, I always preferred Mac tools line of universal impact sockets because they had a slimmer profile which got them into places none of the other ones seemed to fit into. just my $.02

I figured this stuff must be some kind of snake oil since I'd never seen or heard of it before, coupled with the fact this all took place in a flea market. Seems I made the right decision in walking away. Thanks for all the input.

I was at a Flea Market recently (Huge Red Flag For Me) and came across this guy with a Ford Six Cylinder engine on a stand, running, without an oil pan in place and the valve cover removed. When he saw me looking for some sort of electric motor that might be driving this thing, he came over and...

I'd use it in a 10 year old beater. and after I drained it out I'd put it in my lawnmower.

I used to use steam to clean them after soaking them with 'gunk' brand engine degreaser. this was a tool I used when I was working as an auto mechanic, and would come across dirtier than usual engines. very rare that I had problems caused by this. if there were problems, the customer was...

FWIW, I used to work in a shop where we deburred parts by burning the burrs off with compressed natural gas. I won't go into a lengthy explanation of how this happened, but suffice it to say we compressed the NG with a sears and robuck compressor right off the shelf. we just replaced the air...

picked up some literature at my local oil supply hut the other day, and they (Torco) claim a 3% HP gain by using they're product over Redline 5-30. I have never heard of these folks before, but am told they have been around since around 1918, or there abouts. results were garnered using a...

How much money does the government {politicians} get from the oil companies, in the form of taxes (kickbacks)? I'm thinking the gov't makes as much, if not more than 'the major oil companies' on each barrel of oil.

I got taxed out of Michigan a few years back. they reduced and capped property taxes statewide, but raised sales taxes and instituted real estate transfer taxes, and who knows what else taxes. the local school district made up for lost revenue by getting a special millage passed by eliminating...