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  1. alcyon

    Diff oil to quiet diff whining

    I live in a third world country. No one does it here.
  2. alcyon

    Diff oil to quiet diff whining

    Exactly. A lot of people swear by Specialty Formulations diff oil and Schaeffer 267. What is their "magic" ingredient ?. I would buy schaffer but even that is impossible to get on amazon.
  3. alcyon

    HPL Differential Life

    I looked through HPL's website and cant find much info on their range of GL-5 Gear oils. Is there TDS that HPL can share with us ?
  4. alcyon

    Diff oil to quiet diff whining

    Ok I know what some of you will say, rebuild the diff properly. I did, 7 times, and changed Ring and pinion twice, brand new OEM gearsets. The diff is a IRS mk3 Supra 4.556 ratio , 9 pinion , 41 tooth ring gear. To cut a long story short, I experimented with various pinion depths and pinion...
  5. alcyon

    Listen, all to my tale of woe, changing ATF

    I used ATP rubber gasket from Rock auto on my toyota, as long you dont overtorque the bolts, no leaks at all. Better than messing with RTV.
  6. alcyon

    How should I deal with this rust on the underside of my older F-150

    Rust converter twice, then paint over with rattle can , and then FF.
  7. alcyon

    Anchor and Westar Transmission mount - A review

    You are right, I just got an email and refund from rock auto, it seems they are closing out on the Anchor, but to me the Westar is worse. Its such a shame since Anchor got it almost right, while it looked ok, I can only guess how long it would last. Thank God the OEM mount is available. I think...
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    Anchor and Westar Transmission mount - A review

    I have a1989 Toyota Soarer, which uses the same engines, suspension and transmission as the MA70 mk3 Supra. I noticed my transmission mount sagging a lot, a total of 14mm. The standard for a new mount should only sag 6 to 8mm. I checked the part number required for this mount 12371-70020 is...
  9. alcyon

    Tesla Stock

    "Don't sell half if it doubles, don't put in a stop loss or sell when it loses half of it's value. Just hold on, and if your FA is right you will be rich in 20 years or so." If that is the case, sell all if it doubles. Then enjoy the money.
  10. alcyon

    What unusual or funny thing does your dog do

    Will not eat his proper lunch/dinner unless he is agitated with some kind of threat. One of the best threats i use is the large pet blower.
  11. alcyon

    Thickest common 5w30 oils

    Look at a 5W30 that is not resource conserving.
  12. alcyon

    A dashboard for the thrifty BITOGer

    How apt. putting the word meter after this guy's name actually has a meaning...
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    A dashboard for the thrifty BITOGer

  14. alcyon

    Neuralink's 1st human implant...

    20W-50..always !
  15. alcyon

    Automatic emergency braking literally saved my cars tail from a brick wall.

    There was a case in Malaysia a Honda auto braked when detecting a shadow(no car in front) while entering under a overhead bridge. It braked at 70kmh and was rear ended by the car behind..so... https://www.facebook.com/groups/699854654637871/?multi_permalinks=965786698044664...
  16. alcyon

    If you have ever wondered how much those Toyota, GM, Honda, etc. factory alloy wheels weigh.. you can find out here.

    My Toyota Soarer original wheels 15x6 + tyres 205/65 R15 weighed 43lb I switched to Volk racing Meshes 16x7 with 215/55 R16 it weighed 38lb 5lb reduction per wheel, for a total of 20lb reduction on all 4 wheels. The car does feel better to drive.
  17. alcyon

    Drove around with 3/5 lug nuts for years

    It will basically put more load on the 3 studs that have tight nuts on them.
  18. alcyon

    What are you eating right now?

    https://www.mcdonalds.com.my/promotion/a-juicy-mcd-fave-is-now-on-the-breakfast-menu
  19. alcyon

    "Stanley Cup" mania courtesy of TikToc

    TikTok, the IQ reducing app.
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