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Originally Posted By: gizzsdad .they were using universal bulk green from a local supplier. Not sure whether customer experience or some other factors convinced them, but they ultimately went back to using Nissan coolant - and have been ever since. Putting our heads together, we surmised that my...

Originally Posted By: FutureDoc Peak is Warren PP so it is not bad... but for the price, I would complain. Peak was using Valvoline, with tons of sodium, and they cut the calcium sulfonate detergents in half, and ZDDP was way reduced below SN levels, not normal...

Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp Porsche did the performance 3.0 4-banger 20 years ago with the 968. Can be done. That is interesting. News to me. It was a oversquare and multivalve, and the Porsche actually had a slightly larger bore diameter than our hypothetical half-LT1 3.1L I-4. Further...

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL . That's OK though, I find it flattering that you dislike me enough to follow me around wasting your time like you do. Dont flatter yourself. You're in my thread, insulting people with that bizarre attitude of yours. Go bother some people with IT stuff, not here...

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL Originally Posted By: Olas Not done by software, done live on a laptop and rolling road. And what runs on a laptop big guy? Software!!! Good grief . Olas is talking about updating the firmware, not the software, overkill. Your usual weird over-reaction. Get a...

Originally Posted By: Joe90_guy If you want to do a back of an envelope cost calculation, use about 90% base oil,1% VII solid polymer and 9% DI/PPD/other junk.. Redo the numbers and it probably says there's a lot of scope for the price of oil to drop further. 90% might be right for my Walmart...

Wow, according to Joe90_guy's lube report above, GroupIII base oil is 90 cents/quart. Treat rates with non-base-oil is what, like 20%. So 72 cents/quart for motor oil in just the base oil. I have no idea what a 20% treat would cost per quart. Guessing those special chemicals (VM, esters, PPD...

Originally Posted By: Doog You are looking at OPEC in action in 2008 Just OPEC? I heard there was collusion amongst a powerful group of commodities traders. I don't know the full complexity, or whether OPEC was involved. Probably some good studies of it out there. Shenanigans. Panic in the markets.

Originally Posted By: GiveMeAVowel Originally Posted By: itguy08 Originally Posted By: Nate1979 Is adding Universal coolant really that bad? With proof (not just BITOG OCD)? This. How would that be worse than them telling the guy that he is low on coolant, him going to Advance, AutoZone...

This was a recent bitog discussion, and some semi-experts weighed in, and I think the general consensus is that, heck-yeah, we should have seen some price slippage, because almost ALL the base oils, chemical components, raw materials, etc. that go into a motor oil come from crude. See...

Originally Posted By: Gasbuggy I've driven a 5th gen SS, I was just in a new one last week. I'm glad they shed some weight off the bat mobile. Weight is down, that's good. Visibility is just as bad or even slightly worse in the new one! Seriously, it may very well be the SAE and NHTSA will come...

Originally Posted By: d00df00d Well yeah. The question is, how often is that going to prevent an accident, especially with ESC as you said? I made my point in a nuance-free way, but I think you know what I meant. Hard to say the "value" of it. We all see cars/suvs going fast on ice/snow and...

Originally Posted By: GMFan I still can't believe someone brought in a year old BMW though. It had to be a lease. As much respect I have for these young working employees I have to doubt they know the oil requirements and approved oils list of a BMW. If she requested a conventional oil change I...

Elect me as President, and I'll put an Ultra in every pot.

Originally Posted By: itguy08 Originally Posted By: lubricatosaurus 3. Acceleration goes down from same as 2. above. Not necessarily. I can nail the throttle in an AWD vehicle and it will hook up and go. Do that in FWD or some RWD and you could sit there and spin. I've even done it in the...

Originally Posted By: itguy08 Is Subaru really better or do they spec better winter type tires for their vehicles with a good AWD system? There's no "magic" other than good ground clearance and a locking differential. A pickup with a locking rear and good tires would be just as good. One thing...

Things bad about AWD: 1. Cost 2. MPG goes down from added drivetrain friction 3. Acceleration goes down from same as 2. above. 4. One more thing to go wrong. 5. One more thing making noise. 6. Added mass we don't want.

Originally Posted By: d00df00d Remember, AWD doesn't prevent accidents. Your reasoning almost impeccable, but I can 'pecc' at one part of it: AWD lays down torque on the pavement more gingerly on ice/snow, delaying or preventing the onset wheelspin, especially important to avoid the start of...

Originally Posted By: Kiwi_ME I'll applaud you for making the effort to calculate that, and posting it despite the outcome being less than ideal. Even if it's not favorable now, it will be in the future. I wish the efocus was available here, esp since we have 75% renewable. Thanks. There are...

Originally Posted By: BobsArmory Originally Posted By: lubricatosaurus "Autoworkers in 2013 earned $8.24 an hour on average in Mexico, compared with $37.62 in the U.S., according to the Center for Automotive Research." Um, I don't make anywhere near $37.62 per hour. Even Skilled Trades don't...