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Neither party is innocent here. OP is basically trying to tell the shop manager how to run his business, which is frustrating to the manager for obvious reasons, especially since OP already admitted that he 1) didn't prefer to spend his time DIY'ing this repair, and 2) in his estimation, the...

My gut feeling is "no", but you'd have to look at the specific engine design to be sure. Hitting that point (if it exists) would require a great deal of luck.

Very well could be. Anecdotally, I do see a lot of folks running them, and I see a lot of people recommending them online. I was satisfied with the set I had before I totaled that car. They do seem to be somewhat of a "sleeper" tire; maybe the price is catching up to the reputation.

Getting parts shouldn't be a problem, what with the internet and all. Getting parts in a timely fashion, now that could be the trick... I guess as long as you're not trying to make money with it, you should be OK.

Complexity is the biggest problem facing the software industry. The insidious thing about software complexity is that it's so cheap and so invisible. It literally costs next to nothing to create and store millions, even billions of lines of code. And I don't even want to think about how many...

Agree, the provided links answer the question as typed. Not in a very readable/usable format, but that website claims to offer an API, through which one could access arbitrary data and format it to one's liking. If there's a different question BEHIND the question OP actually typed, then we are...

Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite Now whats with the new a couple years ago saying that the pie filling in the cans was another kind of squash and not Pumpkin? That's all just a game of semantics. It's well-known that if you cook a jack-o-lantern pumpkin into a pie, it tastes terrible. My...

Not the first person I've heard with this experience. If that's any consolation. When I first started learning about my cars, one of the most interesting graphs in the technical report for the 1ZZ-FE was the BSFC graph. This graph essentially shows the amount of fuel consumed per HP produced...

It seems to me there's a marketing opportunity here (at least for people who like to spend too much money on things)... One strategy for dealing with switching high-capacitive/high-inductive loads is to make the first contact through a resistive path. This limits the inrush current caused by...

OPE are the only engines that I use it in. Can't justify the cost otherwise. In fact, my vintage 1988 Homelite trimmer still has the sticker that says "Do not use Gasohol". I can get non-ethanol in 87 and 90 octane locally. The same garage sells 110 octane race gas, though I haven't a use...

It's basically what you said. Oil viscosity varies with temp. Remember "cold" to a car is different than "cold" to a human. It also could be indicative of a gearbox overdue for a fluid change, or a gearbox with an inferior or outright improper fluid. A simple fluid change drastically improved...

"There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be." - Robert Mueller in 2012, riffing on an earlier quote by Dmitri Alperovitch in 2011 (emphasis mine)

Originally Posted by NO2 Depending on the conditions, sometimes it is better to go -1 on the rim size. That leaves additional space for snow in the wheel well. Many vehicles come with two standard rim sizes on different trim levels, I'd generally pick the smaller of the two. I agree on the...

Originally Posted by OilUzer FYI, They sell 7.5W35, 7.5W45, etc. HKS Oil That 7.5W-33 diesel blend is dope. Imagine walking into a US parts store asking for that...

Originally Posted by Jethro_Bob Paint fades over time, by the time the cans are severely rusted, the paint no longer really matches the walls. You'll either be left with an obvious patch or touch up job, or you'll need additional paint to cover corner to corner. I have to contest this. We...

Originally Posted by supton I think out on our seacoast there is a town or two toying with styrofoam bans, presumably just for takeout, and I wonder how well that will go. Not sure what the cost differential is, for styrofoam vs some sort of paper product. A lot of people (including local...

Design Verification Engineer for a semiconductor firm. I get paid to find other people's problems.

The auto-cancel mechanism went bad in my grandfather's '74 F100, and he was very hard of hearing. He bolted a giant indicator on top of the dashboard. I'd say it helped 20% of the time...

Originally Posted by JLawrence08648 I have an air compressor! I just use it for putting air in my tires, blow gun, and in the past spray painting. Checking HF, I did not realize an air chisel hammer was so cheap, $13! And another $6 for 4" chisels, $8 for 7".I I'm going this route. One small...

Always do my own. Even when all I had was a scissor jack and a cinder block. I have major trust issues with shops. I must be bad at picking them. The title of the post initially made me think mounting/balancing, not just wheel swapping. Which I also have done. My grandfather has a changer...