Recent content by piranha971

You guys do know that people seek out ethanol because it makes a ton more power because it effectively bumps up your octane and resists detonation? People run full E85 in these cars and as long as its not in the winter and they don't let it sit it generally is ok. There are a few quirks and I...

Why would you want to do that? 91 is the minimum specified. Sure it will run it, but may be rewarding timing to keep knock under control.

The tips grew on me as well. A bit too much but I can live with it. It sounds good. No obnoxious rasp. Yes, a bit on the quite side but I doubt you can make it louder without the rasp. That engine just doesn't sound good unmuffled. Do you get the CEL on the valves?

The 4 goes a bit overboard with the color in the seats. I like the more toned down looks of the 5 seats better.

Same here. But parts availability was starting to become a problem.

Don't need a ring if the OD of the spacer step (whatever that is called) matches the ID of the wheel center bore.

Is the loud path routed through a muffler or a straight pipe? Not a fan of straight pipe sound on this engine.

The tips are silly. Should have done stock or similar. If round, definitely not sticking out the way they do.

This time around it is not an economic stumble but a permanent (as far as my lifetime is concerned) loss of confidence in the US and the dollar as the reserve currency from the rest of world. Don't expect a rebound to where we were 4 months ago. That next dip could be the next ceiling.

This appears to be the problem based on my observations over the past 8 years starting with the atsv. Cars that are driven lightly build up material on the rotors and start to feel like they are warped. The dealer then turns them and the problem goes away for a few months. Then it's back and the...

These aren't the cars you want to make a matter of principle stand on. There are a lot of determined buyers. There is no leverage.

The day after I put them on, one tire started loosing air. Today, I pulled this out of a nearly new tire. It was too close to the sidewall, so I had to plug it. Anyone know what this is? How does that get kicked upright to puncture a tire? We had a bunch of roof/siding replacements in the...

Generally, I don't think you could do better than 4s TCP. Given that the car was designed for it, is a no brainer. For street driving, just stay it. I will.

I guess they sell them as a set now. I believe this is it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124915062430?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=s9jBz3hJRxq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=8pF1Bhg1SGe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Full thread engagement. They do what is advertised. Probably not as strong as full lug nilut thickness but it's not as important on that part of the nut.