Recent content by piranha971

I had the same issue on my ATS-V. A bit of rattling on clutch release when I bought it at 13k miles that came and went. Never there when I wanted to show it to the dealer. Then at around 30k, all of a sudden started shuddering where I could not take off smoothly. It became unpleasant to drive...

Slightly thinner oil killed the engine under normal street use?

You have to loosen the vacuum plate and slide it out of the way. Its just a few bolts including the ones that hold the solenoids on top in place. There is nothing to it. You cant really get to the connector without doing that.

I am not talking about just traction. The way the car feels going into corners and going over pump, the way it reacts to inputs. Yes, the compounds are different.

The same size, but different model. Michelin pilot sport A/S for winter and pilot sport 4S for summer

You don't need to drop 10lb to feel the difference. When I swap my winter stockers for 21lb flow formed summers, I can definitely tell the difference.

2x2 1/8" thick square steel tubing. I am using that for my X5

No idea. I just drive. Passengers that are not used to my driving do sometimes comment that I am agressive, but thats mostly camry type drivers.

Yes. Lots of people experience it. I see this post at least once or twice a week on Facebook. The rotors arw not warped and weren't warped when they replaced them the first time. Its pad buildup due to driving conditions and driving style. They need to be used or they will accumulate pad...

How big is your tube you are using. I could not use the smallest one mine came with. Didnt fit all the way down

Its beautiful until they dump several thousand tons of salt on every road and your garage floor and your car inside and out is covered in dirty slush.

Yes. 85116721 front left 85116725 front right 84815172 right rear 84720589 rear left 84815208 rear center has been discontinued for a while as they only put these in special editions, which haven't had red belts since the 2024 model year batch. 25+ special edition has blue belts. Once the red...

No. But only your own research can answer that question with any degree of confidence.

Maybe come November

I tried, but even the smallest tube would not go through down at the bottom.