Gearhead Thread

Seabiscuit36 · March 05, 2015, 08:23:21 AM

oh.. Didn't realize thats how it worked. Considering the pieces of shtein that I see pass emissions testing, you'll be fine.

Tomahawk · August 27, 2015, 12:50:09 PM

Quote from: Diomedes on March 03, 2015, 08:29:51 PM
Any opinions on adding something like this?

http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?prod=77-2585KS

Never done it before, looks simple as farg. If I can get 10+ extra hp and better mpg...for $300...I'm seriously considering that.

The only time you'd possibly see the extra hp is at wide open throttle and the gas mileage gains are minimal (at least they are in my 4Runner).

Quote from: Rome on March 03, 2015, 08:38:34 PM
That's a pretty big promise on the HP increase just because of air flow. If you're planning on keeping the ride for a long while, then yeah, it's worth it.

The engine is just an air pump; more flow equals more power.

I just dropped like $125 on four gallons of tranny fluid...since he's in the area, I should've asked hbionic to milk Caitlinn Jenner instead

Seabiscuit36 · August 27, 2015, 04:26:10 PM

I had my front diff/rear diff/center diff fluids swapped out with Amsoil, and had my transmission fluid swapped out to Amsoil in my 4Runner about a month ago. Haven't noticed much of a difference in the ride, but at 80k i knew it was Diff time, and since it was on the lift doing the trans fluid made sense.

3 months ago I swapped out the stock trans fluid on my Mazda 6 6-speed AT over to Royal Purple. Could not believe the difference in the drive, so much smoother.

Tomahawk · August 27, 2015, 05:37:45 PM

I almost bought Royal Purple but jesus that shtein's expensive.

Seabiscuit36 · August 28, 2015, 07:44:46 AM

It was somehow more expensive than Amsoil, but for the Aisin Warner transmission the gearheads swore by it on the mazda forum. I picked it up from Amazon which was better than the price they had at Advanced AutoParts.

Just for SD: We have an AdvancedAutoParts in one of the local shopping centers, and a Walmart in that same shopping center. There's a AutoZone opening up just across the highway opposite of the other stores at some point before the end of the year. Evidently the Ex wife of the owner of Advanced Auto Parts is opening the Autozone to try and put him out of business.

SD · August 28, 2015, 02:05:09 PM

what a funhole

Diomedes · August 28, 2015, 03:45:10 PM

I'm rooting for her. farg that guy.

Rome · August 28, 2015, 03:55:53 PM

My buddy is a car dealer down here. He specializes in BMW & Mercedes but sells other nice cars too. Anyway, I needed a used car and he had a 2001 Mercedes E320 with 150K miles that he got from some rich broad in Orlando. He basically gave me the car for $3,900 out the door. I've had it for a few weeks and it's been a really nice car. There's a few things wrong and it's gonna cost me a few bucks to fix them, but the sticker price on this thing was $55K brand new back then, so it's worth it. The thing rides like a dream and the woman who owned kept pristine service records on it. Everything is up to date except the minor crap.

rjs246 · August 28, 2015, 03:56:47 PM

Whatever elitist.

PhillyPhreak54 · August 28, 2015, 04:00:29 PM

I got cut off by someone in a Prius today and thought of you buddy

rjs246 · August 28, 2015, 04:01:54 PM

Admit it, you were already thinking about me.

PhillyPhreak54 · August 28, 2015, 04:03:24 PM

Busted.

I had my hand in my pants too

rjs246 · August 28, 2015, 04:04:49 PM

Tell me something I don't know.

PhillyPhreak54 · August 28, 2015, 04:16:42 PM

igy has a midnight green custom jersey that says CHIPBOT 1

Diomedes · August 28, 2015, 04:20:45 PM

We got some Aleros in town. These remind me of Rusty.

Glad you got a cheap reliable car, sorry about your bourgeois taste.