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stick transmissions are faster. autos are heavier. Autos shift to the gear it thinks i want. i can anticipate road conditions an select the gear for the job before i get their with a stick. an auto can only respond after. if autos are so good why are they making select shift autos.

an nv4500 is a 5 speed granny low over drive 5th standard transmission. a very strong trans.

autos cost more to buy. autos cost more to repair. autos are less reliable. autos get less gas mileage. you can't bump start with an auto. nobody adds syn oil to a stick to make it more reliable. don't need extra cooling with a stick. people who can't drive need an auto. 16 wheelers use real...

In my tacoma 2.7 4cyl after going from 5-30 dino to 5-30 i'am seeing a small increase about 2% or 3%.

I have a 4x4 tacoma and the front diff used a 10 mm allen. i used a standard allen wrench.

I've done it worked fine for me. one thing, depends on how hard the drain bolt is. old G.M. are made out really hard steel very hard to drill. toyota are soft very easy to drill. leave a wire connection so you can remove the drain bolt easily.

I have a 2001 isuzu rodeo with a 2.2 four cyl. I would like to use a larger filter than stock. I can use one that is longer but not bigger around. it take a 3387 fram number or st Thanks

Sorry I wasn't clear. the tacome only has 40k miles. I only drive it about 10k miles a year. If the old truck has been able to do 200+ with dino oil and fram filters, why should I run syn in the newer one? Can I do once a year oil changes with mobil 1? Its getting hard to find Havoline straight...

I have two toyota trucks. I'm the original onwer of both. One is an 84 4x4 22r 5sp reg cab and the other is an 2001 tacoma 2.7l 4cyl 5sp reg cab 4x4. the 84 has 211 thousand miles, 90% with havoline 30W and fram filters. no engine repairs at all. the head has never been off. I'm not even great...

where is the best place to put an oil temp sender? what if you don't want to drop oil pan? is there enough oil splash to put if in the valve cover? other? thanks

from my own remote system on a buick v6, i found to much pressure drop with #8 lines. use #10 or #12 lines and only 1/2 inch pipe thread fittings.