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Originally Posted by CapriRacer Some additional thoughts: If you don't have sidewall cracks, the tires still might NOT be good! Ya' see, some tire manufacturers use crack resistant rubbers in the sidewall - AND - since we are using the sidewall as an indicator to what is going on at the belt...

I bought a set of Hankook Dynapro AT2s last fall through WalMart online. Had them delivered to my local store so I could pick them up and inspect them. All had matching date codes (though 9 months old - not a big deal), and I didn't have any issues with the transaction. Loaded them in the back...

Thanks, guys. I think I will just give it a few shakes and send it in.

Guys... I pulled a sample from one of my cars 6-8 months ago. Life happened and I never got around to shipping it off to Blackstone. Is it still OK to send the bottle, or will that much time on the shelf skew results?

CapriRacer….great info! Thanks for taking the time to share all of that!

In a lot of ways, there has never been a better time to be involved in the "car hobby" if you can afford it. Reproduction parts are readily available and they show up at your door in a few days. No longer do you need to spend a full summer going to swap meets to find that one rare part that...

Originally Posted by A_User55555 HR is not your friend. They are there to protect the company. Their goal is to make sure the company doesn't get sued. Bingo! This has been my experience with HR as well. Don't count of them to be an advocate for you if you bring an issue to HR. They generally...

Personally I think it's a bad idea. If it starts to lift, it will just trap salt and moisture.

Originally Posted by pitzel DI does little to nothing to improve inherent combustion efficiency. It changes the thermodynamic efficiency of an engine not one iota. I was thinking about that a bit too. I would think that spraying finely atomized fuel into the vacuum above the valve (port...

What's interesting to me is that the (relatively) new GDI technology hasn't done a lot to improve mpg. A late-1990s, early-2000s 3800 GM v6 could easily pull down 29-30 mpg in a Grand Prix / Regal / Impala and run forever (intake manifold gasket / dexcool issues aside). A new 3.6L GDI impala...

Originally Posted by Patman Catch cans are a waste of money, and here's yet another reason to avoid them. Ever notice that most of the people extolling the virtues of catch cans on internet forums are usually involved with the sale or manufacture of catch cans? Yes, people install them and...

Originally Posted by FlyPenFly These things have almost no impact on intake valve deposits on DFI engines. No reason to run them. What he said.

Is the AC Delco PF63E PRV also 20 psi? Edit: never mind..... found it. PF63E = 150 kPa, or 21.75 psi (the same as the Baldwin).

I'm kinda surprised that the Toyo Celsius was ranked as one of the "worst", since this is marketed as a "bad weather" tire. I wouldn't consider Toyo a third rate bargain brand (but I might put Maxxis and Uniroyal in that category) so I wonder the Celsius performed so poorly in the CR test?

Originally Posted by dadto2 I had 204k on my '05 Colorado. Changed the fluid at about 60k, then at about 170k the gasket on the pan started to leak; replaced the gasket, fluid, and filter. I sold it to my BIL in March, he reported at Christmas that it's still going strong! I traded my '05...