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- Sat Aug 26, 2023 10:47 pm
- Forum: Members' Cars
- Topic: The beast has come...
- Replies: 56
- Views: 20130
Re: The beast has come...
The beast got a present a couple weeks ago. Had it upgraded from the stock 2.73 rear end to a 3.73. What a difference. Much quicker, much better for everyday driving, much better for creeping through parking lots. It's like the 2.73 was just wrong, like having a 3-speed with two overdrives. The 3.73...
- Sun May 21, 2023 1:10 am
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: If ..........., You Just Might Be Drivin' an Electric
- Replies: 115
- Views: 25812
Re: If ..........., You Just Might Be Drivin' an Electric
If, starting in 2035, the state you reside in bans the sale of the kind of vehicle you drive,....... WYOMING WANTS TO BAN EVs - From Autoline Daily But maybe this will slow down lithium demand a bit. While many countries, states and cities want to ban the sales of new ICE vehicles, Wyoming wants to...
- Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:21 am
- Forum: Manuals in the News
- Topic: Driving a stick isn't dead
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8366
Re: Driving a stick isn't dead
The 20-Somethings Fueling a Stick-Shift Renaissance
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- Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:55 pm
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Downhill in gear
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1386
Re: Downhill in gear
Yep, in gear on down hills if there are much of a hills. In the Rocky Mountains and other mountains you really have to keep it in gear.
- Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:45 pm
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 14020
Re: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
The only clutch failures I have experienced have been with the hydraulics. In my experience, they haven't been total failures. Using the clutch normally still produced enough disengagement to help. Rev matching had to be much better than was normally necessary, but still not nearly as exact as is r...
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:35 pm
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 14020
Re: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
All my floor-shifted Ford trucks (84 F150, 95 F150, 01 Ranger) would have the shift knob eventually fly off on a hard 1-2 shift. My 01 Chebby S10 never did that. I probably learned on that New Process in a wrecker truck in the 1970s. I would crank it over in 1st gear and it would roll out, then wor...
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:08 pm
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 14020
Re: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
All my floor-shifted Ford trucks (84 F150, 95 F150, 01 Ranger) would have the shift knob eventually fly off on a hard 1-2 shift. My 01 Chebby S10 never did that. I probably learned on that New Process in a wrecker truck in the 1970s. I would crank it over in 1st gear and it would roll out, then work...
- Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:22 am
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: What are you listening to?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 189318
Re: What are you listening to?
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t0P3vUGtOc[/youtube]
- Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:11 am
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 14020
Re: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
Winter is coming again. I can't speak about potholes, but I've had to put up with repaving of roads that didn't need it, so maybe the roads that did need it got repaved, too? Autoweek found a corpse that you might be interested in hearing about. https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a41316...
- Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:21 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Seams Tummy Eye Dew Recall.....
- Replies: 153
- Views: 53689
Re: Seams Tummy Eye Dew Recall.....
Prolly every kinda slushbox has a parking pawl, My '71 Ferd had a parking paul and I once was in a hurry to pick up a carry out and threw it in park while still turning into the driveway of the restaurant. It made a loud ratchet like sound until it slowed to a near stop then lurched to a stop when ...
- Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:16 pm
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Fake manual transmissions coming to EVs?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2327
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:28 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Sick of the Safety NAZIs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2807
Re: Sick of the Safety NAZIs
Now that Dort is one fine machine. Look how easy to change spark plugs on it. Everything is easy to get to. Wonder if that engine will fit in my Fusion.
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:26 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Sick of the Safety NAZIs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2807
Re: Sick of the Safety NAZIs
Well the extenders came today and they work great. Of course the first shot at trying them out and the car was going to make a liar of me. Had to drive halfway down the block with no belt to get the chime to go off, but then plugged in the extender and it was gone. They work pretty good. Instead of...
- Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:08 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55900
- Views: 3256942
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
When Baby Seats for the car used to be fun https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceorwMHJgAM/XWreqRawPvI/AAAAAAADndQ/J1LtixACM7Uv8xo1cc1In8wzFoG6imGLwCLcBGAs/s1600/vintage-baby-car-seats-14.jpg https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/but-wait-theres-more/g39573604/child-car-seats-of-1959/?source=nl&utm_source=n...
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:07 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55900
- Views: 3256942
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Innovative used tire disposal strategy:
https://youtu.be/dHh93cv4HNE
https://youtu.be/dHh93cv4HNE