aussiek2000

put some 1.25" spacers on it today

 

Can you get that with a V8?

 

I wish. But the 3.5l V6 isn't too bad.

 

I really like Toyota and the Tacomas especially, the new look is fantastic. The silky smooth V6 shared with the rest of the family can't be a bad thing.

 

But.... I would have a hard time picking a Taco over a new F150 with a 2.7tt. With Ford incentives, prices are about even. Buying through Ricart gives the Ford lifetime power train warranty.

 

Nice pick up nonetheless!

 

They'd have to be free for me to drive a Ford or Fiat

That thing is nice looking. I would love to get either a Tacoma or 4runner. How was Toyota West to deal with?

 

They were awesome. I'm down in Zanesville, but they are my go-to Toyota dealer for now on.

Hey Austin Congrats on the new Tacoma. It looks bad ass! I'll let you post up some photos tho I am quite jelly

 

It couldn't have been better a experience dealing with you, Dean, and the whole Toyota West team.

 

 

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There are millions of dyno videos on YouTube. For those of you saying this is a normal dyno pull, please link me a video of a dyno pull even remotely this long.

 

We pulled a 1991 RX7 for a ungodly length of time back in college. Tires were extremely hot when done and even starting to chunk a little. But I'm wiser now than I was then

That's why we pull G8's in 3rd. With the stock 2.92 gears, 4th makes way too much wheel speed. And 4th is still less than 1:1. A tire fully loaded on the road acts much different than one on a dyno.

Didn't make the cut in my slow 4dr. haha

Didn't know what to think of the spacers when i saw the first pic. But they actually look pretty good on the "after" shots. Nice looking car

Solid lifters.

 

+1. do they make a solid lash adjuster?

I pay less than that for my 09 G8 GT

Some of the funnest cars are the cheapest and slowest.

Are there any unmolested 1g or 2g Talon/Eclipses left out there? They are cheap and fun, but not necessarily reliable. Or a 3.8 supercharged or 5.3l impala/grand prix

Traction control was on and they threw all kinds of codes. No wonder it made less powee

I love Pacemaker for the atmosphere and laid back attitude. The track always seems to work for my car, but only 1/8 is a draw back. Thompson sucks ass, Quaker only cares about the guys with big money, took 4 hours to make 2 test n tune passes.

I seem to have lost my tape measure. Shell is 2 3/4 for reference

 

 

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I would love to get out and race with fellow CR members. Hard to make 1 race per year that falls on a week day

OP, if you need a MAF I have the 90mm off my G8 laying around here somewhere

I've seen tuners/owners who run each and swear by it. I don't know that there is really any power to be made/lost on a NA setup assuming intake duct has the same flow SD vs MAF. Its my understanding that MAF can be trickier to tune especially with a big cam. My car has a LS7 MAF and the tuner didn't have much of an issue dialing it in.

 

Really all comes down to the tuner.

I've only been on here a short time, so I don't really know anyone or get the "inside" jokes. But I still enjoy reading the new posts that pop up.

 

If I see a topic where I can interject some semi-professional knowledge, I try. But for the most part I just sit back and take it all in.

What wax do you use for winter? I just did a weekends worth of waxxing 2 weeks ago, this weekend I have a good opportunity to put on another coat.

 

Also need to get some 0w oil soon...

 

I've had very good experiences with Menzerna PowerLock sealant. Goes on and off very easily and lasts months.

Throw a coat of sealant on, pull the battery, and throw the cover on. Waiting on my new truck to get here first though

You guys jinxed me with all the Cadillac talk

 

 

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I'm down in Zanesville and more than willing to help. But probably more of a drive than you are looking for. FWIW, have not heard good things about Capitol. Germain seems to have a decent rep from what I here.

We have all franchises and see Cadillacs the least in the shop. Primarily seat, CUE, and NVH concerns.

I put my car away. I've got a new truck on the way to play with this winter. Hopefully we get a lot of snow.