That's my conclusion for now. There is an efficiency loss, but how much of that can be attributed to winter gas? Beyond the scope of my data, unfortunately. The MPG difference is also within 1.7% of each other, and that could also easily be variances in my driving for the season.
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Normal. And for me, went away when motor was broken in. As a cautionary tale, someone with the same noise brought their to the dealer, and they were more than happy to take it apart.
I did not. For reference, my FA24'd Subaru is notorious for LSPI, and would ping if you looked at the clutch wrong. So I know what it would sound like. I deliberately listen out for it, so if it's there, it's beyond my detection.
Like most of you, I've been curious about why the T24A-FTS is rated at the same horsepower when spec'd for Premium on the LC vs Regular for the Tacoma. Since I didn't have access to a dyno or a Tacoma I could run on Premium vs Regular and comparing that data to my LC, the most I could do was to...
Sounds like a very Merry Christmas!
For me, getting to 200k+, which I have two of at the moment, means working on your car yourself. At the very least, you need familiarity with the vehicle, and that involves peeking under the hood and around the car at regular intervals. Doesn’t have to be...
That setup doesn't look like it would be quick in any high-adrenaline situation, especially with a flap. Reminds me of holsters from the 60s.
If that's you preferred location, there's tons of magnets on Amazon for this very application.
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10mm is more than enough. And up front, anything too long goes beyond the plate mount and digs into the bumper. Also misaligns the plate as it pushes against the bumper surface.
And more specifically, M6 x 1.0