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    Viper F1

    Some day I'll show you a Cosworth TJ piston in mid-failure and you'll see why Mr. Ferguson's engines were only good for 1501 km... Handsome puppy in there.
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    Pirelli PZero

    The most fair price is what someone is willing to pay, and you see a few votes for $0. Frankly, I keep a set of XGTZs with excellent tread on a spare set of rims simply to get the car inspected. The Kumhos that are normally on the car often have a tread wear bar touching because they don't...
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    Viper is one of the most collectable cars of the future.

    You forgot that it's like earning a vacation every mile. 110K vacations so far.
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    Bypass exhaust screamer valves

    There was this goofy brake project that used the OEM rear calipers (too heavy, too small, too ugly) and has now sold almost 200 pair, is lighter than BBK+parking brakes, and performs essentially as well as ABS systems... You learn from what you try, not from what you don't try.
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    1st gen. head gasket problem

    My experience at ~80K was different. I needed a lifter replacement, so the heads had to come off. The exposed edge of the gasket looked like yours, but the clamped portion was holding up. I agree with a previous post - change the coolant and use a long-life version.
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    What type of coolant

    Some were green, some were pink, some were red... ;) You were typing same time I was, but bottom line is that I don't want to get into pissing contests about brands. Everyone should know that ethylene glycol is a clear fluid. The many different colors are merely dyes. To this dyed...
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    What type of coolant

    Folks, let me start by saying the green coolant is like the engine oil made from Pennsylvania crude and all they did was filter it. Any long life coolant (one that advertises 5 years or 150,000 miles) is a tremendous technology leap upwards. Seriously, if you choose any color long life coolant...
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    New Tires

    I have had the Kumho XSs for about a year and commute 102 miles/day. I'm guessing they have ~100 trips, so 10,000 miles on them and they'll go close to that again. No events or AX on them, though. When I bought them from JonB, they were barely more than half the price of the then current...
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    Is there insulation inside a gen1 sill?

    I have a set of '94 heat shields (the stainless steel sheet metal, not the foil-nomex-foil layer) that are... uh... available.
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    What type of coolant

    Can only upload 5 pix at a time, so here are the rest. Run 7 is the Global Lifetime coolant. The clutch cover hole in this example was completely plugged with corrosion of the magnesium. The last image is the silicate additive in green coolant - it precipitates after a few hours of heating. That...
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    What type of coolant

    Maybe some of you had a 2005 or 2006 Suzuki LT-Z400 that was recalled and they replaced the magnesium clutch cover with an aluminum one. There was a coolant passageway that would plug up because no coolant at the time was able to protect magnesium; the Suzuki folks probably thought that the hole...
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    1st gen. head gasket problem

    Gee whiz I hate to go against the experts... but people think I'm one too, so here goes. I had 80,000+ on my '94 and they were changed only to get the heads off to replace a faulty lifter. They were fine, but then I put a longlife coolant in the engine as soon as I bought the car (in late...
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    Castrol commercial claim

    Thank you, Dad.
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    Castrol commercial claim

    I think that "old" forum admin was a guy who has the initials JB.
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    Castrol commercial claim

    Hi Big, The differences between "high mileage" oil and "regular" oil are some combination of: 1) a seal swell additive to prevent leaks 2) within the range of an SAE 30, but on the thicker end 3) probably not as fuel efficient because of #2 4) maybe less friction modifier because if it's not...
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    Castrol commercial claim

    For infrequent driving, you may be more concerned with oil pumping at startup. The 5W40 diesel synthetic would be very good and the 0W40 synthetic would be a nudge better in this regard. The 0W40 has diesel performance credentials and was the factory fill oil for a while. In regards to this...
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    Castrol commercial claim

    The Castrol claim that it provides 8X the wear protection is explicitly true. In an engine test designed to measure engine wear at low oil temperatures (i.e. start engine, never drive it long enough to warm up, turn off engine) the Castrol oil, according to Castrol, had 1/8 the wear on the...
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    Fan coming on all the time, is this common??

    I have a '94 also and the OEM fan was a lightweight. I now have the later, central mounted fan and it takes more amps. If the voltage drops with the old fan, something is wrong. I believe the PCM controls the idle speed with the IAC valve. If the fan comes on and the alternator supplies...
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    100 oct over 91 oct

    Peak power is made when the maximum cylinder pressure is produced at the most advantageous combination of crank and con rod angle. Spark timing is adjusted to reach this, so if fuel octane is the limit, then the engine falls short of the best configuration. If the octane is high enough, then...
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    Sherman, CT Crash

    I bought my car the week of Thanksgiving in 1998 from a member in Montreal and drove home in snow. This morning was 26F and dusting, but driving was fine. My IR thermometer said tread temps were ~80F when I got to work. I can officially claim 110K miles now.
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    100 oct over 91 oct

    Unless the 100 octane has a different BTU value, wildly different rate of combustion, or you adjust timing to take advantage of the higher octane, the answer is zero. It's not the fuel that makes the power, it's whether your engine tune can take advantage of the fuel properties.
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    Will this top fit on a 95

    A '99 top won't fit on a '95 because of the different windshield surrounds due to the roll up windows on the newer cars.
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    New Mach 7 Top And Windows.

    Great color. Clean wheels. Here's the three-piece version. Sun was at a bad angle and I didn't have the windows yet. And I have Gen 2 stock exhaust, so put on Gen 2 side sills.
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    Sherman, CT Crash

    ooops. (Must have been a Freudian slip to emphasize my reply.)
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    Sherman, CT Crash

    I have 109K on my '94, live in the Tator Dodge area, and rain, cold, "dirt" etc don't stop me. Slow me down, yes, but stop, no. Maybe you owners of fancy Gen 3's or 4's can pick up a cheap Gen 1 or 2 for the DD stuff. ;)

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