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I just found this thread. I thought all the events were "sold out". I'm glad to see that they are actually not even open up for registrations yet.

HI all, I'm specifically hoping that jeep owners can comment. This would be a useless question to ask on a jeep forum. But the fact that you are here means that you are open to other brands and realistic about your jeep. Here's my situation. I keep my cars for a long time. Whether I get a...

Thanks. yeah, I just found this. So I guess that is the modular front bumper with the bottom of the wings removed.

Several of the trucks in the video have a minimal bumper. Is that the standard modular steel bumper with the ends removed?

When my first kid reached an age where we removed the car seat I was absolutely amazed at the old Oreos and cheerios that had fallen down in between the seat and the carseat. It was insane. The best advice I can give to you is to get the kids used to drinking water. Then let them only drink...

The numbers above don't tell you how much torque the engine makes at various RPMs. For example, lets say the mustang has a larger turbo and a more aggressive tune. Torque pretty much tracks boost at a given RPM. So if the smaller turbo on a bronco can give you enough boost for 310 ft-lbs of...

When you increase front roll stiffness, it makes the vehicle understeer more. You may not notice it in day to day driving. Understeer is much more benign than oversteer but that will definitely lower the limits. I'm not saying what you plan is bad. Just that it has other consequences as...

Tuned vs not tuned versions of a given engine. Someone above mentioned that a 500 hp version of the 2.3 probably gets bad fuel economy. This is generally incorrect. If driven the same way, a stock 2.3 will generally get worse fuel economy than a tuned engine will. This is because. tuned...

One thing to keep in mind when it comes to fuel economy is that its mainly affected by how much power your vehicle takes to run down the road and NOT how much power the engine can make. A 6 cylinder version of a given vehicle and a 4 cylinder version don't get different fuel economy because...

Is there anyway to get even a locking rear without going Sasquatch if the 33s are good? Though I realize that the brake based traction control is probably all anyone will ever need, I"m just curious.

Back when I sold software we had an order in which we took cars to lunch or into a city for the evening. Rental car > company car > lease car > owned car. The rental car mantra was "drive it like you stole it" About 10 years ago my Subaru STI was in the shop getting some paint touch up. I...

Which is irrelevant if you have the gearing to support it. Remember that torque at the wheels = engine torque x total reduction ratio. (transmission + transfer case + diff). I'm pretty ignorant about what kind of reduction older V8 off roaders had. But with the 7 Spd manual, the 2.3 seems...

It makes me wonder how many popped tires happened during the making of that video. . . . . And how many of them had to go back into the shop to get an alignment. One of the gyms I go to is in an industrial park way back deep inside the park. I got stuck behind a kid in a Rubicon. The twerp...

It made him nuts. He has a 58 Corvette with original factory racing options. Rare stuff like 290 hp fuel injected motor and the big brake option. It was one of the true race cars of the day. But yet VSCCA let shitty little MGAs run when NOBODY raced them back in the day. They just don't...

One benefit of being a masshole is we are near tons of marine vinyl and canvas shops. You cold probably get a white MGV seat cover made. ha. pure function. no style.

I just noticed you had a Giulietta Spider. My dad had one for years. He bought a 58 or 59 that was a bit rough to race in VSCCA. That is one of the prettiest cars ever made. Eventually he got tired of the snobbery and now races with VRG. At the young age of 79. Ha.

Not to get too far off track. 2024 aluminum is typically used in aircraft skin. Its got a pure aluminum coating on both sides for corrosion resistance. This aluminum is NEVER what is meant when "aircraft grade" aluminum is used. What most people speak of is typically 6061 - which is a...

I will. Thanks. Don

One interesting thing is a loaded 35k Bronco Sport has memory seats.

Thanks. I did use search and did't really find it spelled out like this. I've owned cars with power seats. They are VALUELESS unless they come with memory. Then they are fantastic. It is nice to get in my wife's Volvo and push one button and the seat 10 way adjusts to me, plus the mirrors...