Recent content by CalvinC

I live in a front plate state (CO) but have been running without one for many years now. On one car it blocks the intercooler, and on another it just looks stupid. Never been pulled over or talked to for it. I figure they have bigger fish to fry.

Lower RPMs means less gas burned by the engine… … Is a true statement for naturally aspirated engines. With turbocharging it goes out the window a bit unfortunately for a few reasons. ECM strategy will call for a rich fuel trim under high load / low rpm scenarios for a couple reasons...

Congrats! How’s the audio? That’s the most compelling thing in my mind of the Tungsten over the Limited. I know lots of variances, but for me, most compelling. Seats sure do look cozy though…

Honestly, I’m impressed the Tungsten carries a 4-figure payload, and not just barely either. Bravo! Wonder what the full weight of Hemi + eTorque was? Quite a pig.

The door cards are not correct either. And the black leather seat covers don’t match either a Laramie or a Limited style. Probably a Katzkin or similar aftermarket cover. The longer you look the worse it looks. Seems to have been a Longhorn Southwest Edition at some point though.

No tune will improve mpgs despite the marketing hype. Your most economical tune is the factory tune combined with a deliberate right foot. If tweaking a few lines of code would have netted more mpg you can be sure the OWM would have done it to earn more Greta points. Tunes on modern engines...

Run away from that truck. I’d wager it has a rebuilt title or has other serious issues in the Car Fax. These firms that buy totaled vehicles and rebuild them often use a hodgepodge of parts. Those seats were never offered on a Long Horn. Not were those wheels for that matter (those came...

You wouldn’t exclusively charge your iPhone at convenience stores, you refuel it overnight at home while you sleep. On rare occasions such as perhaps while traveling you need to find a spot to charge it for a while. And so the same paradigm shift applies to EV’s - you refuel them at home...

E30 carries an equivalent octane rating as 93 or 94, but with lower energy density it requires more fuel volume. This OP’s question whether the fuel system is up to task of 15%+ fuel demands for a given load. And to that it’s still early days for the Hurricane and I haven’t seen anything...

I have to say, I’m having trouble reconciling your username and your anti-turbo sentiments. Of course your opinions and exchanges are welcome, I just can’t tell if you are an RHO fan? Have you had a bad experience with an RHO?

This is actually a full half the reason I’m looking for the MFT option (other half being the utility of course). The alternative is adding the words “Please do not” Just above the giant emblem.

Holy heck!! That’s like 31% discount by those numbers. I haven’t followed every single post here but I think that would be about a new record. Was there like hail damage or was this a dealer demo or did you have compromising pictures of the sales manager or what??!! Would love to know more...

If your top priority is an engine that will be trouble free for 250k miles, snag a 2nd Gen Tundra, 2015-16 F150 5.0 or 2021+ 5.0. Otherwise just drive em all, see which one you prefer being behind the wheel of, and let Future Homer deal with what happens in 100k miles.

Have also seen lots of reports here that after a large tire diameter change like you have done the transmission shift points are off enough to materially degrade performance. You can get it recalibrated at a dealer for your tire size potentially, or I believe you can do it yourself if you...

Ha as a Denver Metro resident that’s exactly the stretch I had in mind when asking about the concrete highways. I’ve been through multiple sets of tires and suspension setups in no small thanks to that stretch.