First impressions and road report
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04-07-2008 | 12:29 PM
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On the break in....man some people really put too much thaught into stupid things.... My dad used to drag race and has been a mechanic his whole life, and i asked hime how he broke in a new motor.... He said when he built the 350, many times, in his Nova drag race car, he would just drive it down the track like it was an old motor and that was it, didnt do anything special.... man, just ride guys.... no offense to you.
On the break in....man some people really put too much thaught into stupid things.... My dad used to drag race and has been a mechanic his whole life, and i asked hime how he broke in a new motor.... He said when he built the 350, many times, in his Nova drag race car, he would just drive it down the track like it was an old motor and that was it, didnt do anything special.... man, just ride guys.... no offense to you.
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04-07-2008 | 02:01 PM
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Honda pilots are ok... i can let that slide... ill call it a SUV... lol
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Honda pilots are ok... i can let that slide... ill call it a SUV... lol
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04-07-2008 | 02:06 PM
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congrats and welcome
break in info
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
congrats and welcome
break in info
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Yup, that is the break-in article. It makes a pretty compelling case for their break-in procedures.
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04-07-2008 | 02:24 PM
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Well I really liked the read on the Mototune site and it is exactly the way me and my step dad rebuilt motors in the late 70's and early 80's. Oh and don't show my wife that Honda Pilot, I just re-convinced her that our 2002 Camry is the last car we are buying for years to come. Same thing on my Dodge Ram truck, its the last truck I will own. Good by payments, hello $800.00 a month extra.[8D] Oh and on the oil filter cap, I thought it couldn't go on upside down. But then again I always look at the oil ports to make sure they are lined up. Perhaps we could all put a smiley face sticker or a K on it so we would always know. Just a thought.
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04-07-2008 | 02:29 PM
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That's pretty funny. You're on to me... No actually, in the pix you can't see the nose it is a a Honda Pilot, a "guys minivan".
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DUDE, is that a minivan!?!!??! Do you drive a minivan?? hahaha.......... just messin man....
DUDE, is that a minivan!?!!??! Do you drive a minivan?? hahaha.......... just messin man....
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04-07-2008 | 04:23 PM
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...Oh and don't show my wife that Honda Pilot, I just re-convinced her that our 2002 Camry is the last car we are buying for years to come. Same thing on my Dodge Ram truck, its the last truck I will own. Good by payments, hello $800.00 a month extra.[8D] Oh and on the oil filter cap, I thought it couldn't go on upside down. But then again I always look at the oil ports to make sure they are lined up. Perhaps we could all put a smiley face sticker or a K on it so we would always know. Just a thought.
...Oh and don't show my wife that Honda Pilot, I just re-convinced her that our 2002 Camry is the last car we are buying for years to come. Same thing on my Dodge Ram truck, its the last truck I will own. Good by payments, hello $800.00 a month extra.[8D] Oh and on the oil filter cap, I thought it couldn't go on upside down. But then again I always look at the oil ports to make sure they are lined up. Perhaps we could all put a smiley face sticker or a K on it so we would always know. Just a thought.
On the oil filter cover, I did not test a complete installation of it upside down, but I did turn it 180° and everything seemed to line up as I recall. I like the smiley face or K idea! It not only tells you the cover is right side up, it gives a subliminal message to onlookers where you buy your filters. Classy.
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04-07-2008 | 04:28 PM
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...there is no such thing as a 'guys minivan', that's kinda an oxymoron isn't it? jp man just call it an SUV and your good
...there is no such thing as a 'guys minivan', that's kinda an oxymoron isn't it? jp man just call it an SUV and your good