Originally Posted by
cardaddy
Congrats Monica! :D
Very cool upgrade there girl. :dblthumb2:
You'll love that added power, what.... twice as much as the Mini? And of course the room, ride, and boogie factor ain't all bad either. ;) And even though it's a LOT heavier (1000 lbs), it actually stops a LOT quicker. :props: OTOH the gas mileage you're going to have to get used to. :eek: But honestly that's the only downside. Ehhhh maybe the insurance but who's counting.... other than your insurance agent that is. :rolleyes: :)
I was reading a while back though (on the 2013 models.... and I'd suppose since then it's the same) is that while they are built around "premium unleaded" that the knock sensors will adjust and "de-tune" the engine and let you run it on regular, downgrading the HP/TQ figures to 260/260 (from 274/275). I know my G35 isn't happy AT ALL with anything less than mid-grade (although I run premium in it). Takes a total re-set of the ECU and letting it relearn from scratch to keep it from knocking. :eek:
Will be nice to see your first total detail thread! :D
And wow.... it's gonna' be a totally different trip to "The Dragon" next time around!:dblthumb2: