In the VW/Audi world the DCT's are much more durable than the manuals. The OEM clutches in those cars seem to be designed for stock power/torque and tuning leads to premature clutch plate wear on...
Spent some time Friday evening giving it a good wash for Cars and Coffee the next morning. Even swapped out the all weather floor mats for the carpeted ones now that winter is behind us.
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Agree it does sound like he's playing defense. It is interesting the YouTube reviewer also mentioned issues with this tune, so it can't be that uncommon. Hard to say how widespread the issues may...
Sadly, after everything you've shared, I think he's right. Other than the grounding and the whole knock sensor problem, many of the issues may point back to the tune.
I've not seen them, but if they are similar to the pads I once used from Harbor Freight many years ago, one of the biggest differences is durability. Those pads would start to fall apart after only...
From the logs I've seen it's certainly not for the faint of heart. Total gibberish to me, but I've seen conversations on forums where a couple really smart people pick out bad values in minutes and...
The couple times I've done it I don't think I had to resort to an eraser wheel. I plastic razor blade removed the big chunks of adhesive tape and then I used a little 3M adhesive remover to clean up...
Interesting. I've never heard of that before. 2500~3500RPM would be right in the middle of steady state highway speeds in fifth or sixth gear. Anyone not hooning would probably land right in that...
There is something about the air density at 60~70F that puts engines in their "happy place". My turbo'd cars seemed to run their best at about 65F and my N/A car now is really happy at 70F.
Do tire shops even use clip on weights for non-commercial vehicles any more? I can't say I've seen a clip on weights anywhere for a very, very long time. Many of the wheel designs don't really lend...
This is my method of new tire prep too. I let nature run it's course to let the mold release agents and any rim lube used by the tire shop wear off. I don't think I' let them go two months, but do...
I *think* I do too, but I'm never quite sure if it actually looks different or my brain is coming up with something to make me feel better about the money spent on a product and the time/effort to...
I never had it worsen the water behavior either when I used it on CQUK 3.0, but that shouldn't make any difference. In fact, I never noticed any change in water behavior at all before/after...
It's only in the Spring. Our yard has this bluegrass/fescue stuff that goes nuts when it's cool and wet. Several years ago when we'd get rain 2~3 a week in the spring I'd be mowing every four day...
I've had to cut mine a couple times by now. In years past I'd be mowing every four days or so, but it's been so dry here this winter and spring I only have to worry about it every 7~8.
