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The highway manners are poor enough that I avoid the interstate (and interstate speeds) whenever possible. It is noisy, uncomfortable, gets tossed about by crosswinds, drinks gasoline like a fish, and so on. Maybe it's my fault since I'm getting older, but I absolutely do not enjoy driving...

Hmm. What rear axle(s) came in the ZJ? And how do 35s fit inside the wheel wells?

Back in the day, I would have said the whole package. As much as I'd like that to still be the case, deep down inside I know it just isn't realistic. Yeah, I know. <sigh> Cost no object, this is the obvious solution. But it would be extremely out of the budget I'd have available.

(This is purely a hypothetical situation, at least at the moment.) Let's say you were planning ahead. You currently trailer your not-highway-friendly rig everywhere you go, but you can see a future where trailering might no longer be possible. This makes you wonder what you might do to replace...

I just signed up for Dome Plateau on Wednesday as a tourist. I'm looking forward to seeing this trail. According to the web site, the leaders for this trail are Robert & Marsha Humphreys, with Kevin Fox, Andy Bunn and Adam Morris as gunners. Oh, and I see my Elephant Hill trail is already full...

What I would like to do--yes, this is an itch I am also wanting to scratch--is turbocharge and intercool an LM7 but keep the boost low enough that I can run it on 91 octane pump gas. If I don't go wild when selecting an upgraded camshaft and I keep the timing curve in check, I'm thinking I can...

Yes, precisely. Richard is a great guy. Watch his videos and do what he does. 👍

I like the painter's tape on the GN.

Stop right there. As Corky Bell wrote in his book Maximum Boost, an intercooler is not merely icing on the cake. It is more cake. While it is possible to run without an intercooler, it would be just plain silly to do so. Even Matt Happel (of Sloppy Mechanics fame) always runs an intercooler on...

I am firmly in the avocado camp.

Nah, I'll be plenty happy with the V8 engine that's in there. I need to get the Shelby back on the road. That will be my turbo toy.

Any idea what the original application was for this unit (assuming it isn't a total custom job like it appears to be)? What are the core dimensions? BTW: it gets substantial bonus points for having the inlet and outlet on opposite sides. This will reduce/eliminate internal 'backflow' issues...

Happy new year, everyone. I'm sure we all remember the financial letdown that was 2022: It seems that for the last 3-4 months of 2022, every financial 'guru' was publicly crying about the imminent recession that was certain to obliterate us all in calendar year 2023. This gloom and doom...

In the industry, we call that list price the crack pipe price. I know I'm looking at this through a dealership lens, but KBB trade-in shows a starting figure (ie, before deductions for any obviously-needed reconditioning) at only $3550. The listed price of $4200 might be a fair deal for a...

That'll do. (I'm old old school and used to just drill into the rubber line. Both ways work.)

It looks like you have the valve plumbed in correctly. (You'd be amazed how many people can fumble a simple operation.) Did you drill a tiny vent hole in the rubber line on the turbo side of the valve? This will allow residual pressure to escape after you drop out of boost, thereby promoting...

I logged in to check my status. I got most of my regular assignment: Mon -- Metal Masher 10am gunner Tue -- Elephant Hill leader Thur -- Seven Mile Rim gunner Missing from that list is my usual Wednesday assignment, which was a trail we lost (Day Canyon Point). I guess I will sign up for a...

For the curious: I went digging into my archives to remember what exhaust upgrade I installed. It was an axle-back bolt-on Pypes kit, and these specific mufflers (well, resonators) are called Pype Bombs. If you wanna hear them installed:

Full disclosure: I owned and daily drove a 2006 Mustang GT 5-speed for a year and a half a while back. There were three main versions of the n/a 4.6L V8 used in the Mustang: the standard 2v version used through 1998, rated 215 hp or 225 hp depending on year the Performance Improved version...

Thanks for the kind words. Glad we were able to help you out again. Enjoy!