For my 6 foot 185lb frame, if I align the bottom of the mirror with the leading edge of the curb next to where I’m parking (works on both sides) it puts me about 6” from the curb. Clearly won’t work for everybody.
I think you’ll be fine at 5k. I hear you on the old ways but oil has changed a lot over the years. The maintenance minder in the car typically runs 7-10k before requiring service. More often than 5k is probably overkill.
Totally. Definitely worth bringing this up. They were all individually boxed and wrapped, have the right color gaskets, print is crisp, etc so I’m confident they are legit. My next analysis could be interesting if they are not lol.
I ordered a case of 15400-RTA-003 (Mahle Tennex) from eBay because they are made in Japan. I’m sure the PLM-A02 (Honeywell) is fine too but it just feels better to go JDM for whatever reason. The PLM-003 (Filtrex) is supposedly the gold standard but they are impossible to find now.
I don’t remember seeing anything on the bolt. I replaced it with a Fumoto valve and still have the bolt- I’ll check it this afternoon and let you know.
I’d say about 30/70 hwy to city. My work commute is 20 min city with few trips less than that. I don’t beat on the car but enjoy the midrange, if that makes sense. Average about 23 mpg.
I have very little knowledge on tuning but I believe the theory is that if there is a restriction that’s preventing the ECU from hitting the target, you should get more power by removing the restriction. However, I have my doubts that the stock intake is restricting anything until you get to...
Installed this last weekend. Gotta say the first crank had me a bit worried- definitely some additional low frequency resonance when brand new. It’s calmed down a lot over the past week and now the only time I notice any NVH difference is when the car is cold- but I actually like the rumble...