Well no, I’m totally OK with an author mentioning that a car wasn’t sporty as an aside when not reviewing a sporty car, but that was a main theme from start to finish for the article. It’s like writing a review for a compact car and saying, “well, it’s OK, but it doesn’t seat six adults” and then repeating this like a…

Maybe it’s just me, but when I think of a hatchback I don’t think that inheritently means the car will be sporty. I feel like this whole review keeps revolving around, “This is a good car, but it’s not a sporty car.” But therein lies the conflict... It was never supposed to be sporty. The Cruze has always been…

That’s just sealant on the seams, not burnt paint.

Most coolants now have a bitterant added so they don’t taste sweet. I can attest to this after getting a mouthful after trying to siphon a radiator... not my best moment of wisdom. It does indeed taste terrible and took the better part of an hour to go away, despite rinsing my mouth numerous times. I’ve also paid…

I’d reason pretty close actually, compared to many other examples out there tuned for power.

For a given setup, a diesel will produce some smore when fueled for the most power possible.

But in cases such as tractor pulling, rules limit how large a turbo they can use and competitors have no option but to crank up the fuel to make as much power as possible. In other situations, a large enough turbo to eliminate all smoke for the desired power may never spool up. Companies like Banks do a great job and…

And yet, when you go to that link and look at “traction”, they compare the traction capabilities of various Jeeps by comparing the total drive reduction. The only correlation the total reduction has is the Jeeps ability to break traction, it has no bearing on the traction capability.

Yeah, I was pretty disappointed at the number of drivers who couldn’t keep it in their pants. Mostly Corvettes and Mustangs, but also a hot twin turbo Monza (that admittedly did a very nice burn out), a V6 Silverado (barely spun one tire) and a Grand National. I thought it’d be amusing to tease guys with the CJ5 I…

Not quite, although Fiat’s method has very similar capability. Fiat uses a wide duration cam lobe to provide the hydraulic pressure and a valve to control when that can be directed to the valve or released from the valve. I think the only real difference is it may not be able to open the valve as fast and the valve…

At least with the MAN engines, they don’t run faster than a couple hundred rpm. Their method wouldn’t work as well, or at all, on faster automotive engines.

The key thing Geoff said was high speed. Production cars don’t run in excess of 10,000 rpm. The speed makes a big difference in the heat generated in the spring as well as other factors.

“Fully loaded was rated”. I read that as the total weight of the trailer, at its max rating, was 2790. Not that he had filled it to that weight.

I would ditch the extension, it’s just putting more weight on the rear of the car and hurting what ride quality you can manage. While the hitch itself may be stouter at 2", the extension is still a weak point. I’d wager you’d see more flex in your current setup than a 1-1/4" hitch.

All he mentioned was that the trailer rating was higher than the car and hitch rating. No wording there says he loaded the trailer to 2790 lbs. There is no harm in using a trailer rated higher than the vehicle towing it, as long as the weight is below what the vehicle is rated for.

The fuel tank sits near the middle of the chassis so really you’re looking at about a foot seperating it, mostly space for the driveshaft. Regardless, it’s all speculation.

I’m pondering that there could have been an exhaust leak (although it’d have to be a big one) that could have been blowing on the fuel tank. Regardless, there was a fuel leak of some sort.

Thanks for weighing in on my post of wild speculation based on questionable evidence! I want to say more, but words fail me. I was obviously wrong and regardless of all that it certainly put up a fight that you won! I think I’ll go back to browsing more and posting less. ;)

Best thing I ever did for my impact was give it a larger air coupler; even though I stayed with a 3/8" hose. But yes, a good impact is a helpful tool!

If it had a thin lip like I’m used to seeing I would agree, but that one has some heft in there. Don’t under-estimate what an interference fit can do.