Recent content by DionR

To be clear, I’m not knocking anyone for picking the TKX. I was only speaking about myself and how I think I would have second guessed myself. I don’t think a TKX is a bad or wrong choice.

I struggled with which way to go, too. I liked the lower cost and smaller size of the TKX, and I found people beating the snot out of them without issues (outside of the one above). But the OD ratios always ended up on the shorter side to me, more so since I was planning a G3 swap with EFI and...

Betting you didn’t rebuild the top of the crossmember after cutting it out? That’s the only way I can see not needing to touch the tunnel. Either that or the tail is hanging fairly low. Just me, but I am a firm believer in maintaining the structure of the crossmember.

I like it, very cool. Thanks for the synopsis!

Glad to see you re still around! Love the Minivan, is there a build thread?

Build thread?

I am interested.

The Drive is wrong: Anyone can replace brake pads on the Ioniq 5 N

I'm not surprised it is YT, I was kind of guessing that would be the answer. Not really sure what the logic is, but it happens on most videos I watch so either YT is giving me more ads for some reason, or they are just being heavy handed across the board. I know it isn't just this video, most...

@slimjim, I've got a YT question for you. What determines the frequency and length of the ads that run during the videos? As a general rule, for channels I subscribe too (and I am a subscriber), I let the ads run just in case it makes a difference in income off the video. But I am getting...

The loctite could explain the requirement to replace them. Maybe some of the cost to?? Here's what I found for a RWD oil pan: Looks like there is a separate one for AWD, let me know if you need that instead. Looks like it has a different sequence due to the front diff?

I understand, but that type of bolt isn't the only reason to replace it, as you have pointed out. Here is the last paragraph in the article I linked above: I don't know, maybe the rod bolts are TTY, or maybe the factory just doesn't trust them. Maybe it is a good application of the term...

They do have a trial version. The only drawback is it shuts down every 15 minutes, but it can be reopened after that. Bit of a hassle, but still workable depending on what you are doing. And the trial doesn't expire beyond having to restart every 15 minutes.

No idea why they would want to replace the oil pan bolts. They can't be a stretch bolt, they are too small and short. Makes no sense, unless maybe a new bolt reduces the chances of an oil pan gasket leak and they are cheap enough (in the mind of the factory) so why not just swap them out.

Just to be clear, the rod bolts are not torque to yield bolts. They are a bolt that has a torque to angle process to tighten them, but that doesn't make them a torque to yield bolt. I know I am kind of harping on this, but the idea that all bolts with a torque to angle tightening sequence are...