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damn look at those tires did they test drive it through a rally stage!? beautiful car though
looking at it I almost think it was a barn find or something, the tires were really old and the mud looked like it had been there a long time. Really cool!
and glad yours is back and running well! yea a GLS/GLE can give the impression of having a "near S-class" level ride during casual use but the moment some actual serious driving is done it quickly becomes very clear that the depth of engineering isn't the same degree... i value high speed stability too much to ever think about replacing a sedan with an SUV, i could only supplement a sedan with an SUV lol
So strange to have gotten updates on my car, it's my mentor doing the work since he owed me but still. He is also the only person I trust to touch it other than me
Possibly the world's most expensive intake gasket set....$35 each
Factory sparks
Stupid expensive seals ready to go 104k miles worth of carbon, not enough to choke it out like lesser engines but you could feel it start before. Quite funny since it was still smoother than anything else I've ever been around/owned
Man that carbon buildup was really bad. I take it these are direct injected with no port injection?
Went out tonight now that its dark and empty and was able to get the engine all warmed up and did a couple full throttle pulls and the engine feels great...
I'm not sure but I might be missing a heat shield on the driver's side of the engine...it looks like there should be something there (there are mounting pins) but looking at pictures before the repair and of other engines I can't tell if there is anything there or not...
That GX looks great...I went and saw it at the dealer when I drove that LS500. What they had there didn't wow me, but it wasn't a luxury package like that one is...
Man that carbon buildup was really bad. I take it these are direct injected with no port injection?
Went out tonight now that its dark and empty and was able to get the engine all warmed up and did a couple full throttle pulls and the engine feels great...
I'm not sure but I might be missing a heat shield on the driver's side of the engine...it looks like there should be something there (there are mounting pins) but looking at pictures before the repair and of other engines I can't tell if there is anything there or not...
Yeah DI only, it's the only weak point on the engine but it's also not very affected by it. This level usually is enough to cause the 4 cyl and 6 cyl engines to not be able to idle or outright miss.
The V8s are mostly fine as are the V10s, the W12s seem to be able to go past 200k if needed/never cleaned with only a smoothness and power loss
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