General Car Conversation 2024 - part 1
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No work today. Track weekend
Im hoping the mpg increase once I throw the bags on the truck. If not oh well. Still thinking about adding a blower 😏
Yeah we tend to run non ethanol in the LX unless we’re not close to a station that has it.
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#5659
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On one of these new motors even I wouldn't worry too much. Ethanol has been in gas for many decades.
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#5660
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The only real benefit to non-ethanol in these vehicles would be an almost unnoticeable MPG bump, which is almost certainly offset by the increased cost of the fuel.
In gas powered tools and equipment? Definitely want to run ethanol free though.
In gas powered tools and equipment? Definitely want to run ethanol free though.
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https://www.tundras.com/threads/kclv-is-terrible-any-ideas.85918/
Both my UR engines had crap values before, the 5.7 from normal gas and the LS from whoever owned it last. He should at least check his before going out and saying 87 is fine because I bet it's not.
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This has been beaten to death. I’ve owned the truck 3+ years and absolutely beaten it to death, never a drop of anything other than 87.
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Yes I am running spec. In every Toyota this V8 went in it asked for regular, including the LC which was literally built alongside LX570. It’s just Lexus bullshyyyt marketing. This engine will drink anything. The new ones however I would use premium with.
This has been beaten to death. I’ve owned the truck 3+ years and absolutely beaten it to death, never a drop of anything other than 87.
This has been beaten to death. I’ve owned the truck 3+ years and absolutely beaten it to death, never a drop of anything other than 87.
Throw a scanner on and at least check. You should see 20*+ advance on a Lexus/toyota since they don't just give an absolute value like on an Audi. I have my car tuned to 5-10* max pulled but I like it to mostly be under 5 at the worst conditions and it will flash a warning to me if it exceeds 5
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Yes I am running spec. In every Toyota this V8 went in it asked for regular, including the LC which was literally built alongside LX570. It’s just Lexus bullshyyyt marketing. This engine will drink anything. The new ones however I would use premium with.
This has been beaten to death. I’ve owned the truck 3+ years and absolutely beaten it to death, never a drop of anything other than 87.
This has been beaten to death. I’ve owned the truck 3+ years and absolutely beaten it to death, never a drop of anything other than 87.
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BC it's an old $100,000 Mercedes....if it asks for premium it's getting it. The engine is pretty simple, but still it requires 2 plugs for each cylinder.
The LX is a Toyota truck.... can't get much more tough than that. I never fixed that idler that squeaked when I destroyed 10 inches of snow for 5 days straight, lol. That's how rough on it I was. Who knows if I ever will fix it. I drive that truck through hell and back, and love it.
The LX is a Toyota truck.... can't get much more tough than that. I never fixed that idler that squeaked when I destroyed 10 inches of snow for 5 days straight, lol. That's how rough on it I was. Who knows if I ever will fix it. I drive that truck through hell and back, and love it.
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BC it's an old $100,000 Mercedes....if it asks for premium it's getting it. The engine is pretty simple, but still it requires 2 plugs for each cylinder.
The LX is a Toyota truck.... can't get much more tough than that. I never fixed that idler that squeaked when I destroyed 10 inches of snow for 5 days straight, lol. That's how rough on it I was. Who knows if I ever will fix it. I drive that truck through hell and back, and love it.
The LX is a Toyota truck.... can't get much more tough than that. I never fixed that idler that squeaked when I destroyed 10 inches of snow for 5 days straight, lol. That's how rough on it I was. Who knows if I ever will fix it. I drive that truck through hell and back, and love it.
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BC it's an old $100,000 Mercedes....if it asks for premium it's getting it. The engine is pretty simple, but still it requires 2 plugs for each cylinder.
The LX is a Toyota truck.... can't get much more tough than that. I never fixed that idler that squeaked when I destroyed 10 inches of snow for 5 days straight, lol. That's how rough on it I was. Who knows if I ever will fix it. I drive that truck through hell and back, and love it.
The LX is a Toyota truck.... can't get much more tough than that. I never fixed that idler that squeaked when I destroyed 10 inches of snow for 5 days straight, lol. That's how rough on it I was. Who knows if I ever will fix it. I drive that truck through hell and back, and love it.
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My friend duramax left him stranded 6hrs away from home after a track day and his truck remained in the shop for week and half 6hrs away from home.
Have an 06 Cummins 1 ton used on the farm that’s recently out of the tranny shop and less than 2 weeks back in the tranny shop. Tundra gets thrown into hay hauling duty cause the Cummins in the shop
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You're wasting your money. The 5.7 will drink anything. Just use regular 87, I have for 3 years since we bought ours. No blown engine. Not one knock ever, and I've tried to make it knock.
On one of these new motors even I wouldn't worry too much. Ethanol has been in gas for many decades.
On one of these new motors even I wouldn't worry too much. Ethanol has been in gas for many decades.
Have you ever checked though? Anything over 5* pulled means the engine is beating itself up and you will get the "random oil consumption" issue. Micro detonation you can't detect yourself is still there......
Throw a scanner on and at least check. You should see 20*+ advance on a Lexus/toyota since they don't just give an absolute value like on an Audi. I have my car tuned to 5-10* max pulled but I like it to mostly be under 5 at the worst conditions and it will flash a warning to me if it exceeds 5
Throw a scanner on and at least check. You should see 20*+ advance on a Lexus/toyota since they don't just give an absolute value like on an Audi. I have my car tuned to 5-10* max pulled but I like it to mostly be under 5 at the worst conditions and it will flash a warning to me if it exceeds 5
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