ClubLexus - Lexus Forum Discussion

Car Chat General discussion about Lexus, other auto manufacturers and automotive news.

General Car Conversation

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 10-10-23, 02:20 PM
  #7291  
AJT123
Lexus Champion
 
AJT123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 12,454
Received 219 Likes on 184 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i'm still adjusting to the thought i won't ever take my new car to a gas station or change the oil, etc.
I never found out what EV you bought. Congrats!
AJT123 is online now  
Old 10-10-23, 03:00 PM
  #7292  
Toys4RJill
Lexus Fanatic
 
Toys4RJill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ON/NY
Posts: 31,228
Received 64 Likes on 55 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by jer
I think Mazda has the best looking metallic red. Love the way it looks on their CX-5 also.
Now that you mention that. Yeah, the red on a Mazda is quite nice.
Toys4RJill is offline  
Old 10-10-23, 03:24 PM
  #7293  
geko29
Super Moderator

 
geko29's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: IL
Posts: 7,943
Received 303 Likes on 233 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by Striker223
Funny enough the rolling coal means the car isn't tuned correctly, properly tuned diesels don't smoke
Exactly. "rolling coal" literally means you're sending unburned fuel through the exhaust, because you injected more fuel than the engine can actually make use of. In addition to being absolutely horrible for the environment, it's just lighting money on fire for no reason.

Go ahead and tune your diesel for mad power, but please don't do this.
geko29 is online now  
Old 10-10-23, 03:25 PM
  #7294  
AJT123
Lexus Champion
 
AJT123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 12,454
Received 219 Likes on 184 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by geko29
Exactly. "rolling coal" literally means you're sending unburned fuel through the exhaust, because you injected more fuel than the engine can actually make use of. In addition to being absolutely horrible for the environment, it's just lighting money on fire for no reason.
Is it bad for the trucks' engines?
AJT123 is online now  
Old 10-10-23, 03:30 PM
  #7295  
geko29
Super Moderator

 
geko29's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: IL
Posts: 7,943
Received 303 Likes on 233 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by AJT123
Is it bad for the trucks' engines?
Like a lot of things, it depends. It would be absolutely horrible for the engine if EGR was still enabled--like remove the heads and walnut blast the carbon deposits off every 2,000 miles horrible--but that (among other things) is usually deleted on trucks that are set up this way.
geko29 is online now  
Old 10-10-23, 03:57 PM
  #7296  
Striker223
Lexus Champion
 
Striker223's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Ohio
Posts: 11,329
Received 1,226 Likes on 911 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by geko29
Like a lot of things, it depends. It would be absolutely horrible for the engine if EGR was still enabled--like remove the heads and walnut blast the carbon deposits off every 2,000 miles horrible--but that (among other things) is usually deleted on trucks that are set up this way.
This, it's under no situation the ideal fueling map. Pure stupidity to roll coal and suicidal on a stock engine
Striker223 is offline  
Old 10-10-23, 05:40 PM
  #7297  
Margate330
Lexus Test Driver
 
Margate330's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: FL
Posts: 7,150
Received 1,007 Likes on 802 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by geko29
..In addition to being absolutely horrible for the environment, it's just lighting money on fire for no reason...
I agree with the lighting money on fire. Lol

Because of my background, I have much different views on being horrible for anything other than that tho, and I will leave it at that. Lol

Originally Posted by Striker223
This, it's under no situation the ideal fueling map. Pure stupidity to roll coal and suicidal on a stock engine
I didn't know it was bad for the engine.

It just lools cool to me.
Margate330 is offline  
Old 10-10-23, 07:03 PM
  #7298  
Toys4RJill
Lexus Fanatic
 
Toys4RJill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ON/NY
Posts: 31,228
Received 64 Likes on 55 Posts
Default
I saw this Audi yesterday.

This doesn’t look so bad. Tasteful


Toys4RJill is offline  
Old 10-10-23, 07:42 PM
  #7299  
Striker223
Lexus Champion
 
Striker223's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Ohio
Posts: 11,329
Received 1,226 Likes on 911 Posts
Default
The D5 looks much better in person than in pictures but I still hate the fake vents and light bar. The light bar is on EVERYTHING these days.
Striker223 is offline  
Old 10-11-23, 08:56 AM
  #7300  
bitkahuna
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
 
bitkahuna's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Present
Posts: 74,987
Received 2,463 Likes on 1,616 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by AJT123
I never found out what EV you bought. Congrats!
i shouldn't talk about it here on car chat.

but i am in ev chat.
Last edited by bitkahuna; 10-11-23 at 01:00 PM.
bitkahuna is offline  
Old 10-11-23, 12:25 PM
  #7301  
Striker223
Lexus Champion
 
Striker223's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Ohio
Posts: 11,329
Received 1,226 Likes on 911 Posts
Default

Dual 750s, both engine outs. 2014 and 2016 with 140/47k miles. Yay!
Striker223 is offline  
Old 10-11-23, 01:00 PM
  #7302  
bitkahuna
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
 
bitkahuna's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Present
Posts: 74,987
Received 2,463 Likes on 1,616 Posts
Default
great german engineering.
bitkahuna is offline  
Old 10-11-23, 01:29 PM
  #7303  
Striker223
Lexus Champion
 
Striker223's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Ohio
Posts: 11,329
Received 1,226 Likes on 911 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
great german engineering.
Dear god no. Not these lol!
Striker223 is offline  
Old 10-11-23, 02:44 PM
  #7304  
LH1
Instructor
 
LH1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 1,111
Received 193 Likes on 103 Posts
Default
I watch a bunch of mechanics on YouTube. They all hate working on these 750's. I think Car Wizard was the most recent one I watched.

​​​​​​Striker, would an E60 M5 with the notorious V10 be the ultimate "no no" BMW?
LH1 is online now  
Old 10-11-23, 03:22 PM
  #7305  
AJT123
Lexus Champion
 
AJT123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 12,454
Received 219 Likes on 184 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by LH1
I watch a bunch of mechanics on YouTube. They all hate working on these 750's. I think Car Wizard was the most recent one I watched.

​​​​​​Striker, would an E60 M5 with the notorious V10 be the ultimate "no no" BMW?
Yes, stay away.. It's basically a supercar engine in there, and they blow like clockwork from rod and/or bearing failure.

Scratch any BMW V8 off the list, too. BMW just can't make them, never have.

I-6, different story.
AJT123 is online now  



Advanced Search
Quick Reply: General Car Conversation


Reply Closed Thread Share
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 10:16 AM.