Recent content by RichieRocket

New in box wiring harness, never used. I bought the hitch and harness a couple years ago, used the hitch for bicycle rack and never got around to installing the wiring. TOW-READY #118555 plug-in wiring harness. etrailer.com price is $57 plus shipping for equivalent. Asking $40 including shipping

Set of Hankook I*cept EVO snow tires 195/65R15, snows have two seasons remaining in them. Then they turn into good quality all-season tires. 15" OEM wheels with TPMS sensors. Wheels are in great shape, center caps have a little corrosion. In Hartford area, willing to drive an hour to meet half...

This Citroen has a windshield that goes right up into the roof for an uninterrupted view...awesome! I'm sure they must have some kind of pull-out shade for the too sunny days. Citroën's Updated C3 Officially Unveiled, Features Panoramic Windscreen - WOT on Motor Trend How much would it be to...

I have an LT HB, basically because I did not want the leatherette seats or 205/17" wheels tires. The one thing I regretted not getting is a sunroof, not available on the LT :( So I was thinking how about a professionally installed aftermarket sunroof. A simple manually operated sunroof that...

There's a MPG Competition at Watkins Glen Raceway, NY on opening weeeknd April 19th. Welcome To The Official Green Grand Prix Web Site Average 49-55mph over 100 miles around the racecourse. I'd bet a 1.4T with someone who knows how to pulse and glide could get >70 mpg, maybe more? I should...

A couple weeks ago, we got a 8-10" snowstorm in the northeast. A couple of side streets were not plowed and I hit sections where the center row, between the tire tracks, was 6-7" high. The air dam plowed into this light fluffy snow, throwing it forward. The snow came around the nose and covered...

I've been reading about Ford Ecoboost 1.0L 3-cyl Turbo. Wow, this thing is awesome! They are supposed to bring it to the USA for the Fiesta this year. 123 hp ; 148 ft-lbs and kick-arse mpg, >20% better than the 1.6L On the Ford UK website, the Fiesta brochure lists (watch out for Imperial...

I did some searching but couldn't find any info on the forum. Anyone know where I can find the torque values for the upper and lower rear shock mount bolts? Thanks

I just got my winter snow and ice tires installed. Hankook winter i*cept evo They were highly rated on Consumer Reports, second only to the Michelin X-Ice..expensive. I tried finding a USA made tire that had a good ratings, but no luck, the Uniroyal Tire Paw Ice and Snow was made in China...no...

Hey guys, please help me understand how the computer controls the boost pressure. I'm only talking STOCK tune for now. I read other threads about the torque demand throttle system and how max boost pressure can depend on air temperature, fuel octane, etc. Also, how the stock tune can learn out...

I was on a business trip to Poland a couple weeks ago. I saw a couple Chevy Aveos, I snapped a picture of this burnt orange Aveo. That's the darker orange I was hoping we would get. I'm one of the few that does not like the inferno orange. In Germany I had a cool rental car, Citroen C4 1.6 TDI...

I stumbled onto this Ford Presentation on their Ecoboost engines. By turbo-charging and downsizing, mpg and low-end torque both increase. Then the low-end torque allows down-speed, like the Sonic 1.4T does adding the double over-drive. Starting on page 21, they go thru the science. Note the...

I just read the wiper delay switch thread and it made me remember my little frustration. The driver window switch transition from 'down' to 'all the way down' is too light to the touch. When I want to crack the window open by 1", I almost always push it a little too much and the thing wants to...

Autospeed article: Reducing the drag on square-back cars They did some testing on extending the roofline back to reduce the size of the pressure drag area. The old Kamm back. The problem is making it out of the white plastic board, it cuts down your rear view...I was thinking about trying to...

I remember someone mentioning they watched the UG gallons/hour data and when coasting downhill, they saw the fuel cut to 0.0 gal/hour. Did a search but couldn't find it... I just tried that myself, I was coasting throttle closed, in 3rd gear, about 50 mph, 3000rpm, going down a steep 8% grade...