Recent content by cdncalvin

Quick update to my story... I took my truck into the garage and they discovered that the keyway on my crankshaft was worn out therefore the sprocket was slipping therefore my timing was off and therefore I had very poor vacuum. My timing belt was replaced at the dealership before I bought it...

Hey shootmymime, I have very similar cars in my garage.... from your profile picture it looks like a '69 Stang? I've got a red '72 Stang in mine with my 99 4runner. My bad gas mileage has been fairly consistent from before and after my new muffler. I'll try running some more cleaner through...

Thanks for the replies, I ended up putting an AERO muffler on since the shop I went to didn't sell Dynomax or Vortex. A friend put the same on his V8 Ford and it sounded great but mine sounds a little "ricey" if you know what I mean. Guess you can't make a V6 sound like a V8. Sounds like the...

I used a product called Goo Gone on my truck that seemed to work really well without damaging my paint. I used it to remove my old sunroof wind deflector as well as some fishing line and it came off fairly easily.

I just put a performance muffle on my 4runner and I've noticed better performance at about 3000 rpm and above where it really pulls well. But when I first start up my truck in the morning, there are 5 mins where you have to put the pedal to the floor to get any forward motion. Almost feels...

i haven't bought one yet but looking as well and a good one was the Thule Ascent 1100 and is only 12 inches tall, if you are just carrying boards. But you probably have already seen the Thule and Yakima kinds... so I thought another cool one was the Inno cargo box. I'd love to know what you...

I've been watch my MPG or KPL since I bought my 4runner off a friend and I never seemed to get much on a tank of gas. It seemed like the needle would start moving as soon as I pulled away from the gas station. So I have the fortunes of asking my friend what he was getting for each tank of gas...