Recent content by corrado

I agree, great discussion! I see what you mean about the sand, and can understand where 'ol 4x4 could be better there. I don't have nearly as much experience driving in sand as i do in snow/ice. Honestly, i used to be all about 4x4 when I had my jeep and then my view changed after owning the...

I appreciate the well thought out response. While you are right that the torsen system requires some kind of resistance, i don't believe that a zero resistance condition can exist. power will always go to the wheels with the most traction, even if all 4 are slipping. it will never stop sending...

i disagree. when you lock the center diff, you disable what i believe to be the best part of our trucks: the Torsen center differential. by leaving it open, but disabling all the electronic intervention, you are able to actually utilize the torque sensing ability of the C-diff which sends...

you defeated VSC/TRAC by grounding out pin #14 on the obd2 plug? could you explain what you did?

i know the brakes are no more likely to fail, it's just a matter of possibly making people uneasy that a vital system may be compromised. regardless, it still doesn't achieve 100% intervention free driving, as RadialGT reports. would still like to know if that is possible by using a different...

replacing the car seems a bit extreme. i posted in this thread because the process explained was more along the lines of my thinking. I'm fine with the vsc, trac, and atrac lights being on when those systems are defeated but for some reason i don't like the idea of a scary red BRAKE light...

I am looking into this but wanted to see if there was another way (another wire to tap) to rid all the nannies but not trigger a light for the brakes on the dash. anyone know?

i've run mine down to when the range says "0 miles", and then gone another exit or 2 until i found gas without feeling any problems. I ran my audi out of gas a few times and sold it with 160k on the original fuel pump. my point is that 1) i'm a risk taking cowboy and 2) you have nothing to...

Interesting, I thought the fan always ran. I hear mine on startup, and can't remember ever seeing it stopped in the bay. guess my clutch is fried too...

he didn't say anything about romping on the gas pedal... There's nothing wrong with carefully driving a stone cold motor. There's actually a number of benefits to it over letting the car idle it's way warm.

hello- I'm looking to replace my brake pads (and hopefully not rotors) soon and was looking for a DIY, or instructions to do so. A search of the forums yielded a ton of brake related issues but no actual instructions. I've done plenty of brake work on european cars, but wanted to make sure...

31 yrs handsome. Work in fresh produce import/export company. I try not to use the 4R for commuting, but it happens a lot anyway. I own 2 VW corrado's: a 1993 with a supercharged VR6 street car and a 1990 with a 2001 1.8t swap track car. That puppy runs pretty quick laps at the track and is...

yes, not to mention that the steering wheel's orientation has nothing to do with which way the car will drift if someone falls asleep. the wheel could be off to the right, and the car pull to the left...

Thanks for the feedback. I was on route 89 N Friday as well. I wasn't driving my 4runner though, had a ride with a friend in an rx350 w/ Michelin ltx m&s tires, which had a ton of siping. They seemed to perform very well compared to my wrangler SA's. I'm glad you are happy with your SA's...

Exactly! On the audi sport sedan, I didn't mind having 2 sets of wheels/tires. I had awesome summer performance w/ low profile 17" performance tires and awesome winter performance w/ oem 16" wheels and snow tires. When I made the switch to an SUV, I already sacrificed summer spirited driving...