Recent content by daveman

Jonus4runner, I don't understand what you're trying to tell us here. Above all the other detailed information you posted, you left out the most important of all: did the oil change service you paid for inculde checking the coolant level and air filter? You kept on babbling on about the service...

then please don't mind answering one more question for me: is the v6 engine in the runner a interference engine also???

isn't it called the oil seal or compression seal?? or is the compression seal the one on top that seals the explosion in the CC?

thanks for the newb-understandable reply.

So tires make a difference in 0-60 time for the 4r. But the issue is why??? Does it improve time because better tires offer more traction at take-off? Do the OE tires have less traction than the v8's 330 lb. ft. can fully use?? can anyone with revos throw in their experience in acceleration...

Even for Southern California, where imports, especially Toyota and Lexus, are the majority of the vehicles on the road, 32,000 for a v6 sport, especially a 2 wheel drive, is too high. I don't know about the market and taxes in Hawaii, but for S. California, that price is wrong.

you don't agree with my second point, Hitman? Guess what? The American-made Camrys are every bit as good as their Japanese-made counterparts. The statistics proved that there is no discernable difference between them.... My second point was that American car companies are definitely...

what does the seal seal out??

call me a newb, but please explain to me what interference you guys are talking about.

This is my 2 cents on the import vs. domestics debate. I make my decision on patriotism, as opposed to what many might think (quality). We need to first establish two facts, they are indsiputable, and once we understand that they are indisputable, we can then use them as the foundation to...

would changing to better tires from the stock dunloops (Revos) improve the 0-60 time of the v8 runner?? I ask because if the dunlops are weak on traction, and the v8's 330 pound feet of torque can overload it for a few tenth of a second, but i don't know if it can, but if it does, then a few...

so only v8 4runners have transmission coolers? I tought the only difference between v8 and v6 is the drive train layout, one is full time, other can be disabled by choice. And isn't the engine oil already cooled by the coolant going through the engine and the radiator? do we need a separate...

There is an existing thread explaining the mechanical workings of X-REAS, it's either in the performance area or maintainence, search for it. X-REAS not only makes the vehicle "feel" more planted during cornering, it DOES make it less prone to roll overs. Is its diagonally linked suspension...

i know this may sound funny, but i think toyota will offer a hybrind version of the 4runner and sequoia within the next 3 years. of course, i wouldn't have to buy it, i'll be in Texas, ha.

Hitman, i see you're contentious nature has taken you over again. Nobody has decided to ditch C$D for good because the runner came out on the bottom of their comparison test. We do not think they're biased because the runner lost (5th out of 6 places), but because the reasons they gave to...