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Oct 10, 2023 | 02:20 PM

#7291

AJT123

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From: Knoxville, TN

Quote:

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!

Oct 10, 2023 | 03:00 PM

#7292

Toys4RJill

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Joined: Nov 2011

Posts: 35,383

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From: ON/NY

Quote:

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.

Oct 10, 2023 | 03:24 PM

#7293

geko29

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Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 9,343

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From: IL

Quote:

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.

Oct 10, 2023 | 03:25 PM

#7294

AJT123

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Joined: Jan 2012

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From: Knoxville, TN

Quote:

Originally Posted by geko29

Is it bad for the trucks' engines?

Oct 10, 2023 | 03:30 PM

#7295

geko29

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From: IL

Quote:

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.

Oct 10, 2023 | 03:57 PM

#7296

Striker223

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From: Ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by geko29

This, it's under no situation the ideal fueling map. Pure stupidity to roll coal and suicidal on a stock engine

Oct 10, 2023 | 05:40 PM

#7297

Margate330

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Joined: Apr 2019

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Likes: 1,582

From: FL

Quote:

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

Quote:

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.

Oct 10, 2023 | 07:03 PM

#7298

Toys4RJill

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Posts: 35,383

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From: ON/NY

I saw this Audi yesterday.

This doesn’t look so bad. Tasteful

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Oct 10, 2023 | 07:42 PM

#7299

Striker223

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From: Ohio

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.

Oct 11, 2023 | 08:56 AM

#7300

bitkahuna

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Quote:

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; Oct 11, 2023 at 01:00 PM.

Oct 11, 2023 | 12:25 PM

#7301

Striker223

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Joined: Oct 2019

Posts: 18,096

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From: Ohio

Dual 750s, both engine outs. 2014 and 2016 with 140/47k miles. Yay!

Oct 11, 2023 | 01:00 PM

#7302

bitkahuna

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great german engineering.

Oct 11, 2023 | 01:29 PM

#7303

Striker223

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From: Ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

great german engineering.

Dear god no. Not these lol!

Oct 11, 2023 | 02:44 PM

#7304

LH1

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From: PA

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?

Oct 11, 2023 | 03:22 PM

#7305

AJT123

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Joined: Jan 2012

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From: Knoxville, TN

Quote:

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.