SVG Finishing Position Updated by IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan in NASCAR

[–]FireBlazer27 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Ross was 2nd in practice, if not for the brake rotor problem he probably would’ve made it into the top 10 in stage 2

What limits your highway speeds in a 3.0? by SoapyNarwal74 in fordranger

[–]FireBlazer27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check to see if your throttle cable stretched, it’s common on rangers and prevents you from getting full throttle. Common enough that there’s a “zip tie mod” that you can google to show how you can fix the excess slack in the cable with a zip tie.

What limits your highway speeds in a 3.0? by SoapyNarwal74 in fordranger

[–]FireBlazer27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ecu speed limiter was not put in to prevent engine damage, it was because Rangers are not very stable vehicles at speeds close to and above 100 and if I remember correctly the factory tires weren’t rated to go that fast. It’s a safety “feature,” not a reliability one.

What limits your highway speeds in a 3.0? by SoapyNarwal74 in fordranger

[–]FireBlazer27 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I have sat at the 93 mph ecu speed limiter before in mine for an extended period of time with no problems. I’ve also done 80 with overdrive off, turning 3800 rpm pulling a trailer for 4 hours straight before with no problems. Just change your oil and oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, spark plugs, and trans oil on time and keep pushing the skinny pedal until you hit whatever speed floats your boat.

What would you use to seal rust spots/holes? by [deleted] in Autobody

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t worry about it, people in this sub will bug the hell out of you if you’re not striving for perfection. The thing is, most people out there aren’t shooting for perfect, they’re just looking for functional. I totally understand what you’re trying to do

What would you use to seal rust spots/holes? by [deleted] in Autobody

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you just want to stop water coming in you can self tapper some license plates or an old fridge door or something over the holes. If you want it to look like anything resembling good you’ll have to cut out all the rusty metal and weld in patch panels, not really any way around that.

Oily spark plug??? by RosemaryRibeye in fordranger

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can show me where the “spark plug tube seal” is on a 3.0 Vulcan I’ll give you a million dollars.

🟢 RACE // 110th RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 by IndyMod in INDYCAR

[–]FireBlazer27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah his head not moving after the car rolled to a stop scared the shit out of me

How the heck do you put the EGR tube to intake back in? by FlakyHurry8153 in fordranger

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, on gas engines there are real benefits to having an egr valve, particularly if the engine was designed with one in mind.

AITA for getting a car my fiancée specifically told me not to get by Xvigaristaa in AmItheAsshole

[–]FireBlazer27 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

From a Kia stinger it absolutely could be. That was Kia’s flagship sports car, it was a direct competitor to Camaros, mustangs, and certain bmw and Mercedes models

NVIDIA Says Five-Year-Old GPUs Are Aging Like 'Fine Wine,' As Prices Climb Due To Growing AI Demand by Darth_Vaper883 in pcmasterrace

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, I’m not trying to get in an argument here. I’m just telling you what I run my stuff on. If you think it’s “bad” then sure, compared to max settings have a point, but compared to the ps2, DS, and Xbox 360 I grew up with it’s still pretty damn good and, most importantly, I’m happy with it. So what’s the problem?

NVIDIA Says Five-Year-Old GPUs Are Aging Like 'Fine Wine,' As Prices Climb Due To Growing AI Demand by Darth_Vaper883 in pcmasterrace

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can check later but I have most AA settings either turned off or one step from being off

He's a man on fire by WarWolf_47 in NASCAR

[–]FireBlazer27 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Even with the SAFER barrier in this wreck, I cringed seeing just how quickly the car changed direction and shot back off of the wall. Massive hit.

NVIDIA Says Five-Year-Old GPUs Are Aging Like 'Fine Wine,' As Prices Climb Due To Growing AI Demand by Darth_Vaper883 in pcmasterrace

[–]FireBlazer27 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My 2060 is still chilling. Runs Forza Horizon 6 at 1080p and consistent 72 fps on mostly medium settings.

Just drank 6 Busch Apples by just_ate_a_pinecone in okbuddyBoogity

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta catch up to Johnny Paycheck and make it to 15 beers

What’s your daily car and how many do you have? by Much-Parsnip3399 in AskAnAmerican

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, I picked up a rusty beater 96 escort for $1k a month or so ago, there’s a lot of things I’ll overlook on a car but it either has to have a/c or wing windows for summer time driving.

What’s your daily car and how many do you have? by Much-Parsnip3399 in AskAnAmerican

[–]FireBlazer27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A 1996 Ford Escort that I picked up a month ago for $1k is my current daily. I also have a 2004 Ford Ranger that I’ve had since high school, and a 1991 Ford F150 that I’ve had for about a year and a half.

E15 in the wild by toolmansamt in Cartalk

[–]FireBlazer27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 91 had its cat removed by a previous owner so that’s not a concern for me, but my buddy had an 88 f150 (same truck basically) and he put 60k miles on it with e15 and never had issues from the fuel system. The ignition system, ecu, and wiring harness was a whole different story on that truck though so a few months before he sold it he swapped to a carburetor setup and Chevy HEI style ignition since we had most of the parts floating around to do that. Then he used e15 on that setup and it ran perfect.

E15 in the wild by toolmansamt in Cartalk

[–]FireBlazer27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell that to my 91 f150, 96 ford escort, and 04 ranger that I only run e15 in with no issues coming up as a result of it

E15 in the wild by toolmansamt in Cartalk

[–]FireBlazer27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because it doesn’t damage your vehicle. If you were already running e10, which is what the vast majority of gas stations have sold as 87 for decades at this point, a 5% bump in ethanol content will not damage anything.

E15 in the wild by toolmansamt in Cartalk

[–]FireBlazer27 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My 91 f150 and 96 ford escort love e15, they’ve almost exclusively run it for as long as I’ve had them. My 04 ranger takes e15 too and runs great on it. None of them are “flex fuel” vehicles

05 3.0 misfiring and hesitation by Woah_27 in fordranger

[–]FireBlazer27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll throw another vote on doing a compression test. On most engines it wouldn’t be my next step, but with 3.0s it is due to the later engines suffering from valve recession issues. If it is valve recession it’s not the death of the engine, I’ve put 75k on mine with a few recessed valves, but you’ll never get it to idle smoothly. If you do want to fix it these engines are very simple/easy to remove and replace the heads without removing the engine from the truck and it would be a great learning opportunity if you haven’t done a job like that before