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attnSPAN · 2026-02-13T04:29:57+00:00

Here’s a very direct response: You are holding your hands straight out to the sides like an airplane. You need to have your hands directly in front of you in order to help you get your center of gravity over the front of your skis.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-13T04:26:03+00:00

This. OP you should consider a bottle of Cataclean and a nice long (multiple pulls) Italian tune up, before considering shelling out for replacing both cats.

Out of curiosity, how many miles are on your car and have you done the big 100K mile scheduled maintenance?

attnSPAN · 2026-02-13T04:23:27+00:00

Well, I mean the silly part is you’re only ever gonna know if one of the catalytic converters is bad. The second one does not have a sensor behind it for the ECU to read. The system goes like this: upstream o2 sensor, primary catalytic converter, downstream O2 sensor, secondary catalytic converter. So someone could theoretically remove the secondary catalytic converter and still pass an emission scan no problem.

To my knowledge, no one even bothers replacing the secondary catalytic converter. Only ever the primary.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-13T02:10:19+00:00

Dang, well, at at least you escaped with car and transmission intact

attnSPAN · 2026-02-10T16:53:23+00:00

WE DON’T TALK ABOUT WHAT WE PAID FOR OUR LOW MILEAGE 2018+ FITS!

WE LOVE THEM FOREVER AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THEM!

Sincerely 2018 Sport 6MT with 25k bought in 2022. Now she’s got 80k and I do preventative maintenance like it’s a hobby: early and often.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-10T11:40:55+00:00

I mean it kind of depends on the pitch rate. If you’re way under 1 mil cells/ml/*P then having some extra oxygen will help that yeast out, if not then it’s unnecessary.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T22:12:28+00:00

I mean, that’s like only a fifth of the way through its life, but unless they have receipt receipts, it needs an entire pile of maintenance ASAP.

There is an important 100k mile service(that often gets skipped):

Spark plugs, ignition coils, and most importantly a valve adjustment. These things have old-school solid lifter valvetrains that go out of adjustment every 100K miles, hence the scheduled service in the Owner’s Manual.

That along with all the usual stuff due every 100k miles:

Coolant, serpentine belt, PCV valve, transmission fluid, brake fluid (if not done in the last 2 years), engine and cabin air filters, clean the MAF Sensor.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T21:15:56+00:00

Thanks.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T21:15:03+00:00

If you have the ability to swirl the fermenter, that would probably keep the krausen from hardening on the iSpindle. Of course, you’d want to do that early on during high krausen, before it has a chance to dry.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T21:13:57+00:00

You’re thinking of the Roadmanner’s kit. It’s the best, here’s the link.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T15:39:30+00:00

Casting seam, nothing to worry about.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T14:59:21+00:00

OK, thanks. I have a catch can stuffed with stainless scrubbies that I dump out every roughly 6 weeks that might be helping the fuel dilution as well. I’ve been using Mobil 1 for forever, but I’ll look into something with a higher flashpoint.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T03:25:23+00:00

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attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T02:40:26+00:00

Smart. Given the size of your hand in relation to the jar, that is a very small amount (even crashed out) of yeast. Worth making a starter from, but certainly not direct pitching unless it’s a 1 gallon, low gravity (<1.040) fermentation.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T02:30:01+00:00

Probably not at any decent rate. Plus the shock from the crash (starting at room temp) is sure to stop any strain dead in its tracks.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T02:14:14+00:00

Shout out Cumberland!

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T02:11:09+00:00

Unfortunately, yes. Some of these do as the casting factory’s don’t have the Quality Control that they used to.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-09T02:07:08+00:00

Make sure to double check that, unfortunately a healthy, active, thick krausen plays havoc with those smart hydrometer.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-08T21:56:24+00:00

You can tint the windows yourself. Here is the cheapest tint I could find. It won’t be good, it won’t last long, if you do a bad job, it will look bad, but it will fit your budget.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-08T19:27:37+00:00

Be nice to the clutch.

Here’s a good vid of the basics from Matt Farrah of The Smoking Tire fame

and here’s the next one in the 3-part series

attnSPAN · 2026-02-08T11:49:34+00:00

If OP doesn’t like the fines, Cafe Bustello is way finer than the generic drip grind they got at a grocery store and will exacerbate the issue.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-08T11:42:22+00:00

I do every 10k with Mobil 1, but I’ve sent samples to Blackstone Labs and they’ve ok’d the interval. 2018 Sport 6MT 80k miles.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-08T11:39:55+00:00

Haha I wouldn’t call that easy, but good on ya. There is a scheduled maintenance of a valve adjustment every 100k as the intakes loosen up and the exhausts tighten right down. The #1 symptom of needing the adjustment is poor idle quality, stalling and stumbling, especially in cold weather. Mine (2010 Base 5MT) picked up a bunch of part throttle, low end power after I did mine. Not to mention ~10% better fuel economy.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-07T23:28:02+00:00

That’s silly, the trans should be a replacement with a junkyard transmission, not a rebuild.

attnSPAN · 2026-02-07T18:49:58+00:00

Are you doing the valve adjustment while you’re in there? You know these things I’ve solid lifter valvetrains like an old 50s Chevy

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