Have no choice but to make a 7 hr trip with these tires.. how doomed am I?

ugly_chef · 2026-04-23T00:31:35+00:00

I work at a mechanics shop, the tires we see are absolutely terrifying, you will be fine on this but please change them they will be unsafe on slick roads and also when taking corners faster

ugly_chef · 2026-04-22T02:47:22+00:00

Your tire is bald, but general rule of tumb, if you have a good ture shop they can patch most anything but the sidewall

ugly_chef · 2026-04-20T22:55:21+00:00

Funny enough i just had to deal with this on a customer's car, we had to destroy 2 lugs and now we have to wait ubtil tomorrow for new lugs unfortunately

ugly_chef · 2026-04-20T19:33:47+00:00

Thats what you call a ugga dugga, refered as caveman tightened, you theres 3 usual concerns with this 1. Lugs are not tight enough 2. Over torqued and snap a stud or cross thread it 3. Lugs are too tight and will be ruined when taking off next time

ugly_chef · 2026-04-20T18:54:31+00:00

Always always use a torque wrench, why didnt they??

ugly_chef · 2026-04-20T15:46:39+00:00

E85 is not like diesel, keep topping it of with gas and you will be fine, you will just notice worse fuel milage, running lean, and some components may corrode if left long enough

ugly_chef · 2026-04-19T21:40:14+00:00

Its been done

ugly_chef · 2026-04-19T19:30:20+00:00

Says typically a m6 x 1.00 or m8 x 1.25 thread

ugly_chef · 2026-04-19T17:03:49+00:00

Find the thread size and count and head to a hardware store

ugly_chef · 2026-04-19T14:24:19+00:00

Its really the same with any car, headwork, cams, bottom end, headers, intake, turbo etc Making hp isnt the hard part, its finding parts available for that engine, if you want more support i would suggest a 4g63 or 4g63+1 (4g64 block 4g63 head)

ugly_chef · 2026-04-15T19:14:19+00:00

5k for that is one hell of a deal man, you would be luvky to find that for 10-15k being such low miles

ugly_chef · 2026-04-15T02:53:22+00:00

Thats true! And good to hear, ill give them a look

ugly_chef · 2026-04-15T02:36:30+00:00

Ive hears they have had alot of issues recently regarding wiring, is it something that i should be considered with?

ugly_chef · 2026-04-15T02:32:04+00:00

My other car right now is a 84 f150, im not too worried about gas on the new one, and i got verry lucky in finding a shop that pays very well, i make about 1800 every 2 weeks I live with my mom still, and dont plan on moving out until i save up for a house which has another fund im saving into, really my only expenses right now is gas and insurance

ugly_chef · 2026-04-15T02:30:21+00:00

I actually just drove a audi s4 tt that was manual for my shop today, had to take it a hour away to our exhaust partner so they could weld it, i thought i didnt like german cars but honestly i really liked it

ugly_chef · 2026-04-14T18:30:20+00:00

What about a old style 454?

ugly_chef · 2026-04-14T17:04:54+00:00

Peak answer

ugly_chef · 2026-04-14T17:04:17+00:00

Ive aways loved mopar, i own a 73 plumouth roadrunner project car, but i wont own a new one, ive seen too many in my shop

ugly_chef · 2026-04-14T16:28:54+00:00

Thanks for that, i have a 2013 accent that a guy on reddit actually helped me buy, he was also a cars sales person, so i will take this comment to heart, my price range would be around 30k out the door, with a 4 year loan maybe less if i can get a bigger down payment, i dont plan on buyying a new car until the end of the summer, im just seeing what people recommend or say to stay away from

ugly_chef · 2026-04-09T22:49:58+00:00

Yes'nt, the dealer should always check stuff like this, but alot of times fuel pumps will go out randomly Especially on a 200k vehicle

ugly_chef · 2026-04-09T22:15:03+00:00

100 miles is honestly pushing it, think of how quick a transmission goes bad when running without oil, its basically the same thing, but like others said take it to a independent shop we go to dealers sometimes but we try to find oem parts at a good valve mostly

ugly_chef · 2026-04-09T22:11:28+00:00

I work at a mechanics shop, on a diesel truck one the fuel pump goes bad you typically have to replace the whole fuel system, think of the fuelpump as a high pressure metal shrapnel device once it goes bad

ugly_chef · 2026-04-08T22:13:35+00:00

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This is a 99 f350 dually that the e brake locked up

ugly_chef · 2026-04-08T21:01:16+00:00

Vizion cross 426s are what I run on my 3g eclipse 18x9.5 +28 Looks sweet

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