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Posted: 9/18/2024 11:34:12 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most of the factory supercharged cars I know of have specific engine blocks, and nearly every component is beefed up. Even the transmissions have the internals beefed up. Companies would be retarded to warranty an engine that they "just through a turbo on". The 80s were a wild time, man. 
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Posted: 9/18/2024 6:10:43 PM EST
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Looks like Fords 2.3L eco should go the distance
  Testing different oils over 4 years and 1 MILLION miles |
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Posted: 9/18/2024 9:19:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Those superchargers were designed in collaboration with Toyota, installed at the dealers, and generally well supported. I doubt you'd find many techs who had seen issues with them that weren't caused by abuse from the owner. That being said, the 2.7 wasn't fast and the supercharger wasn't exactly a game changer. I don't think too many were ever sold, but I will always remember the Corolla supercharger we had on display in the parts department to show them off. The ones making 'big' power with the 2.7 are the ones who went crazy with large turbos and they loved to break stuff all around the truck. Wouldn't recommend. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Hold onto that Accord ... the 2.0T motors didn't have the issues of the 1.5T and you get lot more power to boot. Plus the 2.0T Accords didn't saddle you with the CVT in the non-manual models. My parents upgraded from a 1998 Accord V6 to the 2018 Accord 2.0T (w/ the 10 speed auto) and it's been great for them. However, based on this thread I'm questioning my plan to put a TRD supercharger on dad's 2000 Tacoma 2.7L I-4 ... it's slow but I don't want to compromise the reliability in a major way. :( Those superchargers were designed in collaboration with Toyota, installed at the dealers, and generally well supported. I doubt you'd find many techs who had seen issues with them that weren't caused by abuse from the owner. That being said, the 2.7 wasn't fast and the supercharger wasn't exactly a game changer. I don't think too many were ever sold, but I will always remember the Corolla supercharger we had on display in the parts department to show them off. The ones making 'big' power with the 2.7 are the ones who went crazy with large turbos and they loved to break stuff all around the truck. Wouldn't recommend. In the early 2000s I had just graduated a few years before and wanted a Toyota Solara with the TRD stage 2 body kit and TRD supercharger as my first car. What's not to like ... factory Toyota warranty and all? (Never ended up buying that Solara.)From what I'm reading on the Tacoma forums there's not much one can do to make that Tacoma faster without serious cash or compromising reliability (except that supercharger kit). I think there's an outfit that still sells them ... can't remember the name right now. I may try it one of these days ... |
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Posted: 9/19/2024 1:36:02 AM EST
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Quote HistoryI don't know if this video is valid regarding conventional oil vs. synthetic oil. The oil change intervals are 10,000, which is too long. Naturally, synthetic will be better than conventional in that case. They should have made the change intervals 5000 miles, especially since they are turbo engines. I say this test is valid if the vehicle owner neglects his engine. I'm not sure if I'm right, however. P.S. In a way using conventional oil or semi-synthetic with shorter change intervals is better than synthetic with longer change intervals because carbon, dirt, gas, etc. is removed sooner. Therefore, there is less contaminants in the oil for the life of the vehicle. Another thing I read is dino oil cleans the engine better than synthetic. |
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Posted: 9/19/2024 6:41:15 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know if this video is valid regarding conventional oil vs. synthetic oil. The oil change intervals are 10,000, which is too long. Naturally, synthetic will be better than conventional in that case. They should have made the change intervals 5000 miles, especially since they are turbo engines. I say this test is valid if the vehicle owner neglects his engine. I'm not sure if I'm right, however. P.S. In a way using conventional oil or semi-synthetic with shorter change intervals is better than synthetic with longer change intervals because carbon, dirt, gas, etc. is removed sooner. Therefore, there is less contaminants in the oil for the life of the vehicle. Another thing I read is dino oil cleans the engine better than synthetic. To me this shows that a turbo engine can go several hundred of thousands of miles without major repairs if you keep up with the maintenance on them. I have the 2.3 in my 22 Ranger and I agree 10k oil changes is to long for turbo, direct injected engine so 5k for me. I don't think this truck will make the 500k they did on the engine because everything around the engine will probably be rotted away
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Posted: 9/19/2024 6:55:10 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don’t care for the trend of smaller motors running under constant boost vs an appropriate sized motor getting the job done. Think of it this way. Small motor under constant boost is like a toddler running around screaming all day. His ass is going to get worn out sooner than later. Constant boost? No. That is proportional to load. |
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Posted: 9/19/2024 6:56:53 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know if this video is valid regarding conventional oil vs. synthetic oil. The oil change intervals are 10,000, which is too long. Naturally, synthetic will be better than conventional in that case. They should have made the change intervals 5000 miles, especially since they are turbo engines. I say this test is valid if the vehicle owner neglects his engine. I'm not sure if I'm right, however. P.S. In a way using conventional oil or semi-synthetic with shorter change intervals is better than synthetic with longer change intervals because carbon, dirt, gas, etc. is removed sooner. Therefore, there is less contaminants in the oil for the life of the vehicle. Another thing I read is dino oil cleans the engine better than synthetic. Paging @Foxtrot08 |
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Posted: 9/19/2024 7:12:19 AM EST
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Quote HistoryThere’s no such thing as conventional oils that meet spec anymore. Click bait. |
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Posted: 9/19/2024 7:14:32 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know if this video is valid regarding conventional oil vs. synthetic oil. The oil change intervals are 10,000, which is too long. Naturally, synthetic will be better than conventional in that case. They should have made the change intervals 5000 miles, especially since they are turbo engines. I say this test is valid if the vehicle owner neglects his engine. I'm not sure if I'm right, however. P.S. In a way using conventional oil or semi-synthetic with shorter change intervals is better than synthetic with longer change intervals because carbon, dirt, gas, etc. is removed sooner. Therefore, there is less contaminants in the oil for the life of the vehicle. Another thing I read is dino oil cleans the engine better than synthetic. Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know if this video is valid regarding conventional oil vs. synthetic oil. The oil change intervals are 10,000, which is too long. Naturally, synthetic will be better than conventional in that case. They should have made the change intervals 5000 miles, especially since they are turbo engines. I say this test is valid if the vehicle owner neglects his engine. I'm not sure if I'm right, however. P.S. In a way using conventional oil or semi-synthetic with shorter change intervals is better than synthetic with longer change intervals because carbon, dirt, gas, etc. is removed sooner. Therefore, there is less contaminants in the oil for the life of the vehicle. Another thing I read is dino oil cleans the engine better than synthetic. Please, explain how you came to these conclusions. I’m curious about your mental gymnastics. Because reading this post made me dumber. |
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Posted: 9/19/2024 7:25:49 AM EST
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Quote History1986 Turbo Regal? Props, sir! |
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Posted: 9/19/2024 6:00:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There’s no such thing as conventional oils that meet spec anymore. Click bait. Quote HistoryQuoted: There’s no such thing as conventional oils that meet spec anymore. Click bait. All cars made now require at least semi-synthetic? In a way "conventional" oil has been part synthetic for a long time. About 20% is additives. |
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Posted: 9/21/2024 10:35:06 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've sold over a dozen replacement 6.6 Duramax diesel engines for 2010/ Chevy LML pickups with broken cranks. @diesel1 at what point do you start seeing LBZ’s start to give out? Or are you seeing more issues with post-LBZ engines? I’m at ~270k on my 2007 classic and finally bought a daily driver civic as a backup. |
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Posted: 9/21/2024 7:32:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've sold over a dozen replacement 6.6 Duramax diesel engines for 2010/ Chevy LML pickups with broken cranks. I wonder why they didn't do a recall to replace the cranks updated ones instead of replacing the whole engine in the future. |
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