coilovers would be the best way of lowering but its technically illegal in NSW to ride on coilovers. The minimum requirement is 100mm from the lowest point of the car, ie exhaust or control arm or...
Just test drove a BMW 320d Msport and Jaguar XE diesel R-sport. Looks like my next car will be the Jaguar. With both cars riding on 19inch wheels the Jaguar feels nicer to drive and the torque is...
Time to look for another brand soon. Our company is doing are usual 3 year refresh on company cars. Honda has drop the ball big time with not having an Accord Euro replacement. They've just lost lost...
The Honda Accord Euro seats are generally design for someone who is a slimmer build. If you're used to sitting in a Ford or Commodore then jumping into the Euro the seats tends to be more form...
Just completed a 3 x 3 dump and pump and filter change with Amsoil ATL. Initial test drive is the tranny shifts are smooth like stock. Put it in sports mode and rowing through the gears via the...
I usually leave it in D. The ECU does not allow you to manually shift via the flappy pedals into 5th gear below 50-60km/h anyway. I'll put the Amsoil ATL this afternoon when I get home the old tranny...
I've been sitting in crappy Sydney traffic lately. 2 Weeks ago it took almost 2 hours to travel 20km. In this driving conditions I've notice with the tranny on Honda DW1 is that it would not respond...
Filter should also be changed. Most possibly clogged at those km. for severe driving conditions the inline filter should be changed often, ie 40k intervals or so.
Genesis could be a game changer if marketed correctly. It took over 20 years for Lexus to become established and Toyota spend over $1b US dollars building the first Lexus LS400 in the late 80s....
Really pissed at myself. Last week with all the rain we had in Sydney I went through a fairly large puddle of water. The water was so deep it submerged one of my front rotor (must has been quite...
Diesel oil has much more cleaning additives. If buying a second hand petrol engine car, I usually run oil design for diesel for 2000-3000 km to clean the engine out before using a full synthetic oil.
BMW 320d lightly tune can easily do 500Nm of torque. Hell a stock 3.0 litre diesel Jag motor has 600Nm. Lightly tune the 3.0 litre diesel can have about 750Nm