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Exactly, the cheap gas stations that are unbranded or are discount brands ( BJ;s, Costco, etc) are buying the EPA formulated gas without the additives the majors put in such as detergents above and beyond the EPA formulation They are saving on marketing costs and by buying plain generic...

Bike oils especially where the clutch runs in oil has to have an oil with no molybdenum in it. I like Valvoline VR-4 in my Harleys because it is high zinc and the cams and lifters love zinc in the transmission and primary I run Red Line or other hole specific lubricant. The Kawasaki's always...

I will be waiting for the weekly reaming I will get from one of the members for posting this but Adding Techron is great on a car that adds all the fuel thru the intake manifold Cars that have gas direct injection especially Ecoboosts have a horrible history of the intake valves carboning up...

Yes the 5.0 has high compression, but it is cylinder pressure and hot spots in the combustion chamber that cause "pinging" or pre-detonation of the fuel that can cause bad things such as bent rods and hammered bearings. The car has microphones in the block, more commonly known as knock sensors...

If you are a DRP shop, you are giving up something to get the work. The insurance company is telling you that you will make more money on the volume of work. Body work is a very low margin insustry You are taking a lower flat rate, you are getting restrictions such as the one I mentioned above...

that is the problem, the work is not done correctly I had one that I did at the drive in claims site, looked pretty simple, repair the bumper cover and incidentals. Wrote it up, sent the owner on their way, a few weeks later I get a call to go see it at the shop with the cover off it. Yes...

Many appraisers will not open a damaged hood, as we don't want the liability if it won't close and or it doesn't latch properly and then opens going down the road, obscuring the drivers view etc etc etc. When in doubt I would put at the top of those types of appraisals "Visible Damage Only"...

Anytime a shop is a "preferred" or "approved" shop, the shop has crawled into bed with the insurance company to get work, and you are getting shafted in the process. Here is an example, or maybe 2 depending on how much I want to type. 1) MAPFRE preferred shops get paid .3 hrs to sand and buff...

my reply was for the OP who is in South Carolina, and from my house to Florence SC is about an 9 hour drive

the short version and I am a retired Insurance Appraiser and former shop owner.... The shop as part of the repair process represents you and negotiates with the Insurance company for the amount needed for repairs and part replacements to restore the car to pre loss condition per the language in...

You could drive to Florida to any of the Whipple or Ford Performance authorized sellers that are contributors to this forum and have them install it for about $3000 plus the cost of the kit Now if you are going to go with upgraded oil pump gears, catch cans, etc etc etc the price is going to go...

nope, still vaporware

The PN that got CARB certified for a tune for the 24+ 5.0 mustangs is M-9063-M50D but so far it just exists on paper On @LevittownFordParts website under 24 Mustang, and sub menu Ford Performance, there is now a tool to load tunes/calibrations but it screams out in a large font on the page that...

the reality is that we no longer can buy an automobile and do with it what we want. It started with the Government and catalytic converters and the addition of all sorts of mandated equipment. Ask The Diesel Brothers what happens when you play with a tune. ($850,000 fine) Ask the shop that...

Let me know how they are keeping the Cat's from blowing out There are people using the Whipple kits that are putting out more than the ones Whipple is providing for Ford Performance and there have been failures of the cats due to heat and flow exceeding the design capacity, and Ford is denying...

Can that be repaired? YES 3M makes an excellent bumper repair kit It requires the cracked area to be "V'd" out and the rear reinforced. In your case I'd go as far as trying to blend the color in keeping int as low and localized as possible and clear the Whole bumper. Just be aware many...

I am looking at @LevittownFordParts website and I am seeing a lot of parts for the Mustang that were not there the last time I looked. Strut braces, Dark Horse steering wheels, 3.55 loaded center sections, lots of interesting things, I am just digging into it now for the first time. It may...

Hey @LevittownFordParts does this mean a tune is imminent? I still don't see M-9063-M50D show up as an available part yet, but the device to load the tune is now available? https://www.levittownfordparts.com/sku/m-12655-f.html

"it does not need to be recalibrated, it will work fine" Sure that sounds good, until the system does not work as designed and someone gets hurt, then Fred's Glass Shop that has no assets walks away from the lawsuit with a judgement that can never be collected. The alignment shop with a 30...

Ford is among a bunch of manufacturers who specify only OEM glass be used to replace any windshield, they will not guarantee any of the safety systems will work with any other supplier. As a car owner you are free to put in what you want, but as an Insurance or repair shop guy I need to follow...