Car engine surge can cause the engine to lose the RPMs for a moment and suddenly regain it at normal speed. This is usually caused due to an issue in the car’s computer system. Besides, there can be several reasons behind engine surges, depending on the vehicle’s specifications. If you...
Your car will be slower when you drive in low gear. Keep in mind that the lower the gear, the more reachable power; the quicker your engine goes, the higher the gear! As you accelerate, both manual and automatic gearboxes will shift from lower to higher ratios7. What gear should ...
As the name implies, high idle or “fast idle” is a mode that allows you to idle your RV or truck engine at higher RPMs than normal idle speed. Sometimes a rig will have a switch that must be flipped on in order to engage high idle mode. Many RVs have a high idle feature that ...
When active, your car may exhibit a variety of symptoms. Limp mode limits the amount of power to your engine and transmission. RPMs may be limited (usually to less than 3,000), and your driving speed will often be limited to about 35 to 45 MPH, making it impossible to drive at highw...
Looking at previous years' models and the general trends of major manufacturers, you should be able to get a good grip on depreciation. I'd expect Hyundai's to depreciate faster than Toyotas, etc. Try to pay in cash. If you can't, I would suggest buying a used car and putting the ...
“Yeah! I’ve noticed how you guys always bike, and I think that’s pretty cool”, she said. “Yeah… I should really bike to work. It’s just that, you know, I don’t really have a working bike right now”. I’ve had nearly the same conversation with many people in recent ye...
Help! I have a 427w SHP Dart block with the oem style dog bone roller lifters. I was at the Chassis Dyno recently trying to tune in some drivability at low RPMs and this happened around 4000 RPMs. Note, we previously had a couple of successfully