What I’ve learned with 15 years in the DIY repair sphere is that (obviously to me) the codes don’t tell you what’s at fault, only what’s not reading correctly and (to my surprise) the general public will just replace what the code says is off. A MAF code doesn’t tell you if it’s the sensor, the wiring, or the PCM.

While I’d certainly appreciate a simple code readout because I’m pretty knowledgeable about which are actually concerning this moment vs this year vs never, diagnosis typically takes more equipment and time. The cost and hassle of the reader is negligible in the repair. I use a Bluetooth dongle and Torque app to read all kinds of stats when diagnosing. An integrated interface would be convenient in some ways, but the portability of a phone/tablet probably has an equal amount of convenience once hard diag is needed

And that dietary fat gets applied immediately as body fat. No conversion necessary. No strong feelings on sugar intake.

I don’t have time to be rushed like that. If anyone needs me between now and January 3rd, I’ll be parked in the deserts of Far Cry 2 at night with my buggy ignoring whatever petty need you have to admire the dark serenity and distant zebra yelps.

Because the primary reader of a car’s identity is still visual, be it by eye or by camera. Swapping out every plate camera (arguments against scanners notwithstanding) and making it impossible for humans to read plates sounds very destructive at this time.

Anecdotal inconvenience: Teslas have a high rate of vanity plates in my area. I suspect it’s because they park in the same places and owners can’t tell them apart with 2 common models (3 and X) and 4 total colors (white, red, blue, black). Holding the fob is not something people do with touch/proximity unlock

They still get me though I’m not particularly old - the last gen vic takes me to my teen years. Those headlights and huge inner markers are nearly unmistakable in the rear view. Sometimes it’s a Jetta but both of those generations have fallen off.

I disagree on this case. Disrupting surveillance blending unpaid tolls into society is one thing, but this doubles as identity theft with the burden placed on one innocent individual. It’s not victimless in the sense a thief makes off with a few dollars saved like an obscured plate, it puts the accusation on a specific different person. They then have the legal trouble to deal with individually. This is something that should be as secure as a standard physical plate (which isn’t truly that secure at all).

He’ll probably be mad, he might try to kill her. The odds of violence after social disagreements are slightly worse for women so most try to avoid being the 1 in 1 million today.

Everyone crams to the front to get there faster?

Alex Roy’s cannonball run M5 is painted like a German police car. Plenty of Americans accidentally leave misc cop equipment on their retired crown vics to cos play as police. The irony is only a small amount of the remaining population is scared of crown vics - under 30s may have never seen them used and a ton of people straight up don’t spot cop cars. I can’t say I see early as many retired chargers/impalas/caprices/tahoes/explorers/tauruses let alone with old equipment.

Because it’s pretty common to turn an obvious statement into a question to make a point to the person asking?

Or he’s under the belief all women live to serve men cute little fascinations in their mundane lives. That they exist to smile, sound angelic, giggle, and put a hand on their arms in normal conversation. Based on an attraction thing, but not necessarily targeted at OP.

A nimble economical Honda CB300F and a VFR800 sport tourer with an intoxicating V8-esque exhaust note from an odd-firing v4

Came to say the same. I’m not sure how much my location plays a role, but B&H is my go-to for many electronics, Best Buy is a backup, and Target is up there too. I can pre-order BB and Tgt as well, giving me a few stores to choose from locally. The physical stores need to compete with Amazon to survive, so they are

Amazon sources are equally hard to verify. The only difference is Amazon has a little more customer satisfaction power (by returns to a main warehouse) than ebay (now warehouses but still favors the customer). There’s continuously new ways to get counterfeit product sold on Amazon.

It’s beyond what I have time for, so no. I can’t imagine it’d be much different than a standard engine replacement for that combo if there’s knowledge out there. Look more toward forums and maybe YouTube for info. Reddit/tiktok/instagram/Facebook builds are worthless in terms of explaining how it’s done and have atrocious searchability. I big on a different car and answer the same damn questions over and over.

I’ve dreamt of swaps but I lucked upon bikes that go way faster for way cheaper. It killed my mod ambition quite a bit, but boosted my appreciation for cars as-is. I mean, I had a Geo Tracker for a while and no desire to do anything to the 90hp engine. 0-60: yes

Oh hey, it’s the artist from artshare with all the characters. It’s me, the commenter that brought Wumbo to the “Oops” (or something space station.

In australia, the Barra engine comes to mind. It’s like the Ford version of the Toyota i6 but it’s as common as Americans find ford V6s. The Duratec mentioned above comes from knowing the 2.5L i4 is the dog of ford engines but the dream of 3rd gen Miata owners that have a 2.0 Duratec. I beleive they’re pushing 250hp with bolt on, maybe 300 with an obnoxious cam, or 400 with boost. No, it’s not a 1000hp supra, but it’s a $300 engine from the least-abused Fords. Push rod ford v8s (302/5.0) are still common junkyard-sourced swaps for ford and ford-adjacent vehicles. GM V6s have some strong builds based around their atout reliability. I want to say the 3800 series and some LT# but I’m not as familiar.

Engine swap diversity took a hit in the 90s as EFI made control a headache and basic carb engines got phased out, but I’d say we’re well into a new era where standalone engine management can overcome most swaps. It’s back to just making it physically fit. And having a bunch of disposable money and time.

No, but their new-found rarity and demand has pushed people to explore other engines. There’s many other options around now that are good enough. It’s not even just K-swaps and LS swaps. There’s enough info out there to build half the stock motors to something good enough. The Ford/Mazda Duratec series comes to mind

Anecdotal: my uncle put the pistol in his mouth and missed the kill shot. Instead, as I understand it (I was young and I’m not asking), it clipped his brain stem. It disabled most of his bodily function and they had to install a feeding tube due to mouth damage. He spent 2 months in the hospital before finally passing. He had a fucked up bout with cancer and couldn’t take it anymore.

I see Mexican pesos as $ inside the country as well and either MXN or MX$ when talking to the US branch. 1USD = about 20 MX$. I’m seeing it at $700 USD on sale which would track at about 14k MXN but not sure who else has a similar conversion rate

And here I’ve been blaming my pirated copy for being shit but not being motivated to seek out a better version