fireflymedic
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Not sure 2 turbos would be very balanced on a odd number of cylinders.
Death of the V8 & birth of a.... Inline 6?
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Awokenotwoke
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With a computer anything can be balanced. Now, would I trust them to get the programming correct. Absolutely not. They can’t even program a ****** radio with wifi properly. (I have already posted elsewhere about the 12” control panel programming issues.)
Awokenotwoke
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Seriously, b l o o d y is a bad word?
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This reminds me of DSP in home theater audio. You can do a lot, trying to remove and/or add frequencies into the audio chain to try and fix nulls in your room or tame reflections. But in the end, a dead room is still better than a computer trying to fix the mess. That's what an inline 6 is, it's inherently balanced. Why futz around with an i5 when the better option is clearly the i6?
Bring back the slant 6!
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Wokism at its finest.
No, that'll be when you're jailed for your beliefs. Happening already.
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Just as a sample of what is happening out there with the I6 business, I went to a BMW dealer for a test drive of a X4 M and this was equipped with an I6 TT. In speaking with the business manager about warranties when I was pricing everything out as he was attempting to up-sell me to an 8 year plan, he said that a replacement engine is $40,000.00. At that point I declined the purchase.
I’m not sure what the cost of Stellantis engines will be but it is a warning sign, to me anyway.
I’m not sure what the cost of Stellantis engines will be but it is a warning sign, to me anyway.
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Shoving (forcing) electric!
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BMW and Mercedes always have stupid repair and maintenance costs and depreciation reflects that. They are like a steak dinner. Enjoy it today, but understand tomorrow it'll have turned to ****.
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Pretty much all German car brands are that way. Repair costs for my aging Audi are unbelievably high. With my extended warranty expiring in Sept, I'm starting to look at other brands to replace it by then.
TestPilot57
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Honda and Toyota are pretty reliable. But not a whole lot of excitement to be derived therefrom.
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I had a Clifford 6=8 decal on my 1978 Ford 300.
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I had the first year Sabre and for it's time it was a beast but then came along the V max lol...
fireflymedic
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Just watched a video of a mopar mechanic that just took a class on this new engine. It doesn't have a dip stick. He also stated the internals were a lot different from standard and the HO model. That you won't be able to just bolt on the HO stuff on the standard to up the hp.
TestPilot57
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But presumably there's a way to monitor oil level? My (16 year old) Porsche doesn't have a dip stick but it automatically displays the oil level on the dash every time you fill the gas. And you can manually check it any time you want.
fireflymedic
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Yes he mentioned it's got a sensor. I was not trying to knock the engine just thought it was interesting. Some fast change oil changers suck oil out using dip stick access so it's there problem not mine. Although I do have a oil extractor for my boat so could use this same method on a regular engine I suppose.
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