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    Cummins $1.6 billion dollar fine!!!

    Its political, it was the EPA making the announcement on the evening last Friday the 22nd while everybody was getting ready for Christmas, this is another case of incoherent people who believe in unicorns making impossible mandates to the point where OEM's have to develop certain tactics in...
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    Ram 1500 EV is questionable if it makes it to market

    Here's a video of a Rivian towing a 10K lbs load, talk about great torque, it did 0-60 mph in 12 seconds, powers not the problem, the temperature was hovering near freezing, he was towing 10K lbs, he got 100 miles out of a full charge, so he lost 2/3's of his range, the video also shows the...
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    Ram 1500 EV is questionable if it makes it to market

    After the disaster with Ford 150 Lightning, Ford is basically putting the brakes on all of their EV line, GM's Mary Bara has changed the release of their Silverado/Sierra 3 times in 60 days, and now GM says its going to be 2025 maybe?, their 1500 line was supposed to be released last September...
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    How's This for Interesting ;)

    Make sure the guy pays two months up front, he may not have a job in the future, CEO Carlos Tavares hates EV's, he just puts up with them because of government cash and mandates, this guy has no problem killing the EV 1500, if Ford and GM do it, and between the lines it sounds like they will...
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    E-Torque Start Stop VS Bearings

    Sorry for the late reply, I didn't see the question, I always reply to questions asked, my bad, Salt seats is the color option offered on the seats, not to forget, this is the way its listed in Canada, there is blue trim with a off white centers, they call it salt, I like the color combination...
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    Interesting take on an EV in Quebec (copied from another post)

    Ford and GM are having second thoughts on EV's, most likely Stellantis is also, the automakers are covering their asses on the losses their about to take by demanding government grants they claim is for battery research and EV production costs. This is not the market building upon supply and...
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    New Revolution revealed

    Ive been watching updates on trucks from all makers, Im waiting to see real life range s and performance, one thing that caught my eye was GM's Sierra Denali EV, it has air suspension, I see it as a good thing as you will only have to run on your bump stops at half the range in the cold, maybe...
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    Ram 1500 Rev Electric Pickup Shockingly Sells Out Quick

    No I didn't make it up, why would I, do some more research, not some single dealer, let me make it easier for you, go on Auto Trader, the dealers are listing plenty they cant dump.
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    Ram 1500 Rev Electric Pickup Shockingly Sells Out Quick

    The 2022 Ford Lightning also sold out at the beginning, then they opened up ordering after that and raised the prices, and now Lightning's are sitting at dealers because potential buyers rejected it, and theres no shortage of them, there were many factors, dealer upped the price on the unit and...
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    Lease the Battery and own Half the Truck/Car?

    I thought this subject was worthy of its own thread: Instead of letting the market handle EV's, enviro whack jobs in governments decide its best to force these things to market, they did it with wind turbines and solar panels, hows that working out keeping the grid up, it's been a colossal...
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    Careful if you want RAM EV, it maybe more expensive than you think

    Its all about batteries and insurance, currently insurance companies are still rating EV's, nothing is set yet, you will get insurance on that shinny new EV, but get ready for an insurance shocker in the future, many EV batteries cant be fixed after even a minor accident. This is a cut and...
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    New Revolution revealed

    Im not buying into the EV loopy environmentalist politicians are trying push, most don't know the difference between a volt and a amp, the infrastructure is not there, politician's will spew out battery technology is changing all the time, Im not buying a battery thats still under research, give...
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    Negotiating Ram Connect price

    Did you try the "I quit, too expensive" route on them, cell phone carriers usually jump back with a better offer especially if wanting to move to other carrier. I went through the privacy policies and thinking they're way over the top gathering data, I have my own privacy policy, and thats to...
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    Theft is on the rise

    If you've never seen this before, here is a video in how the car thief gets your keyfob information while outside of your house, and thats why you need to protect your keyfob with a faraday sleeve or box, besides tinfoil, aluminum window screening works great, wrap your cell phone in it and...
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    E-Torque Start Stop VS Bearings

    Yes you are correct, its nothing but a burden if you don't use it, in my case Im living in the country, its highways and rural roads, it will do absolutely nothing for me, I cant speak for everyone else, but I don't want to pay for something expensive that will give me zero benefit.
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    How I solved my Air Suspension Problem

    Great writeup on the pdf, I saved it and going to do a bit of a study on the air system, Im in the process of buying a new 2023 Limited, Im proficient with air systems and I know how to care for them, the question is do I want too, I can order a truck and delete on order, but how long is the...
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    Theft is on the rise

    Its getting to the point were your going to have to carry a rfi scanner in your pocket and scan your car after coming out of a shopping center, thieves are sticking small GPS trackers in certain parts of the car making it a beacon for them to find easily, in many cases they use Apple air tags...
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    Theft is on the rise

    Here is a link to a auto data port lock, Im thinking of building one provided I can get the parts I need. thieves are worried about time, anything that slows them down is a plus, if they get too discouraged, they'll give up and move on especially if the car is outside on the driveway a few feet...
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    Theft is on the rise

    Ive had this thought on my mind since Ive decided to shop for a new truck, I have a few ideas to slow them down such as fake ecm port, hidden switches and so on, its defiantly a problem, I have an alarmed garage but that may not stop thieves, perhaps a bear trap painted black on the floor...
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    E-Torque Start Stop VS Bearings

    Just shutting off etorque will do a great job charging your 12v battery, the problem is if your out of warranty replacing it will cost you (I hope your sitting down) around $3000, the DC to DC converter will cost you $1500 if it fails, FCM claims etorque is good for 80,000 miles, on average...
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    E-Torque Start Stop VS Bearings

    It is a desperate reach to comply, auto makers are given a next to impossible standard made up by incoherent and zero common sense environmentalists, they see wind turbines are not working out like they thought it would, even they were told by experts its not going to work to meet the needs, now...
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    E-Torque Start Stop VS Bearings

    I was going through some calculations and these are lab numbers not real world, real world would most likely be less, an average start stop on a life of a car would be 100k stop starts. which includes both cold and warm starts, an active start stop system on a car jumps it to 300K-400K, how many...
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    E-Torque Start Stop VS Bearings

    Thanks for the reply, I was doing some research into cars in Europe, most of them are being switched over to start stops using various techniques, they basically had to meet almost impossible to impossible environmental rules forced by governments, needless to say when it comes to bad ideas...
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    E-Torque Start Stop VS Bearings

    Forgive me if this has been talked about, could you lead the the thread that does. Im looking a possible problems the E-Toque can pose down the road from start stops, this cannot be good for things like crank and rod bearings, even though the engine is warm during these cycles I still find it...
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    Creative Ham Radio Mounts

    I like that antenna setup you have, how well are you getting out with that antenna in relation to hitting local and some DX repeaters, Im going to be getting a 2023 limited longhorn and I really dont feel like drilling any holes anywhere, I will be installing a Icom 5100 that I currently use as...

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