Recent Content by SStrano

It corks the exhaust, so it is--indeed--an exhaust brake. Just one that operates differently than what most are used to... .

My speedometer reads 2 mph fast @ highway speeds, always. Stock tires, stock gears, etc. The odometer is accurate, so I'm hesitant to change the settings to fix the speedo and mess up the odometer... . Anyone know how to get the cluster out, thinking I'll just reposition the needle on the...

My 6. 7 Auto has the 'fitting', but I'll be damned if it'll take any grease. I've used needles, and even bend a few trying to get them in there where it'll take grease. No luck. And it's ******* me off, can't imagine what I'm missing.

I had a NV5600 before in my '04. 5... I much prefer the 68RFE myself. Only sometimes in the really slick weather do I miss the stick. Overall I'm thrilled and I won't go back. Granted my 5600 shifted like absolute crap vs. a friend's that shifted great and a G56 is again completely...

The light load switch is for the TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system). If you it's off and your trying to run the low unloaded pressures, which I never do, you'll get a TPMS warning.

I'm having a hard time sifting through all this DPF delete stuff and was wondering if I could get some basic questions answered. It seems there are a few different kits from different folks. Do they all get rid of the DPF only? Do they dump the cat too? How does installation vary? It...

This is interesting to say the least. I did buy an '08. First tank wasn't good. Showed 16. 2, got 14. 5. But I don't know how full it was when I got it from the dealer. Very possible I squeezed in more than they did and it skewed the readings some (it also wasn't empty only took about 14. 5...

I bit the bullet (hopefully I won't want to load in a gun and shoot myself with it) and traded my 04. 5 for an 08. Only drove it home from the dealer. Overhead came up from 11 to 15. 9 on the trip. I know they aren't accurate, but I hope it's close. Only 91 miles on it so far, and the tires were...

Has anyone seen pictures of the skies around industrial centers from the late 1800's and early 1900's? Even into the 1950's? Pollution isn't a myth, and it's better now than it was then even with many more people and cars and trucks, and houses, and powerplants. But it isn't good, and it...

The combined mileages are making me feel a little better. Thanks for the responses. If you have more, please post up, the more info the better!

Not a city driver. About 15 minutes to and from work (does get to temp) on country roads, and while I do drive it to work sometimes, it'd mostly be used for trips towing a car on a open trailer. Have a car I usually daily drive most of the time. So, are we saying that we don't have a lot of...

Hmm... that's not what I wanted to hear (betting not what you wanted to see either). Do you mind if I ask what you get in your '06? It has similar mods to my 04. 5 and I'm thinking I can get some comparison on driving style. What gears do you have?

A great data point. I've never been out there, but I seem to recall that the trip you took wasn't flat! I get around 19 in my 600, I could live with 17+, I guess. 15 empty wouldn't make me happy, my 6. 0 Chevy w/4. 10's got that. It seems that most problems are with 07, early 07. 5's. Of...

I appreciate your response, and it's a encouraging, as have a few others. I'm just reading and reading of problem after problem with dead trucks and it's got me nervous, as well as the mileage. I asked about starting a poll (don't know how exactly to do that) regarding mileage. But a few of...

I have to say the information here is well worth the $35! I'm sure it's been asked about 500 times over, but I can't really seem to find much data about actual over the road, empty mileage for the truck I'm thinking of, so I thought a poll might be of use. Trouble is I don't know how to...