# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=198 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 199 --- ## [Trans mount](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trans-mount/107643)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trans-mount/107643 "2017-09-13T00:52:40Z")
My trans mount looked bad and I thought perhaps it might have affect on squeak/rattle from my front end. I figured replace it and see. It was separated but weight of trans pushes down on it and it’s mostly rubber. So I d… --- ## [Mechanical non-car related question: How does the weight adjustment gadget](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mechanical-non-car-related-question-how-does-the-weight-adjustment-gadget/107729)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mechanical-non-car-related-question-how-does-the-weight-adjustment-gadget/107729 "2017-09-12T01:07:28Z")
How does that weight adjustment gadget on Cybex weight machines work. There’s the standard stack of weights, and you put a rod into that stack at the weight point you want to lift, and when you lift it lifts all the pla… --- ## [Future Fuels Tech CEO Art Vasky talks the science of Mad Max cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/future-fuels-tech-ceo-art-vasky-talks-the-science-of-mad-max-cars/107730)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/future-fuels-tech-ceo-art-vasky-talks-the-science-of-mad-max-cars/107730 "2017-09-12T00:10:25Z")
A heads-up for car techies: I happened upon a sort of interesting tv show on the local PBS station over the weekend. An automobile engineer discusses the science of engine technology, focusing on the science behind the… --- ## [An excellent cleaner for your alloy wheels!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-excellent-cleaner-for-your-alloy-wheels/107684)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-excellent-cleaner-for-your-alloy-wheels/107684 "2017-09-11T21:06:00Z")
If you haven’t tried Krud Kutter, I can recommend it highly. After seeing how effective it is on a grimy stovetop, I decided to try it on my alloy wheels, and I would say that it is the best wheel cleaner that I ever … --- ## [Some of these are too easy, some I missed, identify car makers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-these-are-too-easy-some-i-missed-identify-car-makers/107700)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-these-are-too-easy-some-i-missed-identify-car-makers/107700 "2017-09-11T17:37:32Z")
--- ## [Why Do People Use Break Instead of Brake?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-people-use-break-instead-of-brake/107660)
**Author:** [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-people-use-break-instead-of-brake/107660 "2017-09-11T01:38:09Z")
I went online this morning to find some info about adjusting my rear brakes. I had tried the method of backing up and hitting the brakes but that was simply not getting the job done. The first article I came upon was a D… --- ## [Amusing Russian cartoon about auto repair](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-russian-cartoon-about-auto-repair/107673)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-russian-cartoon-about-auto-repair/107673 "2017-09-11T01:36:46Z")
http://assets.amuniversal.com/2fbd1280762c0135e9f5005056a9545d --- ## [VW says new diesel engines are clean](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-says-new-diesel-engines-are-clean/107636)
**Author:** [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-says-new-diesel-engines-are-clean/107636 "2017-09-10T10:58:45Z")
--- ## [Another reason to drive a manual](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-reason-to-drive-a-manual/107285)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-reason-to-drive-a-manual/107285 "2017-09-10T03:15:53Z")
‘Criminal justice student Jordan Dinsmore, 20, of Columbia, South Carolina, had her car’s manual transmission to thank for her safe escape on July 26. Three men approached her around 1 a.m. and pointed a gun at her. Aft… --- ## [Loose sparkplugs?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loose-sparkplugs/107415)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loose-sparkplugs/107415 "2017-09-09T21:13:13Z")
Just got a 2006 Taurus. 3.0 Vulcan pushrod motor. Seems to run ok. 140k miles. Trip computer says 31 mpg avg on 60 mile commute. Which seems a bit high. I had an 01 last yr that got 25mpg avg? Checked plugs today and all… --- ## [Buying a used Vehicle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-used-vehicle/107617)
**Author:** [@nnisthul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nnisthul)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-used-vehicle/107617 "2017-09-09T00:15:47Z")
Hello there . . I am looking for a used Lancer RalliArt solely because of my love for this sedan. (planning to customise the exterior in future). However, this would be my first attempt to buy a used car and dont know mu… --- ## [Pairing smartphone to vehicle's audio system](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pairing-smartphone-to-vehicles-audio-system/107442)
**Author:** [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pairing-smartphone-to-vehicles-audio-system/107442 "2017-09-08T17:51:05Z")
I have noticed a number of motorists with newer vehicles that I am certain have blue tooth capabilities still driving and talking on their smartphones. I didn’t find the pairing process all that difficult 7 years ago. … --- ## [The House of Representatives can actually pass a bill](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-house-of-representatives-can-actually-pass-a-bill/107584)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-house-of-representatives-can-actually-pass-a-bill/107584 "2017-09-08T01:13:10Z")
--- ## [Anyone know how to find decent LED headlight bulbs?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-find-decent-led-headlight-bulbs/107391)
**Author:** [@Mikeloeven](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mikeloeven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-find-decent-led-headlight-bulbs/107391 "2017-09-08T00:40:51Z")
So I have been using traditional bulbs for a while and so far I cant really find anything brighter without going to projection bulbs which require special housings and lenses I looked into LED bulbs but there dont seem … --- ## [Where should Coolant be filled in 2002 Dodge Caravan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-should-coolant-be-filled-in-2002-dodge-caravan/107532)
**Author:** [@KittyToo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KittyToo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-should-coolant-be-filled-in-2002-dodge-caravan/107532 "2017-09-07T23:48:18Z")
I went to a garage last week. They said if my 2002 Dodge Caravan is overheated then I should stop driving it. He said something (I forgot) leakage. I have the radiator flushed at another garage on 10-25-13 at 161,279 m… --- ## [What happened to the 1966 Chevrolet Caprice 427 topic?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-1966-chevrolet-caprice-427-topic/107543)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-1966-chevrolet-caprice-427-topic/107543 "2017-09-07T12:27:47Z")
I spent time commenting on the topic and was greeted by a notice the topic had been closed or deleted. Normally when a topic is closed it is marked closed. It is no where to be found so has obviously been deleted. Why? W… --- ## [Road trip!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-trip/107580)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-trip/107580 "2017-09-06T21:40:50Z")
Today is the 60th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac’s famous road trip novel, On The Road, but Sinclair Lewis apparently wrote the first road trip novel in 1919. --- ## [College Student Insurance Discounts?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/college-student-insurance-discounts/107524)
**Author:** [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/college-student-insurance-discounts/107524 "2017-09-06T04:57:46Z")
My son has just gone off to college and will live on-campus a couple hours from home. The insurance adder (not the full cost) to have him on the policy for my 2007 Highlander is about $1,700 here in Mass. He will only us… --- ## [2005 Toyota Camry LE](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-le/107531)
**Author:** [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-le/107531 "2017-09-06T00:21:10Z")
2005 Toyota Camry LE with 26k miles on the odometer.This car feels and drive like new and the dealer wants $5600. Is it a good deal? --- ## [2015 jeep high altitude](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jeep-high-altitude/107161)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jeep-high-altitude/107161 "2017-09-04T14:45:20Z")
my kid lives in colorado springs. he has a 2015 wrangler 3.6. runs ok around town but he went up to pikes peak and it basically would not go near the top. motor stalled, would not start. and so on. this was on paved road… --- ## [Random squeaky noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/random-squeaky-noise/107420)
**Author:** [@kailey\_brielle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kailey_brielle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/random-squeaky-noise/107420 "2017-09-03T21:29:16Z")
Hey I’m new, see some post from the forum on Google figured if I asked a question maybe I cld get some help. My bf has an 09 g8 gt and a few days ago it started making this squealing noise (same noise u hear with bad pul… --- ## [Does rear braking shift the weight balance of the car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-rear-braking-shift-the-weight-balance-of-the-car/107367)
**Author:** [@Queue](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Queue)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-rear-braking-shift-the-weight-balance-of-the-car/107367 "2017-09-03T13:57:44Z")
Imagine the following scenario: You’re driving straight at high speed and you’re getting ready to make a right turn, instead of pushing the brake pedal, you pull up the parking brakes which slow the car down and you make… --- ## [NYCM Insurance, reviews](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nycm-insurance-reviews/107456)
**Author:** [@Noelm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Noelm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nycm-insurance-reviews/107456 "2017-09-03T05:58:35Z")
Hello folks, Just wondering if anyone here has any review of insurance company NYCM Insurance. Our Auto insurance renewal is due this month. I have gotten a quote from our current insurer and I am fine with what they a… --- ## [Manual Transmission syncros](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-syncros/107430)
**Author:** [@Jep863](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jep863)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-syncros/107430 "2017-09-02T20:40:49Z")
I would like some input from some engineers and mechanics. All modern MT cars have syncronised transmissions. when you shift a MT you usally have 2 points of friction the catch/release. If you double clutch you now have… --- ## [New Non-Stock Exhaust Sysyem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-non-stock-exhaust-sysyem/107394)
**Author:** [@Kartski1999](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kartski1999)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-non-stock-exhaust-sysyem/107394 "2017-09-01T05:41:49Z")
So I have a 08’ Nissan Altima and I’m trying to find either an axle exhaust or cat-back, something along those lines, but I’m having trouble finding one, I have found an axle for a coupe but I have a sedan, 2.5L so if an… --- ## [Exhaust Systems Explained](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-systems-explained/107371)
**Author:** [@jackocooper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jackocooper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-systems-explained/107371 "2017-08-31T14:10:53Z")
Hi, I want to make my car sound a little better. At the moment it is too quiet and I want a simple cheap modification to make a bit louder, but nothing stupid. I have heard removing the mid-silencer is a good option. A… --- ## [Best car for a courier](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-car-for-a-courier/44528)
**Author:** [@Yemor75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yemor75)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-car-for-a-courier/44528 "2017-08-31T01:03:22Z")
I am a courier who drives over 20,000 miles a year and am looking for a new car. I live in the NW so i would like it to be 4WD. The smaller the better so I can get into any parking space is good too. I do mostly city dri… --- ## [Mazda3 (2006 or above) Or Lancer RalliArt 2006?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda3-2006-or-above-or-lancer-ralliart-2006/107335)
**Author:** [@nnisthul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nnisthul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda3-2006-or-above-or-lancer-ralliart-2006/107335 "2017-08-29T22:48:24Z")
Hello guys. So i have this plan to go for something big for power but lower in price. So mostly a used car. I ve been researching for long and cannot come up with a decision yet. I am more of a sedan person and somehow … --- ## [Nervous/flutter/bouncy/pulsing/non-steady, gas peddle foot](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nervous-flutter-bouncy-pulsing-non-steady-gas-peddle-foot/107275)
**Author:** [@Leea](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Leea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nervous-flutter-bouncy-pulsing-non-steady-gas-peddle-foot/107275 "2017-08-29T19:11:52Z")
My girlfriend and I just took a very long trip to see the eclipse. She offered to drive some of the time which I was grateful for. However she is one of those who does not have a steady foot on the gas peddle. If we got … --- ## [4x4 mods for tundra](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4x4-mods-for-tundra/107269)
**Author:** [@Jbiny73](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jbiny73)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4x4-mods-for-tundra/107269 "2017-08-28T13:59:55Z")
Would a super charger kit be a good upgrade for a tundra if I’m putting a 4"-6" lift kit with larger tires on my truck?? [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=197) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=199)