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  1. old_man

    Breaking in a crate motor?

    I ran 35's with my 2.5, but it was geared 4.56s. My only complaint was a 80 mph top speed here at altitude. I was running a 5 speed and had a 11 lb flywheel weight to help low end torque and rock crawling, Pulling the Eisenhower Tunnel at 35 mph sucked.
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    Breaking in a crate motor?

    I have decated of experience with the 2.5L. as well as the 4.0L/Strokers. I call BS on that low of gas mileage being acceptable. I got 28 with my 1986 2.5L throttlebody. If a scan does not show up anything, take it and have an emissions test done. You have to be running insanely rich. I...
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    Overland Bound Custom Work

    Hopefully those aren't gas cans :blush:
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    How to pass the time on longer drives

    Well I'm heading out on a two thousand mile trip back to Colorado from New York so it'll be 2 fun days of 14 hours a day I'll be going through all the things everybody's talked about wish me luck
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    Overland Bound Custom Work

    There are tons of photos and build threads listed in my Signature Line.
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    Overland Bound Custom Work

    Just about everything is custom designed and fabricated by me on the Jeep, and the trailer was designed and built from scratch by me as well.
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    Government plans increase in alcohol content in gasoline ?

    Pretty much all cars in Brazil run on pure alcohol.
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    Government plans increase in alcohol content in gasoline ?

    Why waste it in gasoline. If the government wants us to all be happy, just give us the extra alcohol.:laughing:
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    First Drive out west (MOAB etc) Suggestions to keep me married

    Love it. This is in my back yard.
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    Friday Night HAM Radio NET

    I had that same problem for a minute when I first tried to sign in. Maybe that is why we had so few people on last night.
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    How to pass the time on longer drives

    I tend to try and chat via ham radio, eat sunflower seeds, maybe catch some talk radio.
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    TAT from Mid TN to COBDR

    According to reports, Hurricane Pass will most likely be used as a bypass for Alpine Loop. That would tell me that California and Corkscrew will be part of the plan as well. Having said that, even that opening is going to be delayed and might not be ready for your timeframe. It is really more...
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    Which tablet or Laptop?

    My engineering use rules out Apple. I beat the heck out of my equipment, on it 10+ hours a day six days a week. I find that ASUS will routinely last 4-5 years of abuse and are very well supported. Now with the much lower power consumption and higher speed, coupled with a touch screen, I am...
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    Tow strap vs lift strap/sling

    With most neophytes, their first inclination is to get a run at it and do a big yank. That is actually the last thing you want to do. More bumpers are damaged (torn off of vehicles) that way. Unless the bumper is specifically designed as a tow point or it was made before 1950, never use the...
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    US West Ham Radio Weekly NET

    I was surprised you were able to memorize the script that fast :blush:
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    US Rocky Mountain Colorado Rigs & Coffee - 03/30/2019

    You can forget TinCup for this year according to the Forrest Service. The have had severe avalanche damage and a good portion of the road has been damaged. Last report I got, they thought it would be hard to even get to the damage due to the amount of snow, much less be able to get it fixed...
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    Want to test the waters....

    Rather than a ton of money on a lift, start with the basics. Good recovery points, and undercarriage protection. Make sure you have good recovery equipment such as tow straps, and if depending on where you are, maybe traction boards or tire chains. Spend the rest on actually getting out and...
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    Any Ketogenic “Keto“ Overlanders?

    I love how it is suddenly new and called Keto. I was hypoglycemic for 30 years before becoming diabetic. I have lived on a low carb high protein regimen for 40+ years. Going into ketosis can be fun for the first 3-4 days but the protein will curb your cravings. I feel much better on low...
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    Which tablet or Laptop?

    I am running a new ASUS folding laptop with touch screen, You fold the screen over and it is like a tablet. It is about a half inch thick. It is running a fast CORE i7 and is fast as hell. It lasts 8 hours on a battery charge. Mine came with a solid state 1tb drive and 24 gig of memory...
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    Greetings from Littleton, Colorado...

    Welcome from Northern Colorado. While I am away on business, I live in Loveland. Hope to have some meet & greets this summer.