jon haney

Probably pay a visit to the PD psychiatrist. 🤪

Red Busa

I'll raise you a pink Busa (not mine).

Well, I sure need to "NAD" on a regular basis to feel healthy.

This I would have to hear for myself, as I have never heard a Bird with a sidewinder, or D&D 4-1. I just had a Yosh header with no muffler. That was plenty loud. Those damn KZ megaphones will wake the dead in China. Put one on a ZX-14 motor, and it seems to get worse, but that might just be the 14:1 pistons.

Where would you put "stock header, no cans"? I'd hate to think that there is anything louder than that, or an open megaphone side-winder.

The 650 degree stuff should be adequate, if there is no other "mechanical" means of securing the bolt.

Stan's Rig. Wonder whatever happened to that old Genius? He hasn't chimed in here for quite a while.

$65 on Rockauto.com Don't know about shipping. Can't do everything for you.

Six months from now it will just be in your way. LOL

If I had a 25 year old pick-up, I think I would just remove whatever is left of the insulation pad, and not worry about. But that's me.

For good reason. Collect dryer lint. It makes great fire starter material, packs down small, and is light weight.

Fastest way to spread vegetation killer.👍

Bad reviews for what? Being ugly? You didn't say it had to be an eye catcher. Don't confuse the trucks with anything related to a Nissan with a CVT trans. And the 4.0 V6 is mostly pre-Covid, I believe. All I have ever heard of ON THE FRONTIER is some electrical gremlins related to the radio and HVAC system. Nothing worth a recall. You know Furbird is THE source for all Nissan knowledge here, right? What you think FUR? Based on what Mike said he was looking for, the Frontier seems to "fit the bill", no?

Mike, did you even consider a Nissan Frontier? The new ones look great, but if reliability is your goal, get a gently used one with the 4.0 V-6. You would be hard-pressed to find another engine (and probably transmission) with a better record of reliability. Good power, reasonable gas mileage, no turbos. They have been around so long, there is plenty of used and after-market parts available. I have a 2017, and my son has a 2007 we bought from my MIL. Mechanically, they are almost identical, save for mine having the extra 4x4 power train stuff. The 2007 has 155K. Just put new coils on it. The A/C seems to have lost its freon all of a sudden, but haven't diagnosed that yet. Was working great just before winter. Only big issue was a catalytic convertor that's innards crumbled. Mechanic shop wanted $2900 for one side. With parts from Rock Auto, I did both sides, and all 4 O2 sensors for $700. I reused the secondary cats, after a good cleaning. With proper maintenance, and your driving style, 200K should be a cake-walk.

If the hole is 1/8 or 3/16", a paper-clip is about all you can get in there. There might be a very special tool for this, but it will still cost way more than several drill bits. I would use cobalt bits, high-speed, and very slow feed. And lube. Everything is better with lube.

Might have to try that, but I suspect it's very similar to Tri-Flow lubricant.

Worth the research, in my opinion. BTW, I don't know if your tire is cupped, but your swing-arm appears to be inside out.🤔

I would go with the PC-5 for all the reasons you mentioned. You tell them what you have changed, and they load a base map that best matches. Plug and play is worth the extra money, and I know you value that. IMO, the programmer will give you the most bump in power where you want it. Exhaust mods are usually most beneficial at high RPM only. Sound and weight loss are really the only reasons for after market exhaust. The performance of stock systems is pretty good these days. The fueling is where they neuter the engine.

That's nuttin special. Just a parallel twin with a fat cam chain drive on the end. Perhaps gear drive.🤪

Forgetting to re-calibrate leaves skid marks, no?

Guessing the language in the Harley manual is mostly for legal reasons, and just convenient that it also functions as a marketing tool. Tool is also a convenient word in this context.

The climate there definitely helps with regard to tank issues, but for pennies per treatment, and what can happen if you forget to drain............just ride the damn thing more often. I sold my Birds, because I knew I wouldn't ride them often enough. Both, now have good homes. If you love something, love it (stabilizer), or let it go.

Draining is a good idea, but that doesn't help the old shit in the tank. Fuel preservative, or at least ethanol treatment.

That's a good link. On most of my #0 and #1 Phillips sizes, I have ground just a little metal off the tips, and they seem to fit the JIS much better, if not perfect. Here I thought the screw driver and bit manufacturers were just doing it wrong. Now I know.