The KA24DE's cast-iron block is tough, but the stock connecting rods are the commonly cited weak point under boost. Here's which KA24DE…
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Ford sells one factory roof rack for the F-150, and it skips Regular Cab entirely. Here is why this truck has no…
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HID isn't a filament or a diode, it's a ballast striking a xenon arc. Here is the real difference between genuine HID…
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H4 is not the only halogen headlight bulb out there. Here is how to identify H7, H11, H13, 9005 and 9006, which…
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Projector optics use an internal reflector and lens to focus light through a single glass element, the same basic layout automakers now…
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Genuine sealed beam headlights explained: the 1940-1983 federal mandate, standard round and rectangular sizes and SAE designations, which vehicles still use them,…
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Photo by Hundehalter, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Every brake drum leaves the factory with a number stamped or cast right into the…
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Photo by MarioM, released into the public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Most turbo-swap platforms have a weak head gasket, a soft bottom…
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Photo by UAB Partecha, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. A burned-out bulb is a five-minute fix. A cracked lens, a fogged-up housing, or…
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Selective yellow fog lights in use. Photo by Scheinwerfermann, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The idea that yellow light “cuts…
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Photo by Kevauto, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. A 3rd-gen Tundra CrewMax with the standard bed carries a box that’s about 78 inches…
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