5th gen Off Topic Thread (Official Ghustle thread v1)
It was just a guess. I know the Stutz was an American car from that era and had that same flared fender look. But so did a lot of cars.
The image file says "1964_studebaker_ss.jpg", but clearly that's for people who are looking to cheat. Nice bit of misdirection there.
The image file says "1964_studebaker_ss.jpg", but clearly that's for people who are looking to cheat. Nice bit of misdirection there.
It was just a guess. I know the Stutz was an American car from that era and had that same flared fender look. But so did a lot of cars.
The image file says "1964_studebaker_ss.jpg", but clearly that's for people who are looking to cheat. Nice bit of misdirection there.
The image file says "1964_studebaker_ss.jpg", but clearly that's for people who are looking to cheat. Nice bit of misdirection there.
Last edited by BobPezz; May 29, 2012 at 07:31 PM.
Actually, that's exactly what it is a 1964 Studebaker SS. Designed by Brooks Stevens to mimic the look of a Mercedes SSK. Just 1 was made, before Studebaker backed out of the project. Stevens took the design, formed his own car company & morphed the Studebaker SS into the Excalibur car line.
Brett -
What's the weather like down in that area of the country around Thanksgiving time? Going to fly into KC, MO and drive down into Arkansas for family, wondering if I need me a rental SUV or not
What's the weather like down in that area of the country around Thanksgiving time? Going to fly into KC, MO and drive down into Arkansas for family, wondering if I need me a rental SUV or not
You think you go it bad wait till i start the 97 up i bet my breakfast that the waterpump gonna jump out or something crazy going to happen.i done replaced or am going to replace everything in the front of that car and i know for fact the one thing i dont replace is going to go bad and make me replace it anyway.it's called God's Humor you think you got it all done and struttin around like your salhat dont stink when your done and Bam! God points at your steering rack etc and says haha now fix that!
I've put it in my 2k a bunch of times, hence multiple half bottles left over. While there was a ton of smoke clearing out after doing it, i'm not 100% sure whether or not it ever made a difference.
When running it through the intake, use the vacuum lead that (used to) source the VIAS vacuum tank. It's got a little black cap on it, at the top left of the UIM, just next to the block-off plate. Use a 6 foot section of hose so that you can sit in the car and feather the gas pedal so it doesn't stall out. At least, that's the technique that worked for me. After sucking up the Seafoam, let it sit for 20 minutes (? forget), then start it up and drive it on the highway for a while to clear it out.
You will likely throw a code for a vacuum leak, but that will go away the next time the ECU cycles, or if you clear the codes.

On another note, every time I removed that BOP, the UIM was clean as a whistle inside. My guess is you're OK, merovi. But it couldn't hurt to do once a year on a 10 year old car.
And one last thing... back in November 2009, Vision Nissan performed an extremely thorough BG Products internal, upper-engine cleaning service. In doing so, they whacked the throttle body, and replaced it with a new one.
Which reminds me, also as a once-a-year maintenance thing over the last 3 years, I would run a can of BG-44K through the tank.
Last edited by Rochester; May 30, 2012 at 05:48 AM.
Generally here in Nashville, it's in the upper 40's to lower to mid 50's in the day time, and down into the upper 30's at night. But if you're worried about snow, and needing an SUV, then no, there's not issue.
Oh God. I don't want to think about fall already. But it seems like it's already around the corner. It's June tomorrow for chrissakes.
If you found them on a street corner, or in Crusher's closet, I'd advise against using them.
If you found them in your garage, they should still be okay, as long as the lid has been kept on them. I'd open them up and take a peek inside. As long as the fluid is clear, and smells sort of like gasoline with a bunch of detergents in it, you should be okay.
SeaFoam has pros and cons. I listed them in the old thread a long time ago. But recap:
Pros:
- Cleans carbon build up off of valves and pistons
- Cleans gunk off of intake manifold
- Displaces moisture from fuel lines
- Loosens and breaks down gunk in oil pan (when added to oil)
Cons:
- Can potentially clog cats if there is excessive carbon build up
- May shorten the life of spark plugs
- Applied incorrectly, it can actually hydrolock your motor
- Detergents may actually strip coating off of your motor's internals if overused
So it's not a BAD product. It has its pros and cons like everything out there. Yes, it works. But I'd only use, maybe, 1/3 of a can on the intake manifold.
Last edited by Mr. Brett; May 30, 2012 at 06:47 AM.











