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Event Title: Japanese Auto Matsuri 2020 Event Author: Leevsfortyone Event Date: 07.06.2020 Hi all. I will be booking a Club Stand at the Japanese Auto Matsuri in 2020. This continues to be a great social event for the club with a good attendance by the members. It is a great day to come and have a chat and check out the various paths people have taken down the modification route. Entry for show cars is FREE, but f you wish to make a donation to the Museum that would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to meeting you there. Japanese Vehicle & Culture Show Museum of Power, Hatfield Road, Langford, Maldon, Essex CM9 6QA Sunday 7th June 2020 10am-4pm Exhibition of classic Japanese cars and bikes, cultural activities, crafts and themed food stalls, entertainment and music attending List lee s Badger Angelina smudge Japanese Auto Matsuri 2020

I use a puck with a groove in it on my trolley jack. Bought it when I had my rcz, as the jacking points on those are made of cheese. Irrespective of what jack you're using, I hope you're putting axle stands under it before you venture underneath. Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk

Audiophiles and wine-testing professionals can be quickly shamed with something very simple, called "blind testing" :). "butt dyno" was mentioned in meaning/context, as change to better or worse most probably cannot be felt and thus mostly product rating/evaluation, even if from own experience, plays little role. And you are 100%, absolutely, swear on bible, sure that "quieter" & "run smoother" is not there because you expect it in subconsciousness and drive differently? For example, some exhaust bolt-on mods theoretically should add performance & let engine run more efficiently and should rise fuel economy .. but then again it's possible that simply driver's foot becomes "heavier", so to see that extra performance he paid for, and so to hear more audial pleasure he paid for, thus running more often at higher rpms or flooring more often, instead of granny eco-coasting and early downshifting, as result fuel economy drops, even though to driver it seems that he drove no different as before. Actual gain (or opposite) should be evaluated by leaving out personal/subjective bit and with trying to eliminate other variables. For example, that quietness/smoothness to be measured with actual sound level meter and something to measure actual vibrations of engine, with it operated in some mechanized/automated way for repeatability. Long term wear level - on larger number of engines (to reduce particular bad engine possibility) running with or without those additives, filled/operated/run in some specific testing rigs same way. One shouldn't undermine placebo feel/positive affirmation bias/purchase self-justification big role in personal/subjective tests. We are humans, it's our nature, it's known shortcoming of our psiche. We paid money for that, we expect it to enhance things, and we'd hate of opposite and feel remorse of finding out that money was spent for naught or if we need to admit own mistake. Unfortunately there are many less honest vendors/shops/institutions that are glad to exploit known shortcoming/trait to make money.

Placebo feel/positive affirmation bias/purchase self-justification feel has high chance of valuing product wrong. If there are any actual changes then it should be of extent not detectable by "butt dyno" and only in long term at best and if you have two identical and identically used cars. Otherwise only frequent oil sampling checks at laboratory may tell a story. So that own "personal opinion" is worth little. One shouldn't be able to tell difference. To me enough that makers don't advise such, that people that abuse cars most (motorsports) don't use such. My car expenses are already high (due sometimes tracking car too). There are better things (and wearables) to spend on, that actually make difference (or need due replacement).

Alternative view: they are all snake oil, so it doesn't matter which one you use, but you'd be better off not using any. I've never seen a Toyota (or Subaru) recommendation to use any engine treatment.