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Re: #325 of 360 Why? by hpmctorque [lemmer]
by fintail
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May 20, 2009 (6:46 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (May 20, 2009 5:41 am)
For MB, a lot of problems seem to come from gadgetry. The lowline cars are still used as taxis in Europe, that tells me in more basic form they are durable. But when the beta-version "tech" is slathered on the cars we get, the problems can arise.
Regarding the Lexus, maybe a GS would be easier to tune for driving enjoyment?
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Re: #325 of 360 Why? by hpmctorque [fintail]
by lemmer
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May 20, 2009 (8:08 am)
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Replying to: fintail (May 20, 2009 6:46 am)
You are right about the GS. I think it is definitely a better choice for performance.
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Re: #325 of 360 Why? by hpmctorque [lemmer]
by bumpy
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May 20, 2009 (8:25 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (May 20, 2009 5:41 am)
Wrong Lexus. IS300 manual with the sport package, if you can find one of the three that hasn't been molested yet.
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Re: Here is a nice example [andre1969]
by lemko
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May 20, 2009 (10:15 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 19, 2009 3:30 pm)
Yeah! Get a big 440 V-8 with a 6-pack out of something like a 1969 Polara! Holy smoke, do you think a R-body could handle it? Imagine some knucklehead in his tacky (politically incorrect term) Honda being smoked by a 1979 New Yorker!!! 
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Re: #325 of 360 Why? by hpmctorque [hpmctorque]
by lemko
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May 20, 2009 (10:18 am)
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Replying to: hpmctorque (May 19, 2009 7:05 pm)
I'd be more likely to buy a Mercedes without all that unreliable "leading edge electronic stuff" to screw it up. It would be a nice solid dependable and durable car like a Buick.
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Awful fate for an upscale car...
by lemko
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May 20, 2009 (10:23 am)
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...spotted an early '90s Lexus SC400 painted a garish purplish blue with a ridiculous spoiler and tacky chrome wheels with tires that stuck out about 2" from the lip of the wheel openings. It probably was once finished a tasteful silver gray. It was even more ridiculous-looking than the circa 1996 white Toyota Avalon with purple flames painted on the sides.
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Re: Here is a nice example [andre1969]
by euphonium
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May 20, 2009 (10:32 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 19, 2009 3:30 pm)
Have you considered a Pertronix ignition system? No butchering involved.
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Re: Here is a nice example [euphonium]
by andre1969
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May 20, 2009 (10:40 am)
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Replying to: euphonium (May 20, 2009 10:32 am)
Have you considered a Pertronix ignition system? No butchering involved.
I dunno much about Pertronix. I've heard of them being used for converting the old points-and-condenser type ignition to electronic ignition, but would one of them work in place of a Mopar Lean Burn, which is electronic ignition?
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Re: Here is a nice example [andre1969]
by texases
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May 20, 2009 (10:58 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 20, 2009 10:40 am)
Doesnt' that Lean Burn include carb controls? The Pertronix parts wouldn't replace those, I think. I imagine you could replace the whole thing with an EFI setup ($$$$).
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Re: Here is a nice example [texases]
by andre1969
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May 20, 2009 (11:06 am)
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Replying to: texases (May 20, 2009 10:58 am)
Yeah, the Lean burn messes with the carb, as well as the distributor. It has a crude, probably Atari-2600 quality computer in it. I've heard that with Lean burn the way to go is get an electronic ignition kit from Mopar Performance. It includes a new distributor and ECU box, and wiring. I think you do have to make a few wiring mods, though. And you also have to drill a hole in the intake manifold for the distributor's vacuum advance, as the advance in the stock distributor is controlled by the Lean Burn.
One thing I guess I could try, is to swap the ECU box off my other New Yorker. That car has never given me any troubles (well, at least no random stalling/hard to start troubles). Then, I guess if the blue one starts running fine, but the other one develops fits, I'll know what the trouble was!
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