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Baby Diesel,
Condition: My 94 corolla has 149,000 miles on it. In great shape. I rebuilt the entire front suspension from ball joints to struts two years ago. The transmission gets regular fluid changes and shifts great. My engine uses 1/3 quart at most in 3,000 miles.
No instrumentation yet, but a vacuum gauge just arrived on the doorstep a few days ago.
Mods - tires to 44 psi with nitrogen. I just removed the parcial grill block, but probably should put it back on. I have lots of gaps that I could plug up with tape on the front end.
Driving commute - I have 2 stop signs and 8 lights on the way to work which is 4.5 miles away. That is the only route I can take. My family goes places in my vehicle around town. Nearly every Sunday I commute 90 round trip on the highway at about 65 mph.
My slush box locks up at about 47 mph.
Driving style: I am trying to be sensitive to the pedal. Am I going to ruin the transmission by going from locked up slush box in 4th gear to neutral coasting? Or is the transmission designed to downshift every gear? So far to date, I never EOC, and I always idle at stop lights/signs with the a/c always on. It's brutal in South Florida summers. I have become a semi-pro at DWB. And also a semi-pro at coasting in whatever gear the car is in.
Your thoughts?
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