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Fire Spark

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Fire Spark last won the day on November 27 2019

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  1. I only put on about 4K a year so I do yearly changes. I've noticed that even with many short trips and daily town driving the oil stays clean looking and stays at the full level on the dip stick. My trucks oil turned dark brown and was down about a quart in the same situation even when it was new. It may not make a lot of power but I believe this Spark engine is a well designed unit. If an engine burns the fuel efficiently (41mpg for me) it doesn't contaminate the oil with many impurities, simple as that.
  2. Glad It's not just my imagination Ray. When I first got my Spark after driving a pickup for years I noticed larger vehicles passing just to be in front so I have to tail them, not because I was driving slow. Whipping out from a stop in front of me instead of waiting a second for me to pass by so I end up having to slow way down until they gain speed. Changing lanes into mine with little regard whether I'm already occupying that space or not. Pure bullying and disrespect. I think the Spark must be the Rodney Dangerfield of the car world.
  3. I like chain lube because it sprays and penetrates as a liquid and then sets up and gets tacky once it is in place. I've also used motor oil from a squeeze bottle with a long needle tip. Honestly any generic spray lube in a can with a straw would work fine as long as there is no warnings of ruining paint on the label.
  4. He probably just changes the filter and adds a little oil to compensate for what the filter held and what runs out of the galleries. Most of the oil stays in the pan.
  5. None so far with my 2017. Mostly used in stop/go town driving so a lot of clutching and shifting. 41 MPG. I've always given the door hinge pins/bushings on my vehicles a shot of lube a couple times a year to keep them from squeaking/wearing. 70's cars were famous for getting saggy doors that you would have to lift up to latch because the hinge pins/bushings would wear if you didn't keep them lubed and it would throw those long heavy doors out of alignment.
  6. Thank you for instructions. Hard to find specs and do it yourself information from GM on these cars. Does it shift even smoother with the synthetic?
  7. Yes. There is a plastic piece that fits in that cutout. It is not held in place very securely so the previous owner probably lost or tossed it.
  8. As far as I know the only changes to the 2019 LS were purely cosmetic (wheel covers, color choices, chrome grill trim, fog light covers). Everything you mentioned should work on 2016-present.
  9. I'm not really up on modern vehicle ecu performance upgrades. Sometimes It feels like the drive-by-wire is holding back the revs I'm trying to give it and I would like to eliminate that sluggishness and inconsistency in the power delivery.
  10. Looks much better with that red paint.
  11. Great idea. Might even get a few psi of ram air boost at high speeds or against a strong wind as a bonus.
  12. That idle sounds much smoother than your earlier video!
  13. I think a performance chip would unleash the beast of this over restrained all aluminum dohc 16v engine without sacrificing many MPG's but I don't think anything is available yet. Intake and exhaust mods would just be expensive noisemakers without a chip (not that there is anything wrong with making it louder if that's your thing).
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