Recent content by Dockmaster

I have heard 3rd hand (can't confirm) that Redline used a 3.8 on the same engine they would build for a 4.5 and it made 70hp more on the dyno. I have no idea if the extra power was on the bottom end, top end or throughout the power band. You are correct that 3.8 is represented to be more...

I hope you have better luck than I did. After almost a year getting jerked around by Whipple I bought a used one that was supposed to be good. The only thing useable was the housing. 4 more months of the Whipple BS getting it rebuilt.

Turns out you can trade in a deleted truck, at least here in Oregon anyway. I had several dealers make me offers. Made a decent deal on a nice, low-mile 2018 yesterday. These are smaller used dealer lots that made offers. I didn't try at any larger Ford dealers or similar. BTW - if any of you...

Excellent!

Nope, it's not that 3% of our stuff comes from China. It's that only 3% of China's exports go to the US. In other words. they are only sending us 3% of their stuff that goes out of their country.

Yep, it was the bond market issues that caused Trump to chill out at least a little. Not only are bonds being dumped, but the most recent bond auction saw little interest from investors. This is exactly opposite what should have happened given recent stock declines. This is a huge red flag that...

You don't have any issues getting the thicker whips into the foam? I found I had to roll my thicker whips back and forth quite a bit to get them to seat into the foam.

The 4" pvc is a possibility as well. I did that several trailers ago and mounted it to the ceiling of the trailer so it was out of the way. My new trailer is 8' inside so I would need to put it on a wall instead. The fishing rod holder was good because the foam helped protect the whips. The...

Thanks. Did that last time and was hoping to find something better. If not, I'll get another one of those.

That would wreak havoc with my OCD. Everything must have a specified and purposeful place! If not, it will cause a rift in the space-time continuum :):)

Anyone have other suggestions for a whip storage rack? I did the fishing rod thing in my last trailer. It was OK but not great. Looking for something better in my new trailer. Thanks!

This! And, who couldn't see this coming? There was plenty of time to get out of equities if you so chose to do so. Even before the tariffs the market was grossly overvalued and headed for some amount of correction. Treasuries are still decent. There are also some really good stock values right...

I believe tariffs can be a useful tool when used correctly. I also agree that we need a more balanced trade environment. If the current approach brings that in very short order then great! However, I'm concerned the current approach may be severely damaging if it doesn't end or at least get...

Why not buy an existing auto repair shop that has a clientele and good track record? Lots of these sell relatively cheap on an EBITDA or free cash flow multiple basis. Usually because the owner or founder wants to retire.

Nice truck but too $$ for this poor boy. And we are only allowed to do Ford trucks for our full-size trucks in our family. Sorry.