Happy Holidays all,
I'm into week 2 of my 2003 MM. I'm still trying to get used to the peaky power curve, but as I drive it more and more I'm figuring it out.
Taking a V8 to 6k rpms still freaks me out. Probably because my other cars have all been low-tech V8's that made most of their power much lower in the RPM band. Honest to God - it reminds me so much of blown 4 and 6 cyl cars that I've owned that when I pull in the driveway my natural instinct is wait for the turbo's to spin down before I shut it off.
Anyway - I have two questions:
1) Do you guys really consistently crank this engine up to redline? Should I be worried at all about doing that?
2) I've noticed that the dash lights flicker a little. When I'm sitting at idle, its real obvious that there is some kind of voltage fluctation. The lights don't go out, but you can see them getting dimmer and brighter. Its not a consistent pulse, its more of a random flicker. Is this normal?
Thanks & Happy Holidays.
Steve C.
03 300A
96 Impala SS
93 MR2 Turbo
70 Charger R/T
02 Explorer
95 Explorer