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Fuel Saving Tip: Car Weight And Your WI Driving
/> Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from here to Waukesha knows this makes sense. Some of us in the Waukesha area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I’m not talkin’ what you see in the mirror. Guys; sports equipment and tools. Ladies; well, just take a look around the passenger…
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Nelsons Automotive of Pewaukee Guide To Using the Correct Fluids in Your Vehicle
/> Today’s Nelsons Automotive of Pewaukee post focuses on using the proper fluids for your vehicle. Big advances in automotive technology have lead to the development of high-tech fluids to keep pace. Some because of engineering advances and others, advances in the materials used to build Sedan automotive systems. A simple example of this…
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Power Steering Service At Nelsons Automotive of Pewaukee In Pewaukee
/> Many Pewaukee drivers have been hearing about new advances in power steering technology, specifically, electric power steering. Some very high-end cars have been featuring electric power steering for a few years. An electric motor directly provides the power assist to make steering easier. Undoubtedly we’ll see much more of this in Pewaukee as…
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Shocks and Struts For Pewaukee Bumps and Bounces
If you’re like most of us in Pewaukee, you want your car to handle well. That’s the job of your suspension system. There are different types of suspension systems, but they all work on the same basic principles. First, there are the springs, which bear the weight of the car. The most common springs are…
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Yukon 6.0L–Supercharged gets strange lean code solved.
What happens when you bolt a supercharger to a GM 6.0L forged lower end, build the trans, lower the suspension and do a few extra tweaks to it. 650 HP plus and hang on when you step her down. This is a really nice truck that we have serviced for years and were…
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Direct Fuel Injection Update From Nelsons Automotive of Pewaukee
For those of you in Pewaukee WI who pay attention to these things, you may have been hearing about the new direct injection engines and want to learn more about them. Some deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6. For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 makes…
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