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Tincup Pass

bassguyry

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Made it up to St. Elmo and Tincup Pass yesterday with @rightlane80 and some buddies from CO4x4RnR. Absolutely beautiful day and awesome views from the summit. The water level of Mirror Lake has gone down some - most of the trail on the side of the lake is still submerged, but the water isn't much more than hub depth. I think some guys from CORE cleared the last drift near the summit, so we were able to make it all the way to to the top. The trail was pretty rocky in sections (we didn't go through Old Tincup, thankfully!) and I managed to get a nice dent in one of my skid plates, but we had a great time overall.

On a side note, I think I encountered some of the most courteous off-road drivers on this trail. Most everyone, including the SxS drivers, seemed to be well aware of trail etiquette, and all were very friendly. The one exception was an idiot who tried to ride up one of the hiking trails at the summit with his dirt bike. We stopped him before he was able to do any damage, though.

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bassguyry

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subzali

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A turbo is cheaper and easier and a turbo 1FZ will outrun a 2UZ!
 

bassguyry

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A turbo is cheaper and easier and a turbo 1FZ will outrun a 2UZ!
Just a joke. I’ve been kidding him about how slow his 80 is, while I also keep bugging him to sell it to me. ;)
 

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A turbo is cheaper and easier and a turbo 1FZ will outrun a 2UZ!
does 2uz require premium? turbo does which is why i've avoided it. :(
 

subzali

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does 2uz require premium? turbo does which is why i've avoided it. :(

point taken if we’re talking 100 vs. 80 with the 2UZ already installed in the 100. The cost to swap a 2UZ into an 80 can buy a lot of gas.
 

Stuckinthe80s

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does 2uz require premium? turbo does which is why i've avoided it. :(
Yes, it requires premium. Always a painpoint for me as well when I'm filling up the wife's truck. I can probably put piss in my 80 and be ok you know, because of the 3fe and all ;). It would still be slower than molasses in January but it would probably run.
 

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premium scares me more than covid. a) it's stupid expensive all the time, b) it's insanely stupidly priced sometimes, and c) sometimes, you just can't find it.
 
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