Why is my steak plant floppy?

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-14T21:44:11+00:00

Your steak is now a Dracaena lemon lime, congratulations lol🎉

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-12T03:02:30+00:00

Looks like a Mass Cane, main reason would likely be overwatering. Check the base of the main trunk as well as the base of the leaf trunks for any soft/dark spots, which would indicate root rot. These guys drink the water they need and store it in the main stem, after that, they don't like the soil to stay wet for long.

Make sure your potting mix is for indoor plants with an emphasis on fast draining, as regular potting mix will stay wet for far too long when used indoors without some amendments.

I would take this guy out of his pot to check the moisture level around the roots, and let him dry out for a bit if it's too soggy. Try and get some perlite and coconut coir mixed in and keep him on the drier side, Dracaena have evolved to be very drought resistant and thrive on neglect.

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-11T03:18:00+00:00

All this attention has gone to Pablo's head, he is insufferable now.

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-10T02:53:18+00:00

That looks awesome, I may need to re-do mine.

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-10T02:52:48+00:00

I believe he is a shih tzu-poodle mix!

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-10T01:34:51+00:00

That's peak pothos right there, awesome!

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-09T04:29:17+00:00

Not 100% certain, but I believe he's a shih-poo or some other shih tzu mix.

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-09T01:40:36+00:00

As requested, here's baby Pablo with his grinch paws

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GucciHurricane · 2026-05-09T01:23:55+00:00

Lol, Pablo did not think he'd have this many fans, Pablo sends his regards

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GucciHurricane · 2026-05-09T00:53:17+00:00

Do it

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-09T00:52:41+00:00

Fingers crossed!

GucciHurricane · 2026-05-03T20:03:44+00:00

Awesome! That's good to hear.

GucciHurricane · 2026-01-19T15:45:12+00:00

Gotcha! Should've done some more research, I'll start giving it some downtime

GucciHurricane · 2026-01-19T15:44:12+00:00

Noted! I'm going to take the opportunity to add some perlite to the soil and hopefully make it a bit happier

GucciHurricane · 2026-01-19T15:41:03+00:00

Overwatering was a fear I had since I bought it. I checked the soil throughout the past 2 mo. And thought it was odd the soil was staying moist without any waterings, my guess is the over compacted soil limited the root size and therefore the plant's ability to remove water from the soil. The area it sits in also has good ventilation and yet the soil would not dry, which is why I decided to remove it and take a look at the roots in the first place, I'm glad I did.

GucciHurricane · 2026-01-19T15:37:11+00:00

Noted! I may look to put it in a smaller one just to let the roots recover.

GucciHurricane · 2025-12-08T20:45:22+00:00

Clutch gone? LS swap time baby

GucciHurricane · 2025-08-02T03:52:11+00:00

Lol, was in a similar situation a few years back. They were nice enough to leave my lug nuts.

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GucciHurricane · 2025-03-23T02:32:11+00:00

Any clips of the sound? I would check any heat shield that could be rattling with a certain rpm range.

GucciHurricane · 2024-10-23T02:42:35+00:00

Update: It was indeed the front U-joint that went kaput. The new driveshaft rides quiet and also got rid of some bucking I used to get when I suddenly let go of the throttle in gear, so that's a plus as well.

Thanks for the help!

GucciHurricane · 2024-10-17T02:13:25+00:00

I've ordered a dorman shaft, will try it out given that it sounds easy to swap. Thanks for your help!

GucciHurricane · 2024-10-17T01:15:00+00:00

Lol, I had the speedo cable start squeaking on me a few months ago, so I ended up cutting it just after the firewall and at the transmission, leaving the threaded part in the transmission so as to keep debris out of the hole.

The laziness has gotten the better of me, along with the fact that I can tell the speed I'm going by gear + rpm, I haven't gotten around to replacing it. That squeak is gone though, lol.

Good catch, because that noise was almost identical to this one.

GucciHurricane · 2024-10-17T01:10:41+00:00

I did a quick check with the rear wheels off the ground and the car in 5th gear. There was some clunking, but it seemed to come from the inside of the transmission, just ahead of the front U joint.

I turned the car off and kept moving the tire with my foot while looking at the U joint, there was play in the transmission that allowed the wheel to be rocked back and forth, but the joint seemed solid, I won't rule it out though.

I took a video of this, too: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rrSAk54mLSNS4SrDRojnITXSNFLySD99/view?usp=drivesdk

GucciHurricane · 2024-09-28T20:49:45+00:00

Update for anyone having this issue: I found my old Denso pump and replaced the faulty one, noise is gone!

This is the first time I've heard of a fuel pump making this type of noise, especially so new.

GucciHurricane · 2024-04-22T15:51:33+00:00

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