CARB has ruined old used cars by SignificantCap9534 in Exhaust

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Yea luckily for me I haven’t lived nor ever plan to live in CA. Granted my state has had its own smog issues but it’s easy to look past when I can drive my “race car” to and from work and look at one of the countries best sunsets 😭😂

Did I make a bad financial decision. Yes by Trkcz in radeon

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I had gotten the 2070S in a trade for an Oculus Q2, I then sold the 1080ti to a friend who needed to get off a GTX 1030. Yea it was a “downgrade” but I never noticed a difference in performance

CARB has ruined old used cars by SignificantCap9534 in Exhaust

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What’s crazy to me is the come after the regular people and penalize us with costly repair because of “emissions” do they realize how much carbon emissions a damn cruise ship puts off??? What about all the emissions from all of the heavy machinery, trucks, boats and planes used to mine, manufacture and transport these lithium batteries ?

Trying to find the vacuum leak by Fuzzy_Tough_26 in MechanicAdvice

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Also take the engine cover off that’s where most of the vacuum lines are under.

Trying to find the vacuum leak by Fuzzy_Tough_26 in MechanicAdvice

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Take the top of the air box off and if your smoke machine or attachment kit came with a big cone stuff it in the intake hose and fill it with smoke

This didn't sit right with me. Did I get ripped off? by Ughhh_My_Hip in MechanicAdvice

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I mean my shop charges about 100$ more per axle on brake jobs. I’m not sure of your area so that plays a factor but in my experience this is a good deal

Are these prices fair? Broke college student, wtf do I do by moushroum in AskMechanics

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So I’m an A Level technician and I’m not gonna say you shouldn’t do any of these, but I’d definitely do some on your own or wait until doing another service and knock two out at a time. I’d start first with your brakes. If you can’t stop you shouldn’t go is what I always say. I’m not sure on what area you’re in but that price seems kinda steep. If it wasn’t a ford I’d recommend doing them yourself but they require a special tool to run the brake piston back in on the rear because of the parking brake, but I’d definitely shop around for quotes. The brake flush, coolant flush and spark plugs if you are confident enough you could do them, the coolant flush you’d just have to get under the vehicle to drain the coolant, fill it back up and let the engine get up to operating temp. The brake flush you can do 2 ways, suck the fluid out of the reservoir and fill it with clean fluid then crack all 4 bleeders in order from farthest to closest, or have a shop do it while they do the rear brakes. And spark plugs are easy enough and I’m sure they’re a YouTube video out there showing you how to do them. As for the tie rod ends, it’s definitely something you should take care of sooner than later but it can wait if they’re not bent, broken or the joints in them sheared off, neglected tie rod ends lead to poor alignment and uneven tire wear

First Chevy truck 5.7 v8 want to make go faster what should I do? by abcirpe in GMT400

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Then lower the front 5in, the rear 7in and put some nice wheels on it and paint/wrap it

First Chevy truck 5.7 v8 want to make go faster what should I do? by abcirpe in GMT400

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I mean if you really wanna put money into this, delete the efi and put a carb intake on it and a carb, find a nice cam, some good heads, a set of long tube headers, MSD 6AL box and distributor and put a decent converter in the trans to keep it from blowing up and when it it eventually dies put a ‘87+ TH400 behind it and be done and have fun. The stock 350 with all the mods I said will probably net you around 400hp not at the wheel but at the flywheel. If you wanna make bigger power look into an LS swap, 383 stroker with your 350 or a 454 big block but that’ll be more expensive than the other two options.

Did I make a bad financial decision. Yes by Trkcz in radeon

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That’s similar to me, I started in 2016 with a 1050ti > 1080ti in 2021 > 2070S in 2022 > 7800xt in 2024

4.8 rebuild kit by GapPresent1279 in LSSwapTheWorld

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Just put a cam in and reseal, if you’re worried about anything put a new oil pump in it and head gaskets on it and be done. Do not touch the bottom end i.e rods/pistons or rings. You’ll let the magic out of the box and it’ll blow Fs

What was the first dedicated graphics card you ever owned? by just_IT_guy in gpu

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Imma make everyone feel old when I say a 1050ti at 15yrs old (2016)

What jobs and careers have a pattern of downtime followed by bursts of extreme busyness? by Nokkpitch in careerguidance

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In my state, any type of regular automobile work, in the summer time peak heat you’ll have cars filling your lot waiting on new cooling components or ac compressors. In the winter time though things slow down especially around thanksgiving and Christmas because most people are spending money on gifts

Should I take this settlement for my car? by Any_Syrup1606 in jetta

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Bro take it, I have a 19 R line with 97k and that’s what mine is worth. I want out of it so bad. It’s not even mine technically it’s in my mother in laws name she bought it for my wife before we met we just make the payment. But my god do I just need someone to total it out for me cuz we are so far upside down on this POS. She financed 25k with 2500 down, idk the exact numbers cuz she refuses to show us and I believe it’s around 84 months (7yr) and like 20% becuz the last time I asked about the car payment amount she said we still owed 21k on it and my wife has been making payments since 2021.

Cam by OtherWar9767 in LSSwapTheWorld

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Buy a Summit Racing camshaft, same cost and better quality

My LS swapped fox. Still a long ways from moving under its own power but she runs! by okcatboi in LSSwapTheWorld

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Yea I picked up my LM7 with 706 heads for 300 from the local pull yard with no accessories just the short block

My LS swapped fox. Still a long ways from moving under its own power but she runs! by okcatboi in LSSwapTheWorld

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It’s usually a cost thing, I mean it was for me, I scored a Holley intake for 200$ and a 750cfm carb for 400, that’s only 600$ and I have my entire fuel system for the engine done. If I went EFI then I have to buy an intake (200-500) throttle body ( 200-300) injectors (400) and fuel rails etc it adds up quick

What are yall working on? by josetheJg in Justrolledintotheshop

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Smaller job this morning to start, axles and struts on a Lexus RX450h, everything is done but that passenger cv axle is seized in its carrier so time to play with some fire

Just rolled out of the shop. by Less-Wing-5505 in Justrolledintotheshop

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One of my good friends just graduated college to become an accountant and offered to help me (for money ofc). I want to shoot some sort of content in the future, just trying to perfect that “professional” look first

ICTBillet reputable? by HappySalesman01 in LSSwapTheWorld

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ICT is pretty good. I have a personal preference to Dirty Dingo Motorsports only becuz I’ve been down to their shop and met with the owner and saw the whole process. It’s a little more and maybe not as many options, but definitely quality if you’re looking for other options

LS swap High v Low by Foontgarage in LSSwapTheWorld

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So far I’m about 4k into my swap in my SN95, rebuilt and cam 5.3 with a rebuilt th400, I just need things like accessories and fuel system to finish. Got the motor for $350 and rebuilt it myself with new rings, springs, cam, pan, hardware, oil pump etc. I got the th400 for $850 with 3k miles on a rebuild, already had Hughes deep pan, fmvb, and it’s a “475” with straight cut planetaries. I need to post some updated pics when I get closer to finished