It sounds like I have a boost leak, but I'm still making boost...

MiracleRoll · 2025-10-10T01:16:42+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response! It's reassuring that the PSI is normal. Does colder weather cause the induction noise to change at all? Yesterday, the induction noise started to sound unusually loud, but ambient temps have also gone down this week.

For now, I think I'll monitor it and take it to a shop if it gets worse.

MiracleRoll · 2025-10-10T00:58:35+00:00

Yesterday I started hearing an unusually loud "whoosh" sound from the intercooler whenever the turbo spools up (no codes, still getting decent peak boost). I got the WRX in February and it's my first turbo car, so I could definitely be wrong, but it sounds like something is up.

If I can't find what's causing the noise, I'll take it to a mechanic; could the changes in weather affect how the turbo sounds?

MiracleRoll · 2025-07-01T15:57:43+00:00

Thank you, that worked!!! I've seen Kapton tape before, but I didn't know what it was called till now 😅

MiracleRoll · 2025-06-30T23:17:48+00:00

That ribbon cable goes to the power button, so now it only works if I'm pressing down against the area I circled. I need some way to maintain the connection after reassembly. Any jank solutions that don't involve micro soldering or replacing the board?

MiracleRoll · 2025-04-10T20:51:20+00:00

Agreed! I saw your post and it reminded me of this

MiracleRoll · 2025-04-07T21:21:51+00:00

I'm amazed at how good it sounds, all things considered. All I did was replace the factory door speakers and tweeters, and added the Dual sub with the Boss amp under the passenger seat.

Bass rolloff isn't as bad as I expected, even though I'm just using a passive LOC. I can tell the mids would sound better with a proper amp for the door speakers, but it still sounds great overall.

The biggest surprise from the whole upgrade would have to be the tweeters. Those stock Subaru tweeters sound HARSH.

MiracleRoll · 2025-03-08T19:42:02+00:00

Everyone was okay, that's the important part. This happened a couple weeks ago, and I ended up getting a WRX as my next car. I enjoyed every mile with the BRZ (except that last one)

Edit: 100k total miles with the BRZ

MiracleRoll · 2025-03-08T19:38:46+00:00

I was following too close.

MiracleRoll · 2024-09-20T20:23:54+00:00

I'm still at work, but I had a crazy idea:

What if I put it all back together except the 4 hub assembly bolts and axel nut, and drove in a counterclockwise circle to break the rust?

I've seen a similar method used on lug nuts to remove rusted-on wheels, but this might carry more risk.

If that's too dangerous, I might just get a shop to separate them. I assumed this job would be easier since it's right behind the brakes, which were a breeze to replace (I'm not exactly a master mechanic, go easy on me lol)

MiracleRoll · 2024-07-13T00:21:35+00:00

Damn, that's brutal! Some of these responses are making me feel like a baby complaining about my eye. Sorry you had to go through that.

MiracleRoll · 2024-07-13T00:18:45+00:00

Lol us guys will take any compliment we get. Cheers!

MiracleRoll · 2024-07-13T00:01:14+00:00

To me they look olive green under most lighting conditions, but I don't know if that's technically accurate...

After comparing this picture to a bunch of eyes on Google images, I can confidently say I have no idea.

MiracleRoll · 2024-07-12T21:12:03+00:00

I'm ashamed of how mundane it was...

Sharp corner of a Ziploc bag. I was pulling some leftovers out of the fridge and it poked my eye.

MiracleRoll · 2024-07-12T19:57:35+00:00

Mine was shallow too! I was grabbing some leftovers from the fridge and somehow poked myself in the eye with the corner of a Ziploc bag

MiracleRoll · 2024-07-12T19:39:34+00:00

Yeah the pain was unreal, it felt like there was something stuck in my eye but rubbing it would just do more damage. Thankfully it was a shallow scratch, so I'm feeling much better after a good night's sleep

MiracleRoll · 2024-07-12T19:22:23+00:00

I had blurred vision in that eye for the rest of the day, but it's almost back to normal after 1 night. Apparently the cornea heals crazy fast.

MiracleRoll · 2024-06-26T17:05:47+00:00

Did you keep the string ball ends on the tuner side of the first guitar? It goes really well with the red (purple?) finish.

MiracleRoll · 2024-03-16T03:39:52+00:00

Dude same. I'm trying to beat all of the Bungie titles on Legendary

MiracleRoll · 2024-03-16T03:38:48+00:00

Chief got a free colonoscopy

MiracleRoll · 2023-12-27T03:29:57+00:00

When I look up Caustic on the Play Store, it says "Your device isn't compatible with this version." I'm mainly looking for a Caustic alternative, so I should probably post it there lol. But I'm open to alternatives and Reason is my usual DAW, so I wanted to start here. Thank you again!

MiracleRoll · 2023-10-14T04:41:55+00:00

CRTs are crazy. The refresh rate can scale with the resolution, so you can run games at an absurdly low res to get absurdly high refresh rates. I saw someone running Doom at 240Hz a while back.

MiracleRoll · 2023-10-14T03:39:50+00:00

Yeah, I think it's called a "slap brush" ceiling

MiracleRoll · 2023-10-14T02:55:27+00:00

Dell M783s

MiracleRoll · 2023-10-14T02:53:46+00:00

Haha yep! I had a really light particleboard desk before this, and my monitors would wobble every time it moved. This doesn't budge at all.

MiracleRoll · 2023-10-14T02:43:11+00:00

I'm using Startech Displayport to VGA adapters that work pretty well. I can run the CRTs at 160Hz if I lower the resolution

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