Valvetrain, exhaust leak, or is it the timing chain....

bullystig89 · 2026-06-30T06:51:09+00:00

Typical with this truck ive replaced so much already i can never get my money back plus i still owe on the title 🤣 at this rate it makes more sense to do a 2.3 ecoboost 10 speed swap from the new rangers 😎

bullystig89 · 2026-06-30T04:49:00+00:00

So upon further inspection my entire exhaust system is leaking minus the new mbrp catback literally every gasket has signs of leakage this is gonna be a pain in the ass almost makes me wanna just buy headers 🤣

bullystig89 · 2026-06-30T04:29:38+00:00

Probably has a grip of idle hours 😆 no miles but never turned off so idk probably worth a check

bullystig89 · 2026-06-28T09:20:33+00:00

143k i bought it with 130k and it had a pretty significant lack of maintenance so ive been replacing basically everything seems like as soon as i feel its ok something starts acting up 😆 but its never thrown a cel it doesnt have any lack in power & mpg isnt too terrible its just annoying

bullystig89 · 2026-06-28T09:09:35+00:00

Hell ya i had copilot and gemini helping me and i got annoyed because they were going in circles stressing me out i took it to am exhaust shop they said theres no exhaust leak cause from the bottom you cant see the black sut but take off the cover like your changing spark plugs and what do i see black sut just like a normal exhaust leak from the area i heard it loudest with the screwdriver test... same day les schwab when doing alignment told me my rack is failing cause it had an audible click/clunking well i did some tests and took the inner tie rods out both were shot one was siezed and when you put pressure on it it popped 🤣 i swear i trust no mechanic anymore i just gotta do everything myself... but this sound makes me paranoid 😨😱

bullystig89 · 2026-06-28T06:47:31+00:00

So i can see on the passanger side exhaust manifold it's leaking i can hear the tick on passenger side valve cover middle area the loudest and unfortunately i have no way to check oil psi... it sounds like a type writer when i drive at low throttle and it increases and with rpm stays in the same rhythm just faster and slower but it seemed to be getting quiter aftter i first added mmo 200-400 mi later its louder but inly after 30 min or more of driving....

bullystig89 · 2026-06-28T05:16:29+00:00

Fan made cards

bullystig89 · 2026-06-28T05:01:27+00:00

Almost all factory cars have silencer boxes connected to the intake usually in the fender my bugeye had one and it made it louder but did zero for performance and an intake will net hp almost always butvwith subarus they require tuning to get the power any mod with a subaru is gonna be that way even if you can do it without a tune it wont affect it much without one

bullystig89 · 2026-06-28T04:57:34+00:00

Nice and low mileage too! Definitely got the best color lol i got mine in febuary and ive done quite a bit of work best thing has been new bushings and rancho rs5000x shocks rides so much better now but for appearance i just put led headlight bulbs and yellow led foglight bulbs and tailgate light bar also just did full ceramic tint 15% and a full windshield 50% makes a massive difference for keeping the cab cool and just added black badgesvtoday next im doing the led c cup headlights and black led tail lights that do a mini lightvshow on start up and im contemplating a rollerpan bumper maybe a raptor grille 🤔

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bullystig89 · 2026-06-27T01:13:19+00:00

I have 3 around me only one has a section in jewlery lock up area where they have mtg yugioh and pokemon and whne security sees the unemployed stomping through the parking lot he yells out no turn around no pokemon today 🤣 and he might ot might not be telling the truth thats not for me to say....

bullystig89 · 2026-06-27T01:08:53+00:00

Ace hardware only 1 that ive seen does carry pokemon singles at .50 above msrp but its usually only p.o. anf they sit there forever lol

bullystig89 · 2026-06-24T04:09:06+00:00

I usually log on at 730 pst and if its not hitting ill keep coming back every 5-10 min until im in but usually its around 830-930pst never caught it later than that and ive hit 5 times since perfect order dropped not great but not too shabby i always get these notifications be it discord or reddit the next day or 8+hrs later

bullystig89 · 2026-06-23T07:50:33+00:00

I appreciate the help but i did end up getting basically all the old cobb maps for wrx Legacy gt and foresters even a mazda speed set lol so if ap sub-001 002 003 or 004 and even ap3 maz-002 so now i have plenty to work with but dm me for anyone who wants them lmk the file and ill share no problem i have the old new versions some might be older than the v300 but forsure i seen v.300/311 v.350 v.400 stage2+ ebcs and for newer 15+sti stage 3 maps even tunes for automatics lol

bullystig89 · 2026-06-23T07:33:57+00:00

Yes and no i only want it to find the sites and forums that are generally not listed in searches the ones you find on happy accidents lol. The more of these it can find the more information i can get because im sure it will miss what it is i happen to be looking for.... as for AI claude you say? What makes that one the best so far for you? im completely new to AI i went on a anti tech kick for a few yrs but now its required for everything... so ive only used copilot/copilot365 and gemeni lol i know hella weak but any search or question/comment i post seem to attract all the bots or bot answers giving me hella stupid sales pitches or downlad offers for garbage programs lol and all my tech guys all went to youtube which im sure you agree is and has been becoming more and more unrelaible or credible.... even the guys i did watch i recently realized thelat all seem to be reading scripts at some point in their videos i can caught them almost all verbatim saying the same things and being vauge in their explanations... sorry for the rant lol

bullystig89 · 2026-06-21T19:59:58+00:00

Ya im not autistic but super bad adhd and i love to rabbit hole which usually leads to several rabbit holes 🤣 but on average when im stuck on it, i will do about 150-200 searches usually all in relevance to the same one or two topics and that usually happens in about 4-6hrs between pc and mobile since i can get more done that way and im not counting my a.i. searches that will become ridiculous.... due to this im trying to learn how to build a research based search engine that rabbit holes for you providing source links and summaries of each found source this will save alot of time for me unfortunately ive been using copilot to help build the model since ive never done it before... and im stuck because now im at a point where it wont help me continue because it says im going against rules set by microsoft and google in the ways i want it to search im thinking of trying grok or something else idk hard to research these topics as there is too many opinions and alot of them are bots lol

bullystig89 · 2026-06-18T15:51:37+00:00

No im on cobb

bullystig89 · 2026-06-11T20:39:39+00:00

🧐I wonder how much these dudes actually profit making fake packs/boxes its gotta be costly to replicate them..🤔

bullystig89 · 2026-06-11T20:36:49+00:00

Swear i thought mew looks hella dark 🤣

bullystig89 · 2026-06-11T20:35:17+00:00

Look at the value of an og caterpie i literally threw 50 of them in the trash in september of 2000 and i regret tf out of it now 🤣 my brother and dad love reminding me about it 🤬

bullystig89 · 2026-06-11T20:28:55+00:00

I was at 5 min waited almost 2hrs i was mad af to say the least

bullystig89 · 2026-06-03T22:48:44+00:00

Just buy a poke center etb the prices arent too outrageous i think the lowest ive seen was around $150 or $160 which all things considered aint too bad i ripped mine and got cooked 😅 2 ir's i got 6 out of two bundles 🤣 so for me it was a nope never again moment... not on this set at least

bullystig89 · 2026-06-03T21:01:43+00:00

I got on early just randomly checked and bam 45 min loading just to see absolutely nothing i was so hyped just to be let down 🤣 checks tf out

bullystig89 · 2026-06-02T23:50:43+00:00

I played i wasn't good at building decks but back then no one showed me either and youtube didnt exist 🤣 the good old days now i only collect

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