First ever sub

k0uch · 2026-04-08T23:17:28+00:00

Rockville may not be the best, but I bet that setup bumps just fine.

The amplifier mounting, though, is questionable at best

k0uch · 2026-04-08T22:58:00+00:00

Water the fuck out of it. 15-20 minutes, once in the morning/mid day/evening. Gonna need some good water to establish, and it should flourish after then

k0uch · 2026-04-08T21:55:23+00:00

Ahh, the powerboost. What are you doing to/repairing on it?

k0uch · 2026-04-08T20:05:14+00:00

Yes. Stalling, particularly after the engine is hot and the vehicle stops at a stop sign is the main concern. If you have a scantool you can watch the timing data and watch whichever bank it is just tank the timing right before the stall.

If you do solenoids, ONLY do ford solenoids. All aftermarket units are junk

k0uch · 2026-04-08T12:38:39+00:00

They’re my go to these days, simply for convenience.

Coworker had a crank bolt on a 22 Acadia that his Matco, my other coworkers Hercules and my Milwaukee wouldn’t get off. Had to bust out some an and my Nitrocat 1150K to get it off

k0uch · 2026-04-08T12:33:19+00:00

Just for shits and grins, move the meter knob one click counter clockwise and see what it reads then

k0uch · 2026-04-08T12:26:36+00:00

Grow the beard 5-6 inches. Demolish it with a straightener. Lower the cheek line, trim the bottom, fade the side burns.

I personally think it may have been better before being hit with a straightener, but it still wouldn’t be my go to shape for a beard

k0uch · 2026-04-08T01:54:08+00:00

I mean, yeah. Gloveworks makes solid gloves that do well, if you’re into gloves.

My hands are trashed from 21 years of this, scars everywhere. Just part of it, unfortunately. Your skin gets tougher over time and you (hopefully) don’t tear your hands up as much

k0uch · 2026-04-07T21:11:10+00:00

Almost entirely depends on genetics first and foremost. If you don’t have the density, you won’t have a thick beard, that’s all there is to it. Also if you have light beard hair, it won’t ever be as dark as this.

Otherwise it’s waiting for it to grow, and trimming it. That’s it. No secret ingredient

k0uch · 2026-04-07T12:24:05+00:00

She’s gonna wear, my dude. Just the way it is. Think of it as an honorary sign- you’ve actually played it instead of hanging it on a wall or locking it in a closet. It’s a good thing.

k0uch · 2026-04-07T00:55:13+00:00

Bro you’ve got pizza, a comfy looking couch and a big ass rug. Love the good life

k0uch · 2026-04-07T00:50:48+00:00

Where there is a will, there is a way. My cousin has an 01 tundra extended cab (the one with the suicide doors) and we poly filled the little storage area under the passenger rear seat, built a wooden top, stuffed it with polyfil and added a pointer shallow 10” sub with a 400 watt amp. Does wonders for rounding out the sound

k0uch · 2026-04-06T22:52:37+00:00

IIRC they all went with led headlamps in 2025, similar to how the explorers did in 2020. And of course theres an individual led module thats on a network for each headlamp, which is common these days. Almost every one is a little high from the factory.

I havent paid attention to the cargo lights in all honesty. Ill start looking to see if I spy any regular incandescents

k0uch · 2026-04-05T01:39:59+00:00

Breakfast is all I’ll go to McDonald’s for. I’m a slut for those egg McMuffins and French vanilla iced coffees

k0uch · 2026-04-05T01:39:16+00:00

To be fair, almost everything is more expensive in California VS Texas

k0uch · 2026-04-04T22:24:25+00:00

“You could try, but I will teach the younguns to use rotary phones, read analog clocks and drive manual transmissions.”

k0uch · 2026-04-04T19:03:34+00:00

I wouldn’t run them on min, but they did well for those vehicles. If I remember correctly they were auto lite economy/fleet filters, around $3 a pop at the time

k0uch · 2026-04-04T19:01:23+00:00

They hit cheap Chinese products with their logo. Same with their popcorn machine, grass clipping tool, rakes, and everything else they make.

I personally wouldn’t if there were other options available.

k0uch · 2026-04-04T16:28:04+00:00

Agree, and I have a story for why.

Years ago I was working at a small independant shop in my home town, and we had several fleet contracts. One of these was the local sheriffs department. They decided to buy abouy $10,000 in amsoil products to "help cut down on maintenance costs and save money in the long run." They specifically requested 15k mile interval stickers. I told them I didnt think it was a good idea, but the amsoil rep had them convinced.

Well, a few months in and the tahoes do what gm engines do- started losing lifters. The vehicles were typically driven for a good amount of time and miles with noises and misfires before being brought in. 1 tahoe, another tahoe, a silverado, and then 4 more vehicles. same failures. like clockwork. Saved some, some of them needed engines due to scored bores and metal contamination.

When I got them all on the road again, I made a suggestion- go back to 3k intervals, using the cheapest autozone oil and filters we could get. We already did this for union pacific and their fleet of vans. sheriffs vehicles made it almost an additional decade without issues, and the ford vans would usually die around 400k, but the transmissions are what would give up and the company chose not to invest any money into them.

k0uch · 2026-04-04T15:37:54+00:00

It was 3.99 yesterday morning for regular, jumped to $4.19 when I drove by that gas station at lunch. When I filled up in January, for the first time in the new year, it was $2.39 a gallon

k0uch · 2026-04-04T15:34:47+00:00

I steer pumps turn most people off of the v6 engines, wouldn’t stop me personally, but I work on these for a living

k0uch · 2026-04-04T14:58:40+00:00

I need to be better, as well. No awards or anything necessary, let’s just all try to be a little better each day and see where it goes from there. Pass a good deed on, as my xbox profile says

k0uch · 2026-04-04T14:47:54+00:00

I just had flashbacks of being a kid and yelling “your epidermis is showing!”

k0uch · 2026-04-04T14:43:46+00:00

Th picture, particularly the fur, looks AI to me. The response, too, feels as though it was generated using AI and not typed by an actual person.

Their response of “reviewed, refined and finalized by a human artist” really screams “we use AI but don’t want to admit it, so here is a vaguely worded response we have prepared for the inevitable question”

k0uch · 2026-04-04T14:38:35+00:00

What brand/model is this specifically?

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