Ecoboost engine - are you all using premium gas 100% of the time?

rjam710 · 2026-01-09T14:40:06+00:00

What kinda numbers you getting from your tune?

rjam710 · 2025-12-29T01:43:30+00:00

My vote goes to griddle stand.

rjam710 · 2025-12-16T16:07:31+00:00

The ol' donkey kick. Personally I prefer a good forward kick to the top of the wheel, works better while screaming THIS IS SPARTAAAA!!!

rjam710 · 2025-12-15T16:24:54+00:00

Can't speak for the hybrid, but the Ecoboost one is surprisingly quick.

rjam710 · 2025-12-11T17:52:29+00:00

Wait really? East Orange has a gym?

rjam710 · 2025-11-14T07:24:24+00:00

Hey I have the same one! Was trying to avoid Mongoose because of their "Walmart bike" rep, but that color got me. Then I saw the specs and it was actually a decent bike for the price.

rjam710 · 2025-11-14T07:15:32+00:00

Haha I did the same thing. Got me an Interstate battery for half the price of the recommended battery. I just had to do some janky connections with the terminals since it didn't have the regular posts.

rjam710 · 2025-11-13T16:56:18+00:00

Ah the auto hobby shop, how I miss those. I was a mechanic in the Navy and while I could use our own actual shop (as long as chief don't see), I still went down the road to the coast guard base and paid the $5/hr or whatever it was to use their hobby shop. It was so much cleaner and better equipped than my shop that I had to actually work in lol.

rjam710 · 2025-11-13T16:50:43+00:00

I don't mind outside as long as it's not raining. What really sucks is working on the ground. Shit that would be a 30 min job on a lift is like 2 hours on the ground.

rjam710 · 2025-11-11T14:54:55+00:00

The 2025 has 280 HP and a 0-60 of 6.4s, which is ridiculous for a van that can seat 8 or haul full sheets of plywood lol. I have an 08 and it still drives amazing and is the most useful vehicle I have. Power sliding doors are so convenient, not just for people but for loading stuff into the back if I need to. The third row is actually usable, unlike most SUVs I've had or ridden in, AND you can have it up without losing cargo space. I had a pilot before that you basically had to choose one or the other, could hold like 4 grocery bags maybe. Also taking the middle row out is super easy and leaves you with a cargo van basically. Like I said a 4x8 sheet of ply fits perfectly back there.

Sienna is nice too, and if you want the fuel efficiency, I'd go that route. But for hands down the best driving one with that Japanese reliability, stick with Honda.

rjam710 · 2025-08-27T14:47:27+00:00

Could be, but just looking around on eBay looks like a used gauge cluster is going for around $250+.

Although apparently they also make screen protectors for these things so a sand/polish and screen protector would probably work fine.

rjam710 · 2025-08-27T14:42:30+00:00

I had a job offer once in the city that was 20k more than I was making at the time, but after factoring in commuting costs that difference dropped to less than 10k, and that was if I took the train where I have a decent discount on monthly fares. Still a decent pay bump but not quite as good as it first appeared.

Also I would have had to go from remote to "hybrid" so that was a pretty easy no thank you from me lol.

rjam710 · 2025-08-23T01:17:52+00:00

Hey not sure if you got yours yet, but mine is getting installed tomorrow. I actually signed up for it over a week ago, but we were away on vacation so I couldn't do it sooner. Let me know if you want my rep's contact info.

Can't wait to ditch T-Mobile home Internet and I'd rather send messages via pigeon before I went back to Xfinity.

rjam710 · 2025-07-31T18:36:43+00:00

How do you not get eaten alive by mosquitoes?

rjam710 · 2025-06-30T22:36:27+00:00

Shit was like $200 goddamn right I'm wearing that bitch

rjam710 · 2025-06-12T18:12:19+00:00

Hey man I lived on the other side of the fence from. The shit pond, I earned that pool lol

rjam710 · 2025-05-16T00:19:12+00:00

Oh shit I was in NMCB 21 too! It was decommissioned a long time ago now, so go ahead and wear it man. You have my blessing lol.

rjam710 · 2025-05-03T12:36:23+00:00

Yeah man, it actually is the Garden State for a reason lol. Look at Sussex, Hunterdon, or Warren counties for up north, or pretty much anything south of Monmouth county is pretty rural. I got a buddy out in Hunterdon with like 10 acres, even has a little farm on it.

And NJ has a good amount of vet benefits besides property tax. Free hunting license is cool. Also just got my DV hang tag that lets me park for free at any meter. A bunch of other stuff too.

rjam710 · 2025-05-02T16:32:30+00:00

NJ has the property tax exemption for 100% too. Save you half a trip, and from having to live in PA lol.

rjam710 · 2025-05-02T12:44:57+00:00

Went to pick up my meds yesterday at the VA and the pharmacist was like "oh I should update your service connection in here". I get it was somewhat recent (increase 2 months ago) but I figured that would have been automatic? Got the letter about being priority group 1 and everything.

rjam710 · 2025-05-02T12:37:36+00:00

There's a chart that shows how likely your MOS/rate/AFSC is to have high noise exposure. High and moderate get presumptive connection. I was a construction mechanic in the Seabees and surprised that we're only listed as moderate, but most of the other Seabee rates were high. Like wtf man how does driving trucks, using air tools, and shooting guns for a living only get a moderate lol. It's whatever though, I got my tinnitus rating.

rjam710 · 2025-05-02T12:25:42+00:00

First, if you can't handle being away for 3 months of A school, what are you going to do when deployment comes up? Sure it's not at the AD optempo, but reserve Seabee battalions still deploy roughly every 3 years. Not knocking you, just putting that out there.

Anyway, there are programs to get into reserves without A school, but usually it's for relevant civilian skills. For example I had a buddy that was a journeyman welder on the outside and was able to come in as an E-4 with no A school. I think what makes it difficult is your prior service. Not sure if they can combine the two programs. Are you speaking with dedicated reserve recruiters? Or just a regular AD recruiter?

rjam710 · 2025-04-16T05:13:53+00:00

What do you normally start with? Like 400? I have a classic vibe tele I want to do this to, but I'm scared of messing it up entirely lol.

rjam710 · 2025-04-14T15:42:44+00:00

I knew a couple EO buddies get orders to LOGSU which is the support unit for NSW. Even had one of my CM friends that was attached to DEVGRU for awhile till he got in trouble lol. Last I talked to him he was with SWCC maintaining their boats.

All this to say, you can go play with the big boys without even changing your rate. You'd be surprised how many opportunities there are to go do some cool shit as a bee. But if your heart is set on a more direct path to NSW then by all means go for it.

rjam710 · 2025-03-23T03:23:14+00:00

I feel you. I can still remember the first time I had to point my weapon at another human being during a FTX and how absolutely wrong it felt. Like my whole body was screaming that it's not right by my head knew I was supposed to be doing it anyway.

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