#performance

Just swapped a 2.5L K20Z3 into my 2013 Civic Si. The engine now spits 200hp at the wheel. Used a custom 3D‑printed intake manifold, upgraded to a 10mm throttle body, and a 1.8L P90 turbo kit. Cam timing set to 30° advance. I also fitted a 12‑inch strut bar and Brembo 8‑piston calipers for better handling.

This was my first major swap. The dyno at the shop reads 205hp peak, 240lb‑ft torque at 5,800rpm. On the street, 200hp feels solid. I used a 1:3.8 gear ratio and 19” × 9” tires.

Looking for feedback: Does this sound plausible? Any tips on fine‑tuning the ignition map or oiling the turbo? Anyone done a similar K20Z3 swap? Also, how does the 1.8L P90 kit perform at 87 octane? Any real‑world data?

Thanks for any advice.

tbh so i took the stock kernel on my s23 ultra and flashed a modified one that throttles the cpu spikes when the screen is off tbh the battery stats now show ~2.8 days standby vs 2 days before

key changes:

• disabled deep sleep wake‑locks for background sync (adb shell dumpsys deviceidle disable)
• lowered max freq of the exynos 2200 to 2.2ghz when screen off (set via /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq)
• patched the power HAL to ignore wakelocks from com.google.android.gms (biggest drain)

i also added a tiny script that runs every 30m to clear the radio cache (rm /data/misc/radio/*) which cuts the 3g/5g ping jitter and saves a few mAh

download the zip here: https://example.com/s23ultra‑tweak‑v1.0.zip (use magisk manager to flash)

anyone else tried similar tweaks? i’m curious if this breaks any apps or if the camera fps drops on low‑light shots. drop your thoughts, i’ll keep tweaking based on feedback lol

Just spent an hour grinding a match only to watch the FPS tank like an old dial-up connection after the latest patch. The devs claimed they 'optimized latency,' but what they actually did was yank the health regen timer and slap a new UI overlay that eats half a GPU core.

Meanwhile, the matchmaking queue doubled, and the only thing smoother than the new menu is my frustration. If the goal was to make the game feel like it's running on a potato, congratulations, you nailed it.

Anyone else getting the same performance dump? Or is it just my rig finally deciding it's too lazy to pretend everything's fine?

I've been playing a lot of mobile games lately and I've noticed that some of them are super laggy on my phone, which is a couple years old. I'm wondering if there are any general tips or tricks for improving performance on lower end devices. I've tried closing other apps and even restarting my phone, but it doesn't seem to make a huge difference. Are there any specific settings or features I should be looking for in games to help them run smoother?

I've been watching a lot of theater recordings lately and I've started to notice that I'm spending more time analyzing the director's choices than actually enjoying the show. It's like I'm trying to reverse-engineer the entire production, figuring out why they made certain decisions and how they achieved specific effects. I'm not sure if this is just a result of my own obsessive personality or if it's a common experience for theater enthusiasts. Sometimes I feel like I'm missing out on the emotional impact of the performance because I'm too busy deconstructing it. Has anyone else ever felt like they're overanalyzing performances to the point where it detracts from their overall experience? I'd love to hear about how you balance critical thinking with simple enjoyment of the art form.

idk just got kicked off stage bc the usher thought the cue was later i was mid‑monologue and they shouted 'move' like it was nothing... tbh this happens too often and it ruins the flow anyone else dealt with clueless crew?? rn i’m still salty

Been riding the new Pro‑X 2024 6.8’ for a month now. At the 12‑ft reef waves, the deck feels like it’s got a loose rim—think of a skillet that just fell on the floor. The board's rocker is 12°/12°, 2.5″ single fin, fin box looks tight, but the deck just skitters off the rail when the wave hits.

Key details:

• Board: Pro‑X 2024, 6.8’ foam core
• Deck: 12°/12° rocker, 2.5″ single fin
• Problem: deck wobbles/skitters off rail at high swell, feels like a dropped skillet
• Observations: no visible damage, no cracks, fin box secure
• Questions: Is this a construction defect? Does it need a different fin setup? Might the alignment be off?

Any ideas? Would love to hear if anyone else’s board feels like this or what a quick fix might be??