Same thing happens with my laptop, it slows to a crawl once I hit 90% and suddenly every app decides to update at once. The real pattern I see is that people treat digital storage like physical space, they cram it full until something breaks instead of leaving breathing room. Once I started keeping a 20% buffer on everything, computer and phone, the daily annoyances just stopped happening.

Funny how the right fix often comes from somewhere totally unexpected.

That last part about hair falling out is exactly what I keep thinking about. I knew a guy in my twenties who bragged about eating nothing but rice and beans for six months so he could save for a used motorcycle. By month four his nails were splitting and he had these dark circles that made him look like he hadn't slept in a week. He finally caved on a $9 burrito and said it was the best money he ever spent. The weird part is that guy still talks about those six months like they were some kind of hero story. I get wanting to game the system, but when your body starts sending bills, that's when the "free" plan stops being free.

man i went through the same thing on my 6.7. put the delete in and loved the extra flow but after about 25k the trans started acting funny especially in traffic. i pulled the filter out and went back to the factory one, the screen just doesnt catch the fine stuff. i also dropped the pan and cleaned everything out and flushed the cooler lines, havent had an issue since but i run a heavier duty fluid now just for peace of mind. honestly the delete is only good if youre doing track pulls or sled pulls, not for real work.

Guess I was wrong about cheap timing kits working fine.