checking for cracked head or bad head gasket..

if it were the head gaskets you'd think it would be running rough....

not only that, but you'd pull in water/oil on the intake/down stroke...and push lots of air into the cooling system.

you say you here a woosh of air coming from somewhere?
slim but...could be the ring pushed out to the valley...but 150psi still?hmmmm

yes more of a pute kind of a pop but its not all the time. and i checked the runners on the heads and saw no signs of water or anyhting