Yes,again as I said Ford Spends the Big Bucks to get it right(Ford
MotorSports)I was not talking about a sponsered race team,that has things
all figured out,I am talking about the Typical shade tree
backyard mechanic,that relys on,his or hers own wits,to improve on what they
have,there is NO way in the world that you can go by a manufactures word as
they all HYPE their products,to get you to buy their HiPo Products,AGAIN
YES,that is the ONLY true way a Backyard Mechanic
can SEE TRUE performance gains,that are purchased over the counter,that
was/is what true 1/4 mile Drag racing is all about,you try a few
modifactions,if those work you stick with it,then you add a few more to get
lower ET's,if those don't work you try others,untill you get the right mix
for your pertucular vehicle, Trail and Error..Again I had Said LOCAL garages
not big time garages
with tens of thousands of dollars of equipment,dyno's to test run
engines,and see HP figures ect,those shops are for the people with big bucks
to spend/or for pro racers.Poor planning IS spending $2000.00++ and up on
HiPo parts and puttting all these parts together and HOPE for the BEST,that
is typical what a lot of people do and the net result is a car put for sale
because the owner got disgusted with the poor results of all the time and
$$$$$ spent,I have seen it way to many times.Again HiPo parts were made for
high speed in a short amount of time,and will NEVER last
in the long run,that IS why owners of HiPo modified cars are ALWAYS
repairing/working on their cars,and the people with the factory orignal cars
are driving and enjoying their cars.
Claude
1024/1136
Enjoying(and not repairing/working)
on my factory stock cars since 1980
----- Original Message -----
From: "alphachi" <alphachi@writeme.com>
To: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: to mod or not to mod....... Claude
> Claude I appreciate your sentiment, however even Ford Motorsports sells
HIPo
> modifications. Things are stock based on many factors, including cost,
> resistance to abuse, economy(driving) emissions, availability of mass
> production, etc., etc. And no, you cannot modify ONE thing at a time.
What
> are you suggesting? Lets put aluminum heads then check and see what
> happens? Lets put on a performance cam and lets see what happens. That's
> NOT trial and error, that's just poor planning. Many manufacturers now
take
> a more holistic approach as succesful mixing and matching can be as
> challenging as you've shared. Look, there are many different
perspectives
> and we probably have many interesting stories and experiences to share.
> Many of these points are well known to all, and it's just a matter of
> selecting which ones support a particular argument. That's not trial and
> error, that's a waste of time. It's also way too much typing <grin>. I
> would love to share opinions over a brew or java, but as for the list, I'm
> ready to let things rest on their merits. As for mechanics and LOCAL
> garages, hell, this is REDLINE PERFORMANCE, all they do mainly is race
> engines, usually in the 10-20K range. Perhaps this is not their forte',
> slight mods, or maybe they're just not into the set up used (believe the
> latter). One camp swears by Holley, the other swears by Edel, and still
> others, admittedly few, swear by Demons and B/Gs. If the car is not set
up
> the way they believe in, they're just not going to be into it. Not very
> professional, but very human none-the-less.
>
> stephan #2821
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