I didn't leave him any information on what to do on the carbureted car because, not having one and not EVER having had one I have no idea what to do with one ;)
I also didn't leave him any info because I don't have the time or inclination to type an entire book on how engines run. And if I did have that inclination I'd write the book and sell it to him in a bookstore ;) There's an old saying- - "I only know enough to be dangerous." If someone asks me how to run a gasline in their house, I'm not going to only tell them the bare essentials of running a gasline. . .they'll probably blow themselves up. Similarly, if I only gave him the answer to the question he asked, he's got about a 95% chance of taking what I said and using it, not realizing all the other variables that I didn't mention, and wrecking his car. I don't wanna be responsible for that. The only way to prevent it would be to write the aforementioned book, or just not to give any advice at all for the moment. At 10:27 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, Richard Tuttle wrote: >well since you told him to investigate a little first... why not leave him >some info on it (not disagreeing with you brandon) ? as far as i know... >which isnt a whole lot on carburetated cars... the intake just helps get >more air into the motor... air helps combustion.. but as most things usually >go if it gives you more power, chances are its going to shorten the life of >the motor as well because cars come from the factory made to run as daily >drivers not race cars (not saying intakes make race cars... just giving you >an idea of what i mean)... and for the record my opinion is with brandon.. >investigate more... and for god sakes dont put it on the car because your >friend said it boosts the power more... because on avg.. your only getting a >little hp gain from it... and for the price on most intakes its not the best >for your dollar... so blah thats my rambling for the night ;) > >richard >88 crx hf > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Brandon Bankston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Fidel Garcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:57 PM >Subject: Re: CRX: 87 dx automatic with carburetor > > > > Could I make a small suggestion? Please don't be insulted, but you say > > you're not good at this, which is fine -- you're new. It's pretty obvious > > from what you've said that you have absolutely no idea how to make your >car > > faster, which is also fine because you haven't learned about that yet.l > > But, knowing that you weren't good at it you decided that you needed an > > intake and were determined to buy one. You had no real idea what an >intake > > does or how a different one would help (or hurt) your car's performance. >If > > I had to guess, you either read an ad somewhere that said intakes gave you > > power or you have a friend somewhere that says his intake gave him power, > > but you have no real technical data that actually says an intake gives you > > power. > > > > Could I suggest that you do some research about how cars work, and >actually > > LEARN what works and what doesn't before you haphazardly go buying parts > > because you saw them in someone else's car? You don't have to take that > > advice -- I wouldn't be insulted, but I can guarantee with just about 100% > > certainty that if you don't learn how cars work you're gonna waste a LOT >of > > money doing pointless crap to your car. > > > > this mailing list and crx-forum.org are both great places to learn about > > cars. Were I you, I'd sit back and read everything I could about cars and > > what mods work before I spent any money on upgrades. > > > > > > > > > > > > At 09:40 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, Fidel Garcia wrote: > > >Guys I'm not good in this, but which one will fit to my car? > > > > > >I want to buy one. > > >And Thanks to all those people that helped me. I'm new in this ;) > > > > > >http://www.knfilters.com/Racing/custom.htm > >
