my apologies to the list.. i forgot to hit reply all... my bad ;) richard 88 crx hf
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon Bankston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Richard Tuttle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 11:03 PM Subject: Re: CRX: 87 dx automatic with carburetor > 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 abo ut > > > 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 > > > > >
