Getting Started on Ls1Tech
09-19-2004, 03:11 AM
#1
Getting Started on Ls1Tech Congraduations! You have just registered on the premier LS based technical site. Your probably eager and ready to jump into the fray, great, we encourage that and want to here from you. However there are a few things that should be done before hand that will make your stay here that much easier and allow us to further help you.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Last edited by jrp; 05-14-2006 at 09:25 PM.
09-19-2004, 03:12 AM
#2
Panel Template
Below is the Pannel to Navigate through the options you have as a User.
FAQ: Often disregarded like the instructions to something simple you "already know how to do", the FAQ will answer all your questions on how to get started.
User CP
Often ignored like the FAQ as something inconsequential and unimportant is the User Location. Use location can be added/changed by clicking the Edit Profile link.
Why is entering a location helpful:
1.) It better helps us help you. If you are interested in modding, and we all are, our advice will be different to someone in CA then it will be for someone in KS. (i.e emissions concerns)
2.) If you have items to sell and you want "local' sale only it would help if we knew were "local" was. You'd be suprised how many posts with local sales only dont put where they are located. If you have that information filled out in your User CP it eliminates and issues with that.
3.) Though there are tens of thousands of members here, its really a "small world". Often times you'll see someone who lives in the same city as you but you didnt even know it. This aids in forming a local network of friends, help, and local specific information that you might not have known about. The Regional forums also faciliate the same thing.
Your sig can be anything it wants (within the specified rules; i.e no nudity, profanity, ect.). With that said you should at bare minimum include your Vehicles Year and Transmission. Again, that little and basic information will better help us give you advice and technical information.
Below is the Pannel to Navigate through the options you have as a User.
FAQ: Often disregarded like the instructions to something simple you "already know how to do", the FAQ will answer all your questions on how to get started.
User CP
Often ignored like the FAQ as something inconsequential and unimportant is the User Location. Use location can be added/changed by clicking the Edit Profile link.
Why is entering a location helpful:
1.) It better helps us help you. If you are interested in modding, and we all are, our advice will be different to someone in CA then it will be for someone in KS. (i.e emissions concerns)
2.) If you have items to sell and you want "local' sale only it would help if we knew were "local" was. You'd be suprised how many posts with local sales only dont put where they are located. If you have that information filled out in your User CP it eliminates and issues with that.
3.) Though there are tens of thousands of members here, its really a "small world". Often times you'll see someone who lives in the same city as you but you didnt even know it. This aids in forming a local network of friends, help, and local specific information that you might not have known about. The Regional forums also faciliate the same thing.
Your sig can be anything it wants (within the specified rules; i.e no nudity, profanity, ect.). With that said you should at bare minimum include your Vehicles Year and Transmission. Again, that little and basic information will better help us give you advice and technical information.
Last edited by jrp; 05-14-2006 at 09:24 PM.
09-19-2004, 03:13 AM
#4
Searching
Ok, you've followed the above regimen, you know all the rules, you've read the various stickies and now your ready to post up a storm. Right? Wrong. STOP. Remember that little SEARCH button on your Navigation Panel. Well now is the time to utilize it.
Search fills a variety of roles:
How to PROPERLY search
Time and time again i see a post that starts off "i search but couldnt find any relavant info" and then they go on to ask a general question that is answered in a sticky or even sometimes in another persons thread still on the first page. Thats not searching.
Im going to walk you through a proper search. You've had your car for a while and you've been thinking about adding some headers for more power and sound.
You click Search and the drop box menu comes down.
You type in "headers" and the following comes up:
As you can see there are over 250 threads all over the place with the word "headers" in them. Lets see if we can narrow it down some.
Click the Search button again, but this time when the drop box comes down click on Advanced Search. That brings up the following:
In the advanced menu you will notice i entered the same keyword "headers", but this time i have specified i want to searc the "Power Development" section including all subforums. With that we get this:
Now we've further narrowed down our search but there is still alot of irrelavant info to what we our searching.
Lets go back up to the Advance Search and limit our search to the "External" forum:
With those perameters this is what we come up with:
Now you are at a point where you can search around and get some basic info. There are pages and pages of great information to be had.
Lastly, to narrow down the seach even more we will look for threads with the word "headers" in the topic and look in the "External" subforum only.
The results are as follows:
As you can see there is plenty of info to go through and gain some knowledge. While searching you'll no doubtedly come across many different views of the variety of headers available. If post after post recommends a certain brand you can be sure its for a good reason (i.e Kooks/Qtp's). Once you have narrowed down a choice or two you can use the button to find more information on these specifics. Just use the last option layed out above: example
The same process can be applied to any other general question you might have; cams, springs, lids, intakes, TB's, ect. Just search in the appropriate forum; meaning if your looking for cam info check the Ls1/Ls6 Internal forum and the Dyno forum.
Good luck and Happy Searching,
The Search Button Director
Ok, you've followed the above regimen, you know all the rules, you've read the various stickies and now your ready to post up a storm. Right? Wrong. STOP. Remember that little SEARCH button on your Navigation Panel. Well now is the time to utilize it.
Search fills a variety of roles:
How to PROPERLY search
Time and time again i see a post that starts off "i search but couldnt find any relavant info" and then they go on to ask a general question that is answered in a sticky or even sometimes in another persons thread still on the first page. Thats not searching.
Im going to walk you through a proper search. You've had your car for a while and you've been thinking about adding some headers for more power and sound.
You click Search and the drop box menu comes down.
You type in "headers" and the following comes up:
As you can see there are over 250 threads all over the place with the word "headers" in them. Lets see if we can narrow it down some.
Click the Search button again, but this time when the drop box comes down click on Advanced Search. That brings up the following:
In the advanced menu you will notice i entered the same keyword "headers", but this time i have specified i want to searc the "Power Development" section including all subforums. With that we get this:
Now we've further narrowed down our search but there is still alot of irrelavant info to what we our searching.
Lets go back up to the Advance Search and limit our search to the "External" forum:
With those perameters this is what we come up with:
Now you are at a point where you can search around and get some basic info. There are pages and pages of great information to be had.
Lastly, to narrow down the seach even more we will look for threads with the word "headers" in the topic and look in the "External" subforum only.
The results are as follows:
As you can see there is plenty of info to go through and gain some knowledge. While searching you'll no doubtedly come across many different views of the variety of headers available. If post after post recommends a certain brand you can be sure its for a good reason (i.e Kooks/Qtp's). Once you have narrowed down a choice or two you can use the button to find more information on these specifics. Just use the last option layed out above: example
The same process can be applied to any other general question you might have; cams, springs, lids, intakes, TB's, ect. Just search in the appropriate forum; meaning if your looking for cam info check the Ls1/Ls6 Internal forum and the Dyno forum.
Good luck and Happy Searching,
The Search Button Director
Last edited by jrp; 05-14-2006 at 09:25 PM.
09-19-2004, 03:14 AM
#5
Tips on asking for information/advice
We are all here to help, but if you dont give us any info to go on what type of response are you looking for?
When asking for advice or looking for information be as specific as you can. Simply "whats the bests...", "i want 50 bazillion hp...", ect. isnt going to cut it.
Information we need to better serve you:
First and Foremost -
We are all here to help, but if you dont give us any info to go on what type of response are you looking for?
When asking for advice or looking for information be as specific as you can. Simply "whats the bests...", "i want 50 bazillion hp...", ect. isnt going to cut it.
Information we need to better serve you:
First and Foremost -
