how much is that tq arm denting your wallet?

 

Aaahhh!!! As they say in the hood, "My bad dog!" So I guess the more posts I have, the more mechanically inclined I am, right? Is that like, the more stickers I put on my car, the faster I will go, right?

Wow! .......I guess that just says it all then because Mitch here has over 3400 posts. Well Mitch, your going to have to forgive my measly 50+ posts. For the exception of the last few weeks being in transit to my next duty station , I have a LIFE outside of this forum. Don't let the 50+ posts fool you

 

Resorting to name calling ... nice ... what happened to the "Stop the bashing" request?

Like I asked earlier, please share your experience instead of defending your honor ...

No, it doesn't say it all. It actually had nothing to do with post count. You could be Herb Adams reincarnate for all I know.

It does say, though, that you might not have seen the thread I wish I could reference that gives real world tech ... experience that many of us have witnessed or been a victim of. Nothing more ...

Facts are not bashing ... it's sharing experience. saying something (or someone) is gay, is bashing ...

 

I agree with the original poster of this thread, to an extent. When I have a question about a part I'm thinking of purchasing, I make a post asking for experiences from other members. The posts I pay the most attention to are the ones that start with "I have one..." or "I had one...". I read all the posts, because sometimes a person will say "A buddy had one and his caught on fire/broke in half/ate his *****", and that's important, too. I typically ignore the posts that say something to the effect of "Mitch says those are crap, so they're crap."

Case in point: I bought cheap shocks. I knew when I was buying them they were cheap shocks. For my needs, they work fine. I read all over the forums for people with any experience and didn't find much, but I spoke to a couple friends of mine who also drive muscle cars and they seemed to like them. Could I have bought better shocks and liked the performance better? Sure! SHOULD I have bought better shocks? Maybe. Am I satisfied with the shocks I purchased for the price I paid? Yes. I made my decision based on what I felt my needs would be and reading the experiences of others.

I learned a LONG time ago that 90% of what you read on the internet is crap. Learning how to read past that and get the useful information is almost an art.

-Mike

 

Sorry, but while a part of me agree's with what you're saying, the reality is that if you value your buddy's life, then your going to have to "steer" them away from certain parts, even though you may NEVER have had them on your own car. The reality's of the results of component failure simply force you to do this.

I, along with a few close friends do ORR events, which means cruising along at 170 mph on a narrow 2 lane road, miles from any medical help. If I'm helping advise a newby in the ORR arena on how to set up his car, aren't I morally, and ethically obliged to steer him away from parts that are known to have failed for no apparent reason, even though not on my own car ? Try to understand that if a valvetrain part fails, or a clutch fails, or a new stereo fails, or even a shock fails, other than the loss of $$$ there really are no repercussions. If a key suspension piece fails on my car in the middle of an event, then the cold hard truth is that there is a good chance I will die.

I agree that "bandwagon bashers" are not needed, nor wanted. Some people just want a chance to "puff up" about the **** in their sig. But some people have to rely on others experiences in order to make good choices. I don't know how you use your car, and won't 2nd guess your choices as they might very well be the best choice for you. I can understand your getting bent out of shape about the seemingly anti-BMR climate in the road racing arena in light of the parts you chose for your car. Try to realize that many of us have the brand of parts on our cars that we do for reasons other than "signature fill". Many of our lives depend on our choices, and the lives of our friends depend on the advice that we give.

 

Offtopic, but you cant always tell the penetration and contact by looking at a weld, a pretty weld isnt always a good weld.

 

Very well said

 

Anyone with internet forum experience knows Post Count doesn't indicate much of anything at all. What it does do though is allow any individual willing to research background to determine for themselves whether a given poster knows what they're talking about or not.

I've been around long enough and been reading the forums long enough to realize that folks like Cal, Mitch, And Trackbird know what they're talking about (and I'm not intentionally excluding anyone from that list). Like everyone else they aren't infallible, but their post history is out there for anyone to read, and anyone that knows **** about cars will be able to read those posts and recognize knowledgable folks.

That's not to say you take their word for gospel, you shouldn't take anybody's word for gospel, but you certainly shouldn't casually dismiss it either.

 

This is getting out of hand, the name calling is childish, and its getting off topic.