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fierohobby
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MAR 24, 05:30 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Pyrthian:
sorry - the 350 will always go to 11.... |
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| quote | Originally posted by crzyone:
11 what?
Sorry. Trying to stay out of this thread. Let it die. |
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Spinal Tap fan? 
-fh
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WhiteDevil88
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MAR 24, 05:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Oreif:
So are you saying that Archie should dyno all his customers cars??
Dyno's are a tool not an absolute. Even Darth Fiero does not dyno every car. He only dyno's a car IF the customer requests it AND the customer pays for it.
I'm sure if someone wanted their car dyno'd after Archie did a swap, He would do the same.
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No, I'm not trying to push that message, Dave. I guess coming late to a party, i get to carry everyone's baggage?
I'm not a builder. I'm a customer. I never expected that ACE dyno test a zero mile series 2 power plant from Schram to tell me it would get around 240. And I never expected WCF to do dyno runs on the exhaust. I, as the customer and owner took the initiative to find out what she'll do. And I just said "it's not a bad idea."
Lurker, try PMs. You make it hard for me to like you sometimes when you troop around threads calling everyone a troll. The point I was making is that no matter how small the transaction, in this case a $20 video, when people give you their money, they are customers. Not trolls.
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Oreif
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MAR 24, 06:50 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
No, I'm not trying to push that message, Dave. I guess coming late to a party, i get to carry everyone's baggage?
I'm not a builder. I'm a customer. I never expected that ACE dyno test a zero mile series 2 power plant from Schram to tell me it would get around 240. And I never expected WCF to do dyno runs on the exhaust. I, as the customer and owner took the initiative to find out what she'll do. And I just said "it's not a bad idea."
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Sorry if I interpreted your post incorrectly. No, You do not need to carry everyone's baggage.
I agree that it is the customer that determines what he wants. If he is really interested in dyno numbers than he should be the one to get them. If he is not interested in dyno numbers, Then there is no need to beat them down. I can understand some folks claim huge numbers without proof, and to call them on it is one thing. But this stereotyping of all from the others (not you) is just getting old.[This message has been edited by Oreif (edited 03-24-2008).]
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lurker
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MAR 24, 06:58 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
Lurker, try PMs. You make it hard for me to like you sometimes when you troop around threads calling everyone a troll.
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(1) too late. we've been exchanging PMs since shortly after midnight this morning.
(2) whether you like me or not is not my problem.
(3) exactly how many people have i called a troll? support your argument.[This message has been edited by lurker (edited 03-24-2008).]
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lurker
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MAR 24, 07:32 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by crzyone:
Let it die. |
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^^^
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Archie
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MAR 24, 08:58 PM
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Now, that's funny, I don't care who you are, that's funny & pretty accurate.
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Stimpy, you always seem to show up about 3 days late on every Archie bashing thread.
Does it really take you 3 days to figure out what you want to say?
If you want to get in on the Archie bashing, you have to show up when the best of it's going on.
You're always the last one to show up at a party & the last one to go home.
This thread has been dead for several days, try to show up on time next time.
Archie
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WhiteDevil88
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MAR 24, 09:26 PM
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Maybe, just maybe, it's because I'm not trying to bash you.
I merely related my experiences in getting my car dyno'd. I shared about getting grief from some young punk know it all on the Internet and how Iearned what things I needed to do, which included replacing the stock 2.8 airbox with a proper cold air intake, to gain 40whp.
This only comes back to you as a suggestion, not a "bashing". It's a suggestion to the customer to put their car to the test. It's a suggestion to you to maybe spend an afternoon engineering a fenderwell intake and took a car to a dyno for before vs after you could advertise real horsepower.
And you can stop being such a douchebag.[This message has been edited by WhiteDevil88 (edited 03-24-2008).]
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Archie
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MAR 24, 10:17 PM
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Well Mr. douchebag,
Since you're not bashing,
I've explained this before, but because you're so slow, I'll explain it again.
You're so smart, I'm surprised you can't figure this out on your own.
Almost every engine I put in is a NEW Chevy Crate engine. Included in every installation is a new performance clutch.
All these guys who are putting in used junkyard engines can take the cars directly to the Dyno if they want. They don't have to worry about breakin miles because they're dealing with a used engine anyway.
However all new performance clutches & new crate engines require some kind of normal driving breakin before being driven hard. The one item that takes the most normal driving breakin is the clutch. Typically a SPEC or CenterForce clutch requires 450 to 500 miles of normal driving to be considered broken in properly.
Whenever a customer comes in & wants to pay me by the hour, 15 to 20 hours to break in the clutch, & wants to pay me to take it to the dyno to rod the heck out of it, then I'll be happy to do it. Most of my customers would rather be the 1st ones to rod their car & not have to pay me to do it.
So douchebag, have you figured it out yet?
Archie
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WhiteDevil88
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MAR 24, 11:18 PM
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Man, I guess it takes a couple of repititions.
I'm not the guy saying that you should be hammering on other peoples cars. Read it again. I suggested that customers might find benefit from testing their own cars. I'm saying that there is a gap in your product line, and I would assume that you do have access to a car of your own to test?
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Jake_Dragon
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MAR 25, 06:47 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
Man, I guess it takes a couple of repititions.
I'm not the guy saying that you should be hammering on other peoples cars. Read it again. I suggested that customers might find benefit from testing their own cars. I'm saying that there is a gap in your product line, and I would assume that you do have access to a car of your own to test?
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Why wouldn't the dyno and 1/4 times Oreif posted be enough? Why is it on Archie to prove again what a crate motor will do.
Should we also test the body panels and make sure they can withstand a bowling ball on a rope?
Lets give it a rest. If Archie starts building motors then we can revisit this.
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