'Corvette Fever' gets it WRONG again....
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'Corvette Fever' gets it WRONG again....
It is truly appalling how terribly wrong this magazine continues to get the facts in their articles.
May issue, p. 75 - the article repeatedly refers to R-D racing's camber brace as the cross bar. The cross bar is not what they are writing about, it is the camber brace. The company makes both products and I have them both. They are excellent products. Why can't the authors of this article get it straight? I am sure that newbies looking for good info are somewhat confused.....
Same issue, p. 62 - they state that since there is no aftermarket alternative to the GM optispark, they have to go with one from GM. Of course, most of the readers realize they have no clue as to what is out there in the aftermarket since I know of atleast 3 right off the top of my head. Even in this issue, page 24, MSD has an ad for their LT1 Opti replacement. How stupid can one get???? If I were MSD, I would demand a year's worth of free ads!!
All of this is to say - if you are new to the hobby and looking for good informative articles on aftermarket performance for your beloved vette, please don't think these guys know what is available to you. They don't.
May issue, p. 75 - the article repeatedly refers to R-D racing's camber brace as the cross bar. The cross bar is not what they are writing about, it is the camber brace. The company makes both products and I have them both. They are excellent products. Why can't the authors of this article get it straight? I am sure that newbies looking for good info are somewhat confused.....
Same issue, p. 62 - they state that since there is no aftermarket alternative to the GM optispark, they have to go with one from GM. Of course, most of the readers realize they have no clue as to what is out there in the aftermarket since I know of atleast 3 right off the top of my head. Even in this issue, page 24, MSD has an ad for their LT1 Opti replacement. How stupid can one get???? If I were MSD, I would demand a year's worth of free ads!!
All of this is to say - if you are new to the hobby and looking for good informative articles on aftermarket performance for your beloved vette, please don't think these guys know what is available to you. They don't.
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Corvette Fever and the other rags often get things screwed up but it seems like CF has more problems than the others.
The story about the R-D Racing stuff was good, but there is no excuse for getting the product name wrong. Hopefully Dave will send them a letter and set them straight.
As far as the MSD Opti, it could very have been a timing thing. Some of the stories that CF does are written well in advance of publication and completed articles are probably not reviewed before the mag goes to press. Sometimes there is a good 4 month difference between an article being written and reading it when you get it out of the mailbox. But the MSD Opti has been out for quite awhile so there is no real reason why the article said what it did.
From what I have read, there are really only a couple guys on the staff who either own or have ever owned a Corvette. Some of them even made that plain a couple years ago. Guess of you don't own a Corvette but write about them, you can (and do) make mistakes. That does not excuse them from a lack of accuracy in their articles.
The story about the R-D Racing stuff was good, but there is no excuse for getting the product name wrong. Hopefully Dave will send them a letter and set them straight.
As far as the MSD Opti, it could very have been a timing thing. Some of the stories that CF does are written well in advance of publication and completed articles are probably not reviewed before the mag goes to press. Sometimes there is a good 4 month difference between an article being written and reading it when you get it out of the mailbox. But the MSD Opti has been out for quite awhile so there is no real reason why the article said what it did.
From what I have read, there are really only a couple guys on the staff who either own or have ever owned a Corvette. Some of them even made that plain a couple years ago. Guess of you don't own a Corvette but write about them, you can (and do) make mistakes. That does not excuse them from a lack of accuracy in their articles.
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Originally Posted by Fuzzy Dice
Can you tell me who authored the articles?...thanks..
"Going Undercover" (R-D Racing Crossbrace and Camber Brace) was written by Chris Petris Jr. with pics by Chris and Hope Petris.
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Originally Posted by c4cruiser
As far as the MSD Opti, it could very have been a timing thing. Some of the stories that CF does are written well in advance of publication and completed articles are probably not reviewed before the mag goes to press. Sometimes there is a good 4 month difference between an article being written and reading it when you get it out of the mailbox.
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Originally Posted by Scooter 94
The mags need to realize that won't cut it nowadays. Mighta been fine prior to the internet, but they're gonna have to speed things up to avoid lotsa egg on their face in the future.
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Also noticed that the MSD ad was for the new Pro-Billet Opti. MSD had an earlier version that used a composite cap and a housing similar to the OEM Opti.
While I agreee that magazines need to be more on the ball with new items and technologies, the CF magazine is only a part of the Primedia group. They also publish Hot Rod, Car Craft and some Mustang and MoPar mags. The chances are that the printing and assembly and mailing is done at the same time and it takes a lot of time to get everything ready to go at once. I usually get my CF and Hot Rod on the same day.
Not defending the magazine but they do need to do a better job on editing and insuring accuracy in their publications. I would not be suprised to see similar problems in the other mags.
While I agreee that magazines need to be more on the ball with new items and technologies, the CF magazine is only a part of the Primedia group. They also publish Hot Rod, Car Craft and some Mustang and MoPar mags. The chances are that the printing and assembly and mailing is done at the same time and it takes a lot of time to get everything ready to go at once. I usually get my CF and Hot Rod on the same day.
Not defending the magazine but they do need to do a better job on editing and insuring accuracy in their publications. I would not be suprised to see similar problems in the other mags.
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Originally Posted by c4cruiser
Also noticed that the MSD ad was for the new Pro-Billet Opti. MSD had an earlier version that used a composite cap and a housing similar to the OEM Opti.
While I agreee that magazines need to be more on the ball with new items and technologies, the CF magazine is only a part of the Primedia group. They also publish Hot Rod, Car Craft and some Mustang and MoPar mags. The chances are that the printing and assembly and mailing is done at the same time and it takes a lot of time to get everything ready to go at once. I usually get my CF and Hot Rod on the same day.
Not defending the magazine but they do need to do a better job on editing and insuring accuracy in their publications. I would not be suprised to see similar problems in the other mags.
While I agreee that magazines need to be more on the ball with new items and technologies, the CF magazine is only a part of the Primedia group. They also publish Hot Rod, Car Craft and some Mustang and MoPar mags. The chances are that the printing and assembly and mailing is done at the same time and it takes a lot of time to get everything ready to go at once. I usually get my CF and Hot Rod on the same day.
Not defending the magazine but they do need to do a better job on editing and insuring accuracy in their publications. I would not be suprised to see similar problems in the other mags.
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That's too bad. I have their mags back from 1994 and I really liked it back then. I quit subscribing around 2003, I thought the later issues were pretty sucky. It sounds like they are pretty good at sucking still.
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Sounds like Ecklers. They have only one person to answer tech questions. And he works part time. That's a tall task for 50 years of Corvette knowledge. I bet the rest of the guys working there drive Hyundas.