Troy - can't reply to your post because it's locked.
I like this section...
I'm for keeping it the way it is.



[Modified by 71coupe, 5:04 PM 5/21/2004]

 

I also like the engine mods section. A lot of the engine info overlaps, and I also like to read what's being done to the later generation engines. Otherwise, I spend most of my time in the C1/C2 section. Wes

 

So in the future we're going to have to go to the C5 Tech, C4 Tech, C3 and C1/2 sections to read the engine information that is currently centraly located in this section?

Doesn't sound like a plan that is going to improve anything for me.

 

I like the engne mod section, c2 and c3 engines are the same thing and they would not be in the same section, and i find engine mods more in depth than the stuff in the c3 section

 

I think this section should stay. A lot of engine tech is cross-platform and a lot of good ideas and applications get discussed in this section. Its not the busiest section but it has a lot of good, useful information. C4 Tech, ect covers a lot more than the engine.

 

Well I really like having it here. I realize it doesn't get as many "hits' as the others, but it really serves a purpose for the more "hardcore" issues. I believe many Forum members are encouraged by having a place to get info on things that are out of the normal "how do I change my spark plug" questions. And even those are appropriate here, but we get a lot more involved with more serious mods and issues. From the number of off-line email's I respond to about stuff, I know folks do read it. Sometimes folks don't want to "air" their problems in public about something messed up after spending lots of money, but I try to find ways to get it back in here without identifying anyone so that everyone can benefit.

One of the complaints I hear from other members is that they feel like an outcast on the Forum because they are messing with outrageous ideas and real hardcore race type stuff. I don't feel that way at all, while I'm a little "out there" with my style of Vette mods, there is a steady flow of info that many of us share as a direct result of this Forum. Often I've found that folks who considered 500-600"+ bigblocks, 427"+ smallblocks, twin turbos, blowers, heavy N20 engines as outrageous at the outset, are soon building one of their own. Witness the number of 540" and 427" smallblock engines that are running around or are under construction in the last two years. Many are jaded with the "Merlin" show car type stuff and would prefer one that can actually perform and drive on the street properly. it's easy to look the part...it's a lot tougher to back it up.

This is where you can talk about and provide information that blows away the myths about what is streetable and what is not. We've tackled and proven issues concerning way too big carburetors, EFI, solid roller cams, rectangular ports vs oval ports, 5 speeds, 6 speeds, rear end mods to hold power, oil pans, clutches, intake manifolds etc etc. While I realize some of these things aren't "pure engine mods" they often apply to C-1's, C-2's C-3's, C-4's and C-5's. If they were posted in just one of those sections they would quickly be lost in the volume and many folks would miss them. I often notice when I or Steve Barker (632C2) are posting stuff about 800-1000 hp street motors, we get little response, but we get LOTS of views. I think lots of folks like reading about it all, but since we give way more detail about our combinations than most race types would ever divulge, there often is not a lot of reason to ask too many questions up front. Plus I'm sure many folks aren't exactly sure what we are always talking about, but they are learning as they read.

This section has also allowed me to gain lots of info from some very knowledgeable folks that I would never normally have access too. Norval,SWC Duke, Monty, ML67, Zwede, etc etc etc...there are many.

Please consider this section the "lunatic hardcore fringe"place and keep it intact. I think it still has value!! Without this place, folks are forced to cruise the Chevelle and race car sites to try and get info. Few Vette guys are serious racers (I'm not either), but there are a lot of serious street toys out there. This is a perfect conduit for info that goes past bolting on an Edelbrock Performer Package!! After doing that once, folks are quick to want even more and this is where they come to find it!


Thanks,


JIM

 

 

I like it as it is. The only change I would consider is splitting it:

C-1,-2,-3 in one forum, and the
C-4,-5,-6 (computer controled cars) in another forum

Seems like a logical division. I have both, and so do others..... but i'd bet most guys are into one "type" or the other.

 

This is really the only forum I spend anytime at. I say keep it.
bob

 

I vote for keeping it. Jim pretty much summed it up - as usual.

Steve

 

 

As identified, I don't see one other post from a C4 guy. I would miss any help on a problem that any one of these guys may have to offer. The following is a copy of my post to Troy's thread. RACE ON!!!

 

Ditto that! with 66427-450.

 

I say leave it.

 

 

I think 427 hotrod really layed it out how it really is.
If you want more hits here, perhaps this whole section should open up to all
the other hard core requirments of having an insane engine. like suspension, chassis, drivetrain. perhaps title is as what 427hotrod said "lunatic hardcore fringe"

 

Yes, this is the section without fluff. I am building a 580" motor now and I appreciate the opportunity to post questions where truely knowledgeable people will respond (these posts get lost on the C3 forum).

Whatever shape this takes, please keep the hardcore race stuff separate.

 

While we were at the Forum Cruise In at Bowling Green, they held a "members meeting". During the Q/A section I asked Troy while he was on the stage what the prognosis was for this section.


He said it's going to stay!!!!




JIM

 

Lots of great info here, and easy to find. A lot of stuff seems to get lost in the or sections by just the amount of other post..... I vote leave it up, but its your forum......

 

It is Troy's forum but he seems to think that it's OUR forum also