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Old 01-13-2019, 02:03 PM
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Default CF Site Search Engine...what am I doing wrong?

I seems to be having trouble when I do a search on the Corvette Forum site. If I use the site I get numerous non-related results listed whether using Thread or Post feature. In Google I get multiple good Corvette Forum results for what I am searching for....is there a setting that I am missing?

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Old 01-13-2019, 02:10 PM
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I always go to "advanced search" then put in what I'm searching for and make sure to click on the correct forum that you want to search in, for example, I usually click C3 general or tech when I'm searching.
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Old 01-13-2019, 02:12 PM
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Generally I get better results from google search for any forums...
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Old 01-13-2019, 02:13 PM
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I always go to "advanced search" then put in what I'm searching for and make sure to click on the correct forum that you want to search in, for example, I usually click C3 general or tech when I'm searching.
Thanks for the feedback....I will give this a try.

Edit Update: That works much better. Select search "Advanced", select "Search Title Only", search "Threads" and select the likely C3 forum folder.

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I use c3 section and don't pick general or performance. The 2 sectional are pretty much interchangable unless discussing cam timing events.
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This question has been addressed before. Did you even try searching first?



In all seriousness, the "Advanced" search is where it's at. Since I can type faster than I can click, when I don't feel like clicking through to get there, I will search on Google and add "site:corvetteforum.com" to limit results to this forum. When an answer is buried in someone's 80-page build thread, Google seems to do better.

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Old 01-14-2019, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Bikespace
This question has been addressed before. Did you even try searching first?



In all seriousness, the "Advanced" search is where it's at. Since I can type faster than I can click, when I don't feel like clicking through to get there, I will search on Google and add "site:corvetteforum.com" to limit results to this forum. When an answer is buried in someone's 80-page build thread, Google seems to do better.
LOL...incoming. This search is a bit different from the other two car sites I use. Making sure I am just searching "titles only" helps the most here.

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