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Re: Rant
In article <060120061758506117%coiled@basking.hiss>, CobraJet
<coiled@basking.hiss> wrote:
> In article <INSdnWCmyNyjZyPenZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@comcast.com>, Bill Beyer
> <bill_beyer@excite.cXoYmZ> wrote:
>
> > I moderate a couple of webside boards one of which is devoted to Ford 385
> > series engines. On a regular basis there are posts which follow the same
> > basic outline:
> >
> > "Hey I've got a clapped out 429/460 that I want to get <insert obscene
> > amount of horsepower> out of that will be mostly a weekend play toy but I
> > want to drive it on the street. It needs to run on pump gas. How do I do
> > it?"
> >
> > These posts are inevitably followed by several morons who claim to have big
> > block vehicles with ridiculous amounts of RWHP that they drive on the street
> > regularly.
> >
> > These boobs clearly have no clue what kind of power they actually have or
> > what it takes to build an engine that will live long enough to get out of
> > the driveway while pumping out insane horsepower.
> >
> > The most recent request was some poor deluded soul who wanted 600 RWHP out
> > of a stock block 460 with D3VE heads while keeping his build price to a
> > minimum and driving it on the street. While I applaud his desire for extreme
> > power as well as his choice of powerplant I had to dial my BBA way back in
> > order to keep from flaming his sorry ass.
> >
> > Does this guy really think he can build an engine that will be somewhere in
> > the 700 HP range on a miniscule budget? C'mon, how many people are out there
> > that can squeeze that kind of horsepower out of those heads and build a
> > bottom end that will live long enough to even break in the cam? Oh yeah and
> > do it on a budget that would make Ebeneezer Scrooge seem generous.
> >
> > Has he ever driven a vehicle with that kind of power on the street? Not many
> > people have and lived long enough to tell.
> >
> > Lord these fools do try my patience!
>
> I've been watching the N54 FE and 385 spots a bit more lately. My
> impression is that those forums are starting to look exactly like RAMFM
> a few years ago. Think about it. They started with a core group of
> serious enthusiasts that kept things on-topic. Then things started
> loosening up the off-topic stuff started up, and with it some flaming.
> Then, as the popularity spreads, the dorks such as those you have
> mentioned come out of the woodwork. This, in turn, has silenced some of
> the old guard, and they tend to yak amongst themselves, leaving clubie
> questions to the neophytes.
>
> Yes, we are witnessing a repetition of history. You have a choice.
> You can either disregard them totally and let the seasoned vets pick
> and choose with whom they care to converse, or you can do what we used
> to here. That would be pin the person down as to what *exactly* is his
> budget ("minimum" means nothing) and intended purpose, and take it from
> there.
>
> There will always be the clubie faction. Within that faction there
> will be ones that really want to learn, and the others who might as
> well be driving one of those $2000 "355" Shivvies that runs 10's in
> their '76 Camaros.
>
> CobraJet
I forgot to add: I just recently observed a good old fashioned
single-post troll in one of the groups that suckered in a load of guys,
none of whom it appears has had much experience with said beast. I was
laughing at the thread. Yep, RAMFM lives on.
> >
> > --
> > TS#10
> >
> >
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