I used to think that throwing a kluge of performance parts together would
result in a really wicked ride. This kind of thinking was due to a vivid
imagination and the naive assumption that advertising claims were
guaranteed to be true because the government kept them to their word.
Anyway...
Anymore I find myself trying to resist any temptation to modify a vehicle
from its original design. I just don't seem to get the results I expect.
Why? I don't have a rolling road setup with mixture sensing devices.
I don't have the right instruments to measure the performance gains and
losses so I can properly dial-in whatever doohickey I'm trying to install.
I'd love to put together a giant-killer spridget but after spending so much
effort getting my car to good "standard" shape, I can't imagine the amount of
work it would take to get a heavily modified car right. Again, I just don't
have the equipment to make the measurements. I don't know where I could find
a likely facility in my area either.
Sanely,
Shawn
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