Kit VS DIY - spoonfeed me or I'll cry about it
#1
Kit VS DIY - spoonfeed me or I'll cry about it
Long time lurker and first real post here. Excuse my noobiness.
If I sourced all the turbo parts for my car individually, would I have to custom fab the downpipe and intercooler piping? If so, are there any good guides or tutorials on how to do that here on this forum?
If I sourced all the turbo parts for my car individually, would I have to custom fab the downpipe and intercooler piping? If so, are there any good guides or tutorials on how to do that here on this forum?
#11
Go to Media subforum, and look for "Builds". Find a few good ones. The only Kit I know that will provide detailed instructions is flyin Miata , and track speed kit has an short guide with important details but is expected you have general knowledge. So either go with flyin Miata as is the one with the spoon fed instructions or start reading the build threads for a DIY. Hundreds of examples with more details even than FM instructions.
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#12
You guys act like installing and setting up a turbo is rocket science. It's not. If a 17 year old kid can do it in his mom's garage than yeah. So some of you need to get off your high horses and stop acting like turbo are some kind if mythical enigma. It's a damn turbo diy forum for people to ask questions and learn. I'm sure all of you knew it all before you started.
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You guys act like installing and setting up a turbo is rocket science. It's not. If a 17 year old kid can do it in his mom's garage than yeah. So some of you need to get off your high horses and stop acting like turbo are some kind if mythical enigma. It's a damn turbo diy forum for people to ask questions and learn. I'm sure all of you knew it all before you started.
members here know what works and what doesn't work. Wise to listen and soak in information.
#15
You're right, it's not brain surgery, and that's the point! The process is simple, it's all been discovered, tested, documented and explained many many times, and we don't want to keep explaining it time and time again. It's a simple matter of searching and reading and attempting to understand.
People here are happy to help when someone experiences issues with the process, or needs further explanation, but if people don't at least look for the process and apply some level of thought to their situation they're gonna get some grief around here.
People here are happy to help when someone experiences issues with the process, or needs further explanation, but if people don't at least look for the process and apply some level of thought to their situation they're gonna get some grief around here.
#16
You're right, it's not brain surgery, and that's the point! The process is simple, it's all been discovered, tested, documented and explained many many times, and we don't want to keep explaining it time and time again. It's a simple matter of searching and reading and attempting to understand.
People here are happy to help when someone experiences issues with the process, or needs further explanation, but if people don't at least look for the process and apply some level of thought to their situation they're gonna get some grief around here.
People here are happy to help when someone experiences issues with the process, or needs further explanation, but if people don't at least look for the process and apply some level of thought to their situation they're gonna get some grief around here.
#17
I haven't forgot how I got my knowledge, I searched for it, I read A LOT! And I continue to learn. Like the majority on here have/do. In fact, many users never post, they just read, because there's so much good information here.
That's how it goes here, the aim is to have quality posts with relevant evolving information, not rehashing the same **** daily. Don't like it? Move on. If you feel like helping everyone who can't work a search engine, posts a new topic for every thought that pops in their head and wants to turbo their Miata with a budget less than $1k, the Facebook groups will gladly have you.
That's how it goes here, the aim is to have quality posts with relevant evolving information, not rehashing the same **** daily. Don't like it? Move on. If you feel like helping everyone who can't work a search engine, posts a new topic for every thought that pops in their head and wants to turbo their Miata with a budget less than $1k, the Facebook groups will gladly have you.
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Every forum I've been part of that doesn't actively cull the way miataturbo does is full of "how many psi should my tires take if I have maple trim on my center console?" type threads. If there is even any decent knowledge on those forums they quickly leave due to the stoopid, or their posts become impossible to find in the sea of bullshit. Please go have fun an M.net, or get over yourself, like right now.
Last edited by sixshooter; 07-23-2018 at 09:17 AM.
#20
And no one is on a high horse. People just don't owe you ****, the information is out there, look for it. If you're not gonna spend the time looking for it, why should I spend the time giving it to you?