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Are We Stifling Creativity? |
McMark |
Mar 8 2008, 01:49 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
This forum is a great place to share ideas and get some feedback. Over the years we have built up a broad base of 'common knowledge'. The problem with common knowledge is that it can stifle creativity. For example, we just had a thread about large bore four cylinder motors, and it immediately received the standard response (myself included). It was also suggested that the place to talk about new and experimental ideas for these motors is another site.
I'm just worried that people are afraid to post about their new ideas, for fear of being told why it won't work, why they should have done something else, etc. In fact I know of one person who sent out a really cool email about some 914 work he did, but didn't post it here for exactly the reason above. What's the 914World like from your perspective? |
r_towle |
Mar 10 2008, 07:06 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
I still will build a whopper while using Djet.
Did you know that Mercedes made a 4.8 liter 8 cylinder Djet motor... What is half of 4.8 liter??? cool injectors, same size.... I will also build a flat eight..out or two fours..and I may turbo it just cause. I think, and I commented, that the guy who did the lambo doors has real skills. Awesome work. Titanium rods...I love that idea...not something I could afford though. Titanium is used all the time in Aerospace, so its certainly the right material. I cant remember all the shit I forgot... Oh, I personally like Sir Andy's car...molded bumpers are cool. Now it has a 3.6 liter... No bashing allowed. Get out of your chair, DO SOMETHING, then share it so we can bash it..its only fair. Bash away. Do all you guys remember how inspirational it was to watch Rick build his 918 with the 928 motor...if you have not read his amazing saga....go look it up..search for Alien.. We were all inspired to do something, to create.. Now we just bitch... Get back to supporting each other. I read a comment earlier in this thread by someone who likes to bash peoples ideas...it said "I have never even opened a motor" I just shake my head wondering who is really making these bashing comments. When (if it bothered me) it happens, just ask the person who is bashing or stifling creativity to take a few pics of their car and prove it...show us your creativity or dont comment negatively... Rick and Boxer said it the right way. If you have nothing good to say, shut up. Some of the comments and tone of this place are being driven by a select few people that really need to walk away from the computer, BUY a welder, LEARN how a set of calipers works. SET UP valve geometry...with YOUR HANDS...and stop reading about it.. Trust me, we will help, we will advise, hell we will even COME OVER and help for real, no charge...just like we used to do!!!! I went over a buds house the other night, why....he asked. I made him try first...then we all coached him...in the end, he just needed someone to push him along the learning curve...I just happen to be a little bit further down the road of learning than him on this particular thing... That is what we do here..we support, we learn, we help, we eat, we drink..we burp.. and for some of us...pink bunny ears are donned as a sign of respect for the world... Rich |
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