Help the newbster
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Help the newbster
who wants to help a newb out and tell me how you all learned so much... my guess is its just being around cars and picking it up as you go, but if anybody knows any good reading material or some web site that helps explain some things about how some of the engine mods work and general customizing tips or somthing... rip me apart for being a newb but just leave something usefull too[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]
p.s. my tagstill isent working, but the url works... hmmmm
p.s. my tagstill isent working, but the url works... hmmmm
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Rep Power: 0 i mean i understand cars some what but there are some things i dont understand... like how a supercharger works or what headers do... how to install a glasspack how it works, the best way to squeeze hp out of your car things like that...
and why my url to my tag dosent work.
i dont even read superstreet, but do they have articles that actually help, and the fast and the furious was so moronic it was funny
and why my url to my tag dosent work.
i dont even read superstreet, but do they have articles that actually help, and the fast and the furious was so moronic it was funny
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howstuffworks
supercharger stuff and pics
turbochargers, go to the tech articles
superstreet is okay, i've found that sport compact car has very good tech articles also[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/IMG]
howstuffworks
supercharger stuff and pics
turbochargers, go to the tech articles
superstreet is okay, i've found that sport compact car has very good tech articles also[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 306 Another great wealth of information is the series of books put out by Cartech. Not only do they have two volumes just for Hondas, they offer books on general performance on imports and car audio. They are full of information and will certainly help when you want to start bench racing! It will take a while for the aftermarket to fully embrace the D17, but all the information is there.
I have both of the Honda books and it makes me want to buy a 1996-2000 EX to start drag racing with. But of course the 2001 will always be my trusted daily driver, lol.
I have both of the Honda books and it makes me want to buy a 1996-2000 EX to start drag racing with. But of course the 2001 will always be my trusted daily driver, lol.
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Rep Power: 0 i am a noob too! i have learned so much this past month just checking the new posts everyday. i never read the faq until last night. that is the first thing i would do. i would also read import 2nr and get a honda book that takes you through a complete teardown.
i pretty much picked up stuff as i went along. but this site sure helped though. when i had a question, i'd post and without hesitation, someone would tell me wat to do and wat not to do. so this site is one of your most valuable tools.. IMO..
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Rep Power: 0 yeah its called read a lot of articles, ask questions, SEARCH, and just use this site all the time. Pick up some car mags, and read the articles, go to www.overboost.com and speedoptions.com ... just pick it up as you go!
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Rep Power: 0 go to you local barns and noble and go to the automotive section, they should have a whole section on books like how to build horsepower, honda tuneing, secrets of solo raceing, high performance handeling handbook ect ect....theres lots of good stuff, just buy it, read it then return it a month later! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
