Date:         Thu, 21 Oct 1999 07:00:10 -0700
Reply-To:     "T.P. Stephens" <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
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From:         "T.P. Stephens" <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: ["Increase the HP, up to 45%
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At 04:02 AM 10/21/99 MDT, you wrote:
>Robert:
>   I think its great that you are considering a way to share your
>engine/suspension ideas with others without charging for more than your
>material expenses.  That said, I also believe that a dyno test is called for
>so that your engine improvements can be measured instead of "claimed".  If I
>remember correctly, you originally stated that your horsepower gains were
>(gu)estimated.  Unless/until you quantify your work, it and your CD-ROM will
>be BS to some, and more entertainment than education to others.  While I
don't
>necessarily dis-belive your claims, I do want to see more facts (HP and
torque
>at various RPM's like in car magazine articles).  I don't know what dyno time
>cost.  Maybe you can charge more for your CD-ROM to offset that expense.
>
>Cary Chiang

My experience has been that if you spend an extra 10% of time/money on any
endeavour, you increase the quality of the result by a large margin. Got
a 95% success rate with the current procedure? Add just a bit more time,
a bit more caution, a bit more thought and you will jump that success rate
to 99% or better.

Do the job right, then charge what it costs to do it that way. THAT'S VALUE.
The principal can be used to turn an idle curiosity into a work of substance.

This proposed CD is an excellent idea. Gee, if you charge enough to make a
little profit, you might even have the incentive to do another one and the
value to everyone can grow by orders of magnitude. That's how a college
dropout
can become Chief Big Muck Muck at Microsoft.



Doktor Tim
Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles
San Juan Island, WA