By the way -- I'm being serious. Ron runs a business. I'm a paying customer. I'm willing to pay for his expertise to help me with the car. He already shares an awful lot, and gives an awful lot of his knowledge away on here as it is. I don't see any reason for me to foot the bill for measurements to dissect what I already have - and then to pay to formulate improvements... for some other shop etc to lift their ability and sell the sauce they get for nothing.
Buying off the shelf parts is a different story and in that case everyone is helpful to everyone else interested in knowing how those parts work. Discussing a motor etc is one thing -- just don't ask the builder to tell you everything he knows about how he arrived at his numbers... Parts are parts - how they're put together and clearances etc is their formula.
This is my decision by the way - not Ron's... I've already discussed with him what I think of him giving away valuable info. I just think it's not right for people to expect to get so much expertise for free. That kind of expertise takes YEARS to get... it's how he makes his living. People should man up and be willing to do business with him if they want the kind of improvements he can give a guy.
Last edited by GregWeld; 08-10-2014 at 08:19 PM.
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