23-04-2013, 05:45 PM
This is precisely why I don't buy this sort of magazine...
It's all about the culture around the car and the life and never really about the nitty gritty of the car... That's what I'm interested in - what problems were there, how did he make that exhaust manifold, why did he choose those injectors, what suspension parts have been adjusted... Sadly it's always just a list at the side of the feature which usually just says "1.6 TU engine, 400hp, GT30 turbo" - I could have told you that from just looking at it... There's never any PROPER information about engine tuning, not just which throttle bodies to buy, but what effect does ignition timing have on power output and why is too much a bad thing...
I'm buying the magazine because I'm interested, but I'm afraid to say that MOST of the featured car owners seem not to have a clue about their own cars, they've simply gone to a garage and asked for it to be done... Which is a great shame IMHO.
It's all about the culture around the car and the life and never really about the nitty gritty of the car... That's what I'm interested in - what problems were there, how did he make that exhaust manifold, why did he choose those injectors, what suspension parts have been adjusted... Sadly it's always just a list at the side of the feature which usually just says "1.6 TU engine, 400hp, GT30 turbo" - I could have told you that from just looking at it... There's never any PROPER information about engine tuning, not just which throttle bodies to buy, but what effect does ignition timing have on power output and why is too much a bad thing...
I'm buying the magazine because I'm interested, but I'm afraid to say that MOST of the featured car owners seem not to have a clue about their own cars, they've simply gone to a garage and asked for it to be done... Which is a great shame IMHO.
