Newbie's Guide to ScoobyNet
17 February 2005, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
1. Listen to people who bang on about Spelling, Grammar and poor educational standards on the Forum.
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17 February 2005, 05:15 PM
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Don't ask anything about how you car works or how to fix it. You will get 9 different answers, 8 of which are from people who don't have a scoob 
Also your MAF (Use search
) is a consumable and will eventually fail. Your engine will blow up and the pieces of turbo (Especially TD04) will slice through the bulkhead and lodge in your groin. You will as a result end up walking like a Chav
The bigger the Turbo the longer the lag the bigger the bang
The smaller the Turbo the shorter the lag and the smaller the Bang
There are a gazzillion options in between. Finding the solution is called "Tuning" It's a hobby. Do it your self and don't ask peoples opinions about your chosen route. You will get replies from the 8 out of 9 non scoob owners telling you that you are a fool and that your car is going to explode. You will get paranoid and sell your car
Don't ask about 'zorsts. Go to a meet and find out for yourself what they sound like and which one YOU like. I was recommended a Nur Spec as a quiet back box. Turned out the bloke only had one ear drum and that was on it's way out
If your thread gets moved, live with it. The mods have heard it all before!!
Just cos their post count is high, doesn't mean they are cool (Bubba and Tel are though )
You MUST visit the muppets forum at least once per day. Experience the lighter side of scooby ownership
Learn that long posts are usually really dull and boring so the skill of skimming becomes vital
That's it
Welcome Chav's (Pre 97 cars with huge turbo's 7 inch through to 2.5 inch back up to 5 inch decatted systems and *** burns in the seats)
Enthusiasts (97-00 classics. Various states of tune, generally un thrashed and trashed no *** burns but some decent mileages) and
Newbies/Dabblers/second car owners/more money than sense folk, anoracks (MY01 - Present + all the special edition stuff WR1 Type C etc etc (Generally un molested, twin tailpipe bearing, less than 3,000 miles a year, still shiney underneath when in for its 6 monthly service, stone chips that have been touched up, still on OE pads after 3 years)
Above all have fun and take everything with a pinch of salt
Mikey
Also your MAF (Use search
) is a consumable and will eventually fail. Your engine will blow up and the pieces of turbo (Especially TD04) will slice through the bulkhead and lodge in your groin. You will as a result end up walking like a Chav The bigger the Turbo the longer the lag the bigger the bang
The smaller the Turbo the shorter the lag and the smaller the Bang
There are a gazzillion options in between. Finding the solution is called "Tuning" It's a hobby. Do it your self and don't ask peoples opinions about your chosen route. You will get replies from the 8 out of 9 non scoob owners telling you that you are a fool and that your car is going to explode. You will get paranoid and sell your car
Don't ask about 'zorsts. Go to a meet and find out for yourself what they sound like and which one YOU like. I was recommended a Nur Spec as a quiet back box. Turned out the bloke only had one ear drum and that was on it's way out
If your thread gets moved, live with it. The mods have heard it all before!!
Just cos their post count is high, doesn't mean they are cool
(Bubba and Tel are though )You MUST visit the muppets forum at least once per day. Experience the lighter side of scooby ownership
Learn that long posts are usually really dull and boring so the skill of skimming becomes vital
That's it
Welcome Chav's (Pre 97 cars with huge turbo's 7 inch through to 2.5 inch back up to 5 inch decatted systems and *** burns in the seats)
Enthusiasts (97-00 classics. Various states of tune, generally un thrashed and trashed no *** burns but some decent mileages) and
Newbies/Dabblers/second car owners/more money than sense folk, anoracks (MY01 - Present + all the special edition stuff WR1 Type C etc etc (Generally un molested, twin tailpipe bearing, less than 3,000 miles a year, still shiney underneath when in for its 6 monthly service, stone chips that have been touched up, still on OE pads after 3 years)
Above all have fun and take everything with a pinch of salt
Mikey
17 February 2005, 05:44 PM
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LOL..
The grammer one is the funniest for me. Im dyslexic so mine is shocking. Through Uni and college etc i just have spell check and help to correct punctuation etc.
But forums are where we all type 100+ words a min while working or watching tv, its hardly an important assignment for works which needs ot be spot on...
I always been confused about people moaning about those kinda things! Just got to much time spare. lol
The grammer one is the funniest for me. Im dyslexic so mine is shocking. Through Uni and college etc i just have spell check and help to correct punctuation etc.
But forums are where we all type 100+ words a min while working or watching tv, its hardly an important assignment for works which needs ot be spot on...
I always been confused about people moaning about those kinda things! Just got to much time spare. lol
17 February 2005, 09:04 PM
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The Angry Flower guide to the apostrophe - http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif - should be consulted regulary. Knowing the difference between your and you're, their, they're and there is also beneficial.
Of course if you can't spell and aren't great with grammar then never mind. As long as your post makes sense when you re-read it then you're halfway there, and people will understand you.
You do all read over your posts to make sure they make sense? No?
Of course if you can't spell and aren't great with grammar then never mind. As long as your post makes sense when you re-read it then you're halfway there, and people will understand you.
You do all read over your posts to make sure they make sense? No?
17 February 2005, 09:30 PM
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17 February 2005, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by highlander68k
5/ Dont whinge about fuel consumption - If you're worried buy a diesel.
17 February 2005, 11:34 PM
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1. If you own a Pre96, you can ask what a ScoobyECU is and understand all of it's benefit's....BUT don't expect to ever own one
2. If you own a MY97/98 your pretty much stuffed when it comes to modifying the standard ECU
3. If you own an MY99> any mod to the ECU will be lining the pockets of ECUTEK.....Dave Power knew a good thing when he saw it.
4. Don't beleive all the hype about 100RON fuel being a must have if you are running a standard Jap import (Prodrive actually ran more boost on a Jap ECU for Pre96 UK cars).
2. If you own a MY97/98 your pretty much stuffed when it comes to modifying the standard ECU
3. If you own an MY99> any mod to the ECU will be lining the pockets of ECUTEK.....Dave Power knew a good thing when he saw it.
4. Don't beleive all the hype about 100RON fuel being a must have if you are running a standard Jap import (Prodrive actually ran more boost on a Jap ECU for Pre96 UK cars).
18 February 2005, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Vegescoob
If you have any cats, or preferably kittens, posting cute pictures is always greatly appreciated.
