I think that there is still room here for all of us with our varying opinions. Paul In an email dated Sun, 23 1 2005 5:33:12 am GMT, "Rob P" <fristpenny@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >Please don't start a new list. ?I fall on both sides. ?In fact I bought my >first Imperial (1983) to avoid modifying my 'cuda. ?I started with a car >that was already missing its original engine and fuel injection ?I have a >Magnum crate and I have the parts to do an 11.75" brake conversion. ?I have >since gotten a bone stock '82. ?I don't think we should worry about >offending anybody as long as we stick to Imperials and away from politics >and personal attacks. > >Just as many of you may tire of hearing our pipe dreams about efi and >overdrives, I don't much care for the simple stock is better/Chrysler >engineers know best posts. ?I do appreciate that many of our members can >give specific reasons why a modification is detrimental, difficult, or not >cost effective. ?There are several web sites that will make you think that >an efi conversion is easy for a novice, but if you read Brad Hogg's >Pro-Jection blog you realize the potential difficulties. ?I believe Mikey >Sutton has tried to overdrive a fleet of cars and can explain how it's not >that easy and probably not cost effective. ?It's good to get both sides of >the coin. > >Kenyon and others rightly suggest that a properly working stock system >(brakes in particullar) is acceptable and a swap to discs is not a cure all >for problems like rusty lines and swollen 40 year old flex hoses. ?The fact >is that most of us don't want to spend the money to perfect our stock system >and THEN upgrade to discs. ?I generally wait until there is a problem with a >system and then I upgrade. ?For instance the Magnum replaced my blown >engine, a bigger truck radiator replaced the leaking stocker, and the big >brakes will go on when my pads go. > >Sorry for the book, but there's too much snow to go out. ?I'm snowbound at >my girlfriend's and she fell asleep! > >Rob > >>From: "Rob McCall" <Rob_Mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>Maybe there should be a separate mailing list for people who want to modify >>their Imperials? ?This could avoid most of the philosophical differences >>that seem to cause so much trouble here. >> > > > > >----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm