SHORT, and related to EFI ( was Re: PCV valve for TPI)

[WEG1192 at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/03/2000 11:24:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ECMnut at aol.com writes:

<< Okay, I admit I haven't read every one of your posts, and every response.
  I'm clearly not as helpful to "the new kids" as Shannen & BP are..
 I'm probably just hardened by profiteers posing as newbies
     "working on nothing more than a personal project". 
 QUESTION:
 Did you clearly state in your intro, the nature of your business?
 
                         Yes [ ]              No [ ]
 
  I can honestly say, I don't know the answer to that (I delete alot of
 stuff without reading it), but I assume you do.
 OR 
 did you appear to be a "green-horn" looking
 for help from the ever generous few that never get burned out? >>

Well, I went back and found my first post here which was on 8/1/00 or 
thereabouts. The date on my website is 8/20/00, so I think I decided to try 
and make money selling TPI setups after I heard from the experts here that 
the professional chip tuners (TPIS, Hypertech, etc.) were not that 
professional. I first installed a MAP TPI on my truck and a MAP TBI on my 
Wagoneer before I ever offered the "kits" for sale. I realized how great it 
made my truck run and so I decided to help others get GM fuel injection on 
their vehicles. Most people that ask me about my skills know nothing about GM 
fuel injection and don't really want to other than to know that I am capable 
of doing what I say I can do. Anyone who asks a question that tells me they 
know more than the average person, I refer to this site or I tell them to 
look into Accel DFI. Many people don't mind paying a fee to get good service 
and as long as I am comfortable selling a service, I see no problem with it. 
If someone were to ask me how to get there ETs from 13.1 to 12.1, I would say 
I can't help you, but I would tell them to ask here or maybe contact someone 
here off list.

As for me being an expert in fuel injection, I will use a Tiger Woods 
analogy. If Tiger Woods asked me for help, I would tell him to call Butch 
Harmon. Of course Butch charges $5000 an hour. If a man at the driving range 
asks me how to grip the club, I would help him with no problem. If a man at 
the range sees how far I hit the ball and says, I will pay you to teach me 
everything you know about golf, I will say ok, it will take 10 lessons at $50 
an hour. After that, you will have to learn the finer points on your own by 
practicing. I consider my questions here as gripping the club type stuff. If 
someone asks me to build them a fuel injection system, I consider that a $500 
job. If someone asks me to tune a chip for their supercharged big block 
engine with 10.5:1 CR, I will tell them to call on Bruce Plecan (Butch 
Harmon). There are varying degrees of experts in the world, and each has 
their place. I see no harm in taking used materials (conserves natural 
resources) and building a fuel injection system that saves gasoline and 
improves emissions ( improves the environment) and getting paid for that 
service.

Also, my website reflects a lot of what I have learned here but also from 
reading Chevrolet Fuel Injection by Ben Watson. I paraphrased the info into a 
very concise FAQ about how to get a TPI system on a car. Most guys that ask 
me technical questions get free advice about how to convert to speed density 
or tune their own chip. But if I am asked, "I read your  website and I want 
TPI on my car. How can you help me?", well I see nothing wrong with charging 
for this service. Its more cleaning parts and buying sensors than anything 
else.

Starting a business is hard work. There is lots of overhead work before any 
money is ever made. And if any of you ever think you want to start a 
business, ask me off list what its like.
 
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