It's been a long time, but I'm hoping to be more active as well as the other mods. We are also hunting through the 'applications' to add some new mods as well, to hopefully cut through the spam and junk you all see.
It's also time to take a look at the sub and make sure there aren't any changes we want to make. Whether that be rules added (or removed), or a thing you can think to make this a better place for all. Let us know your thoughts
No suggestions, just wanted to say r/enginebuilding a cool place and my favorite sub.
Should there be more sticky posts?
What kind of things?
One of the things I get asked about most, and see people confuse most, is setting valve lash or lifter preload. Another, related, is pushrod length. I still find myself explaining to people how to establish top dead center on the compression stroke. And people regularly ask about how they check bearing clearances.
Maybe it's wrong to assume people have a clear understanding of the most basic things.
No, I donât think youâre out of line here. Weâve talked about this before and if this were another sub related to an actual make/model then the uninitiated would be expected. Even going to askmechanics or mechanicadvice subs there is still a level of generalization there.
We are VERY specific here; says it in the name âEngine Buildingâ and if you are coming in here then youâre question (in my opinion) is going to fall into two categories; asking around and a newbie, or youâve started the project and know a little bit (or a lot) and need simply a little extra guidance.
FAQ and sticky posts would make life a lot easier so you can simply say âgo read the faqâ instead of for the 1000th time explain how to obtain TDC (whichâŚ.wtf V lol?!?)
Seriously, it's so repetitive. People jump in, and they really do not know what they are doing.
Itâs also a little weird on some of the simpler questionsâŚ.its a google search away from reputable sources. But weâve had this convo as well, where people justâŚ.dont know how to research things anymore or read ha.
Yes, they probably won't read the sticky
Well, thatâs where a sticky could come in handy or an FAQ page; just simply copy/paste the link and hit reply.
Thatâs drastically less time than writing up a detailed response in most cases. I know over on the E46 sub we have a decently fleshed out FAQ and itâs super easy for me to copy it and just paste and hit reply with a simple âread thisâ ya know?
Yeah that's sorta what I was thinking. But, I am reconsidering that now.
Pretty sure the first change is changing the subs title to u/v8packard. Thanks for all your great work dude
Thank you, but I am just one guy. Many others beside me, and before me.
It's probably just your username that sticks out to me....but you also always dole out advice with a tone that isn't "holier than thou" or have a keyboard cowboy tone to it. That is much appreciated and missing from a lot of the internet/forum type spaces.
Need filters:
Show off, I have an oopsie, build advice, component/company review, etc
I wish there was a "good guy list" of known good performance-oriented machine shops, broken down by Province/State.
I have a short block to machine and no idea of who to take it to.
What's your location?
New Brunswick, Canada
Love this idea.
This is a great idea. A stickied thread for posting positive feedback for machine shops would eventually be a great resource.
Flairs:
Euro builds, JDM builds, âMercian builds, Bike builds, Misc builds, Diagnosis Help, Assembly Help, Tech Tips, Machine Work, All Noises Stop Eventually (for blown motors), and âwhatâs that noiseâ for people who donât know where to even start, so we can be mentally prepared to give very important, very basic advice about how they should go about GETTING THEIR CAR REPAIRED. Theyâd select it organically which is the best part. Lol
âI AM RUNNING AN INTAKE WITHOUT A TUNEâ or âI PUT BLUE DEVIL IN THE CRANKCASEâ for jerkposts/humor/fuckups? Lol
I would suggest flairs. Like âneed helpâ âsolvedâ âI am an idiotâ âmy build etc. And like u/v8packard suggested: sticky notes âthe greatest wisdom of v8packard and othersâ
Other than that I love this sub and personally think it doesnât need too much change.
Automod for certain criterias not met such as can't create a post without "x" amount of karma points. It cuts down on trolls.
Also making a post here that's just crosslinked to another sub because they don't want to create a new one is annoying.
Automod, terms, key words, etc are all easily modified in Regex.
Just curious as to where the rules are posted?
Is there a community on ls engine only
I wish there were some sort of "curated" or sanctioned sticky posts or FAQ for basic things. As a first time engine builder, I really struggled to separate the real knowledge from the BS, and for almost every task I did I could easily find people describing different or even contradictory methods. I learned I could trust V8packard and others here, but I followed some pretty bad advice before I figured that out.
Discord channel for us to banter and argue about carburetors
If you wanna do discord then do discord. This is Reddit.
A discord server for noobs like myself to ask simple questions so we don't have to clog up the sub
Update Rule #6. Either remove Excessive or allow self promotion. You have too many users that shit on others and think they can get away with it because of this rule. It's creating a worse community.
Let's only look at facts. I think the pursuit of being the top voted comment is really inhibiting potential conversation.
Just a suggestion.
I have only been in r/enginebuilding for less than the past month. I'd say I am an outside opinion. nothing more, nothing less.
What's your suggestion?
Wanted to say thanks to the sub for being patient with me for answering my questions that may have already been asked in this sub. My engine rebuild had some unforseen challenges but I pushed through in my backyard build including correcting the warped block. My 402 stroker is over 1k miles and now that the tune is starting to get dialed in I couldn't be happier with the results. Without this sub I would of listened to my dad probably who gave me tons of bad info like trying tell me the valve reliefs go on the bottom side of the piston
Iâm a new guy here and Iâll admit that some people donât find this thread until theyâre waist deep in an engine and looking for some input. Itâs at times like that when some prepared responses would really be helpful -to both the user and the people repeatedly answering the same questions. Valve lash? Hereâs the sticky. Timing chain? Hereâs the sticky.
Again, Iâm new. Just giving insight from Joe SixPack.
Maybe this is just me on iOS but after I create a post with pics I canât go back and modify it?
This is not a mechanical advice page. Flooded with crap like âhow do i remove leftover gasket materialâ âis this component goodâ âwhat carburetor will look good on my engineâ those types do not belong
Im out. Fuck this sub. âCan these pistons be reusedâ (badly damaged)
A sticky post saying please buy or borrow a âHow to build X Engineâ and read it cover to cover before asking a generic how to question would be awesome, nobody seems to know how to use source material anymore.
Would it be helpful or annoying to be able to post pics in the comments? I had an occasion where I wanted to post a pic of a catalog listing for a guy on some rings but could not.
force V8Packard to post how-to videos
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Can we also force him to tell us which cam would be best for our setup, with out him asking pesky questions about compression or gears or engine size. We just want to know which stage we need.
Everybody is a comedian
I second this motion. I'll third it too.
Third it!