Guru Knowledge - Name Your Mentors

I would like to think I am a good teacher but I am even a better student. The following are people I look up to and rely upon their opinions re engine work.

Just thought this info would be helpful for others as well.

Rocket Mentors:

1. MAX_CFM. Porting, Engine Building, Automotive Machining etc. Favorite saying "Don't tell anyone...", "You know the deal..."

2. Omniman. Engine Building, Porting, Drag Racing, etc. Favorite saying "Don't ask me, I've got to have some secrets..."

3. TEAMGENDAI. Tuning, Engine Building, Transmission Building, Drag Racing. Favorite saying "That's gansta....", "Gee it up", and "I am Bubba..."

4. Javier Gutierez. Tuning, Engine Building, Porting. Favorite saying "Listen bro...", "serious..."

5. DonF. Engine Building, Engine Bearings, ITB's, DTA Fuel Management, , Engine Dyno's. Favorite saying "Robert Don Flores here...", "Between me and you..."

6. Internet in General. You can learn from anyone. AllenP on this board made me aware of instaneous crank acceleration/harmonics. Things became alot clearer after I incorporated that concept into my thinkig.

 

James Lin the best TUNER and Mil spec harness master!!!!


Modified by indomotor at 8:32 PM 5/2/2004

 

I honestly, don't thinkI could narrow it down. There are so many people that I have learned stuff from over the years. If I had to name a few people that have taught me things, that would be familiar to people on the board, I'd have to say. : Omniman,Rocket, Tony1, Arturbo,Earl, FR Geoff and many many many more. I'd just like to say thank you to anyone and everyone that enjoys helping others. Keeping the information flowing amongst ourselves, is the only way to keep our industry in a forward motion. I'd hate to see the development, and progress go stale, and stagnant. Thanks especially to people like Rocket, and Omniman, who are constantly testing stuff, and showing us all the results!

Clayton

 

Dennis liongson LDL Racing Engines las Vegas NV

People i think know there ****!
TONY1
OMNIMAN
GEOFF full-race
FABMAN
CHASSIS GURU
BRAD RLZ
HOLLAND RACING

 

...Honda-Tech.com baby!

 

over the yrs i think the ppl i learned from the most were on HT. i read and read and read, reading seems to b the key when u dont have many ppl to talk to around ur area. HT baby

 

anyone who made a performance/chassis article on team-integra.net
mike delany
surfer x
style teg
they are the ones that can teach valuable not misleading information on the web. and it's unbiased so their opinions are never "buy this product cause it's better." they can break it down into detail and find out what is really best. not just word of mouth or JDM YO!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DTRFAB &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> People i think know there ****! </TD></TR></TABLE> Holland Racing, Danny Tran Fab. and you Rocket...

 

Brad Z

The pgmfi.org collective, most notably Blundar, Blake, and Evan.

edit: I'd just like to say I've not pestered Brad much, but I know he'd answer Q's if I asked them... maybe not the definition of mentor, but I consider him there if needed. I use that more as an impetus to not waste the man's time. I'm self-motivated and would only ask if I couldn't figure something out on my own or needed someone with the sort of real world experience that would cost too many dollars for me to obtain on my own.




Modified by J. Davis at 12:54 AM 5/2/2004

 

Mine would be.. Myself...lol Try it and see if it works.
Rick M (local mechanic)
Sgt
Rocket
David stadulis(smsp)
Jim Justice
Curtiss Boggs(racingflow)
Brad Z(rlz)
Honda-tech

 

Rocket
mike durst
javier g (jg)
leslie durst
eric rigor
myself

all these people have played a big part in my import career and are and always will be my mentors!!

i also have to thank all friends and family who support me in my import carrer

TRACKMASTERS
HORIZON MOTOR SPORTS
JG
GENDAI RACING
MY MOM AND DAD &lt;~~ THEY HAVE PLAYED ONE OF THE BIGGEST ROLES IN MY LIFE AND THE WHOLE DURST FAMILY

THANK YOU AND I LOVE ALL OF YOU GUYS!!

 

Wow I made the list.

1. <U>Larry Widmer of ENDYN</U> The ultimate expert on Head Porting, engine building and internal combustion. Favorite saying, "what chu taking about fooooooool?"

2. <U>Tony1 of Norad NORAD </U>He can do it all from fab work, engine building, wiring, tunning and ideas. Favorite saying, "let me know.."

3. My parents. Not only me mentors but my heros for the accomplishments they have done to give me a better life. To suffer while growing up and working hard to accomplish and be succesful for the benifit of their children. Major to my parents.

4. <U>Ben Strader EFI101.com</U> EFI Zen Master. One of 2 people that I know that can make a 2-step not pop and sound like crap. It has a nice hum to it. Favorite saying, " Art's abortion clinic. No fetus can beat us."

art

 

i learn something new every day. Ive been into this **** for about 6 years now, and so far, honda-tech.com has been the best source for these 4 cylinders that seem to **** me off more and more. I still dont know ****, but one day i hope to really know what im doing and i'd have to say this site has helped me out more than anything in those 6 years.

 

tony palo
geoff raicer
harv st. mary
the infamous dan phan
brandon fukishima
larry widmer
john grudynski
nick lopez

 

Mm lets see this is a hard one...

1. My DAD
2. Jack Roush
3. Brian Kurn
4. Bob "sota" Fisher
5. I dunno the list is so long from all the people I learned great stuff over the years

 

Steve Sakai
Jack Harris of P1 Auto..

thats about it, still learning

 

Javier taught me a tough lesson - that someone who seems nice can be a lying, stealing ************. I will never forget that one.

 

I had no mentors but myself.. but i would say i learned alot for many years of street racing for high dollar amount. the pressure of it all has taught me to stay cool like a cucumber when the HEAT is on..

But I will give props to my former team members:

peter yem, PYR, OG lucky racing

mike scott, lucky racing

mike escamilla, lucky racing

jake's racing, lucky racing

sheng chao, jdm honda parts, lucky racing

and witch-head, viet lam, andrew, ron and ed bergenholtz from WICKED racing

and to everyone I have taken thousands of dollars from racing in the middle of the night somewhere..

 

Brad Z
Joseph Davis
my old instructor Tom Monroe
Howard Shoaf

there are more, but these are the most notable