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would you guys like to see this site steered in the direction of conversions vs performance?
it would change much, so that we are lost in the internet lol, but just a larger section for conversions.
i have a lot of material to contribute, as do many others, maybe a section focused on what is needed such as pinouts, pics, how to's, etc.
just a thought, the site started as a conversion site, but it led to this, just getting opinions, nothing set yet.
I'm still pretty new to the conversion game so my opinion isn't very heavy but to me, LS1Truck is and always will be a conversion site. It's my go to forum for anything conversion. There are so many forums on the net but I could pretty much care less about them. When I have a conversion question, I'll always search/ ask here and nowhere else.
There are plenty of performance mod forums around but no other "real" conversion forums. At least none with as much knowledge base as here.
I think a how to would be a great idea. I have rebuilt transmission, Rear ends, cam swap, all on information from the internet. Having a place to get all the information @ one place would have saved a lot of searching. For a new guy starting his build. Sometime the the biggest questions is were to begin. A lot of us are weekend mechanics with a full time job with a wallet that is not full of green backs. Everything we can accomplish ourselves saves us money. Just my 2 Cents
Allen,
I think some things could be done to help wake it back up. This place was rolling along fairly well several years ago, but it seems like to me it turn into a nut swinging contest, I've heard from several members that it took the real "tech" out of it.
I think a shift towards conversions might be a good place to go.
a conversion site would be cool and would boost the site more hopefully
new facelift and layout design and youll have traffic again
all good points and suggestions guys.
my first step was to control spam, what a pita, it's done! i haven't seen any, if you have lmk.
i was gonna post in the veteran section, but like ya'll said, we have ls conversion lukurs (low count posts) and their opinion is appreciated too
ok, working on the layout and thread structure.
any other suggestions feel free to reply.
This site has been helpful to me for doing a conversion, especially because it's platform specific. For a lot of stuff I go to ls1tech because there's a lot more support for carbs, there's more traffic, and the answers are usually there if you do some digging. To me the carburetor part of my swap is where this site really fell short. There are people running carbs, they just aren't here, haha.
Good deal man.Quote:
Originally Posted by farmtruc
I think it would be a good idea to also build on the truck racing scene in Texas. You started it.....now capitalize on it. I have tons of ideas to make that work if it is something you'd like to do.
I would definitely say Conversions too, most people don't really hang around to chat these days. Unless it's about a new soap opera or drama thread lol
It should be noted that I think the most active area on ls1tech is the conversion section.
I think that will be a good change of direction also. I remember this site used to have SEVERAL new threads a day. By no means trying to be rude when I say this but I think one of the things is (and it's the same with the Tbssowners site) these trucks are getting cheaper now and the ppl buying them don't have the money to upgrade and ppl that could afford to do some serious mods to them bought them previously and have already done it. Or like my self have already built a few trucks and know them in and out so the tech questions aren't getting asked.
I like it as a conversion site, the way it was when it first started. The racing is fun but too expensive for me. It used to be a helpful site, then it turned into arguments over dumb stuff. That's why a lot of users left.
I like it as both but I never saw this place in its heyday. Conversion is why I came here and I do like the performance aspect as well. I don't care for dealing with some of the more boisterous individuals on some of the more popular sites.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chevy-Art
No got no truck no more, so I don't have much to contribute. Still stop by from time to time.