Who was the guy who created his own modified intake manifold for the b6/7 s4? This was another situation where someone said ‘I can do what jhm did, for way cheaper’
People told him that it’s not that simple and the jhm part is quite well done and there’s no real beit to reinventing the wheel, but hey, try it and let us know how it goes.
Well guess what? He did try it. And he made no more power. And it did fucking explode. And he did end up buying one from jhm. But he never told anyone. He just disappeared.
What is the written record? The written record is that he tried something new and it was great and it ended there. The truth never got posted on the Internet. So anyone who reads that engineers thread thinks it’s so easy to diy a jhm intake manifold and live happily ever after. Someone else tried it. And someone else had to call jhm for help when theirs disintegrated. But you don’t hear those stories. You just see koombayah and smiles because nobody is allowed to get their feelings hurt.
When the person is too stubborn or pig headed (like icantfly) you will never get the truth. When the person is completely honest and forthright like JimmyBones was, and he tried to far up his own headers, you hear about it from start to finish and the facts get laid out. His take was that it was a financial and practical challenge that after a while didn’t make sense to continue. Guys knew he was an honest quality guy, so he was encouraged and helped, not attacked. But when the guy is full of shit like icantread he gets blasted.
