Whatever happened to whitepunkonitro

Point was you have to do it yourself, ues you get some twisted ideas and wrong answers.. that's why you need to do it,learn it, so you can understand it.
There are 3 books that are must haves.
A lot of people here still don't retain or know the stuff in 'mopar performance upgrades' or all the back issues of mmm, ma.
Generally speaking, If you don't understand the dynamics ...you'll need a UTC to hold your hand the rest of your days.

Okay, so we have both views...
The view of the young aspiring vs one version of the view from the experienced.
I say it that way because not all will think like i do.

I agree on all counts, and honestly I'd like to know what those books are. Like you say, correctly so, I need to get my hands dirty. In fact, that's exactly how I learn. I read, get an into, put my hands on it, break it and fix it. Then do it again. i appreciate and better understand your point based on your update above. Thanks