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RANT by Chris Biro Editor In Chief
Beware of The Know It All! I’ve heard from a number of RPM readers on how much they miss my sometimes colorful (often with hidden message) Rants, so I decided to bust one out this issue. A number of months back, unrelated to the car industry, I was reminded of a strange human mutation that affected me a few times during my starved-for-horsepower and knowledge hungry youth – the Know-it-all. The Know-it-all is actually a human species that, well, pretends to know it all, and does so VERY convincingly. Let me assure you my fellow RPM readers young and old that there is absolutely, 100% guaranteed, no such creature! On this planet anyway. We were all there at one point, young and car crazy, easily impressed and even more easily led down a garden path by a seemingly genuine fellow car buff who was usually a bit older and really appeared to have their act together, at least in our young eyes. Ah, we were so impressionable back then. Now I’m not saying that there are no folks in the world who know “a lot” about many different things, what I am saying is that there is no one person that knows everything about all things. If there was such a creature wouldn’t all of our industry manufacturers want one of their very own? Imagine, instead of having a staff of Tech Experts, each with several different areas of expertise, they could have just one individual on staff that knew it all. It would be the land of milk and honey – we wouldn’t have to do any R&D and there would be no trial and error based learning. This is not the case in any industry, though, and I personally am grateful that there are many human sources of credible information. Those quality sources that are not afraid to admit that they don’t have all the answers for everything, but can find an answer, and most will also freely admit that they have learned something the hard way – and that is the true value of their knowledge! The things is, the Know-it-all usually targets younger people, but us more seasoned folks can become a victim as well, it just takes the right set of circumstances. And these days, with an internet-educated younger generation we seem to be seeing a much younger form of the Know-it-all,
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also known as “the expert of everything” (self-proclaimed of course). While the key indicators are the same, this new beast is able to dig up “fact” after “fact” to support their supposed all-knowing existence. Many times, however, those “facts” are not really verified facts but rather Web or Social Media chatter. Keep in mind that you wouldn’t call a plumber to wire your home... even though there are many Jacks of all trades, they do not really “know” the ins and outs of each trade. Of course this can be a little harder to maneuver when the Know-itall has been recommended to you. So how do we know when we’re being duped? Here are few quick tips that might help: 1. They Know-It-All says, “I know” to everything, even though they don’t. – TIP – the truly genuine, helpful and constructive person with solid knowledge will say “I don’t know that, but I will find out and let you know”. 2. The Know-it-all will try to detour, prevent or sway you from seeking a second opinion. – TIP – The true knowledgeable person will encourage it. 3. The know it all, for whatever reason, usually portrays themselves as everybody’s “buddy”, so not only do they know everything, but they know everybody, too. – TIP – The genuine knowledgeable and helpful person is usually a bit more quiet and humble about their knowledge and their circle of contacts. 4. The Know-it-all will not want you around when they are doing work for you. – TIP – The genuine knowledgeable person will welcome you to be part of the project, within a schedule time of course...nobody likes unannounced drop-ins or hangouts as they get in the way of progress. 5. The know it all will not have a list of people that they call in for expert advice or work when they are doing a job. – TIP – The truly knowledgeable person will gladly admit that they have a long list of experts in many fields that they work with regularly. The long and short of is, don’t get caught in the gravitational pull of the Know-it-all...it usually costs YOU time, money and frustration! Mic drop, peace out, until next time.... Chris Biro, Editor in Chief
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That’s Boss,man! Back in the sixties and seventies (coincidentally when the first generation Boss Mustang was introduced) the word “boss” added to a sentence meant that something wasn’t just cool, it was over-thetop cool!
Some of us have a diverse collection of keys hanging on our key rack, while others, like Sterling Hall, stick to one brand, and even a specific model. Sterling is a Ford Mustang man through and through, and that blue oval gene was passed directly from his father.
When Sterling was a child, his dad had a 1972 Mach 1 Mustang that he tinkered with and then a Thunderbird with a 306. They enjoyed gokarts, circle and dirt racing together until Sterling became legal driving age after which they would go to the drag strip to support local Top-Sportsman racer Ronnie Proctor. Ronnie and his wife Karen had recently acquired a 1995 Ford Mustang GT convertible and they talked Sterling’s dad into letting him make his first straight line pass in it. From that point forward Sterling decided he never wanted to turn again, at least at a race track anyway. “I was hooked immediately and we sold the oval track karts!” he exclaimed.
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terling’s first step into a car up for the drag strip was an four eye Fox Body Mustang t they did a 351 swap into. ickly realizing how expensive ng is for a broke high school , the car was sold in favor of ss costly 1998 Mustang GT et machine. Once finances e in better working order, l went to a full bolt-on build minator Cobra that he raced ry chance he could, but his itary service came first and had to let her go.
Sterling Hall’s Boss 302- Night Racing At It’s Best!
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A few years later he reconnected with his love for horsepower and built it into a supercharged 900whp brawler. By 2016 he’d been through a few more Mustangs, but when he came across a bone stock white Boss 302 with 38k miles on it, he just had to have it. “While at the Crusin OC event I was looking at classifieds and a buddy sent me a Performance White 2013 Boss. This was the car. So as soon as I got back from the beach I went directly south to get it,” Hall said.
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The car, known as the ECOBOSS sits low and looks mean complete with somewhat deceiving twin front grille air inlets.
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Put the Hammer Down.
You don’t cut corners or accept compromises.
Use the best parts, like Trick Flow GenX® 255 square port cylinder heads that can significantly increase the performance of your GM LS-powered car. Highlights include LS3-shaped CNC Competition Ported runners, CNC-profiled combustion chambers, 12° valve angles, coolant holes that work with all LS head gaskets and engine blocks, and your choice of standard or 6-bolt mounting patterns—all engineered, machined, assembled, durability tested, and dyno proven in the USA to help your car stay ahead of the pack. Dyno Results
Airflow Results
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