Four-word mantra on raising a car: to change the repair

I believe that all my friends who play with cars have a creed with me and do not believe in the so-called "original factory optimal" theory.

The most economical routine of "modification" is "to change the repair". I have too much say in this, after all, my car is a lot of places to repair, ah no, to change.

And the reason why I change the repair is very simple, there are four: the original parts are one can not afford to buy, the second is not to see, the strength of the three-purpose car exceeds ordinary people, and the fourth is easy to give the family a round past.

I always believe that original parts are a result of a series of factors such as cost/durability/performance/industry standards/regulations, and are synthesized after continuous game. Original parts are "the most balanced", not "the best".

Like a Hamburger that doesn't look like a McDonald's? Taste, ingredients, cost, hygiene, standardization, but it must not be the best hamburger.

"McDonald's is cheap." Right. But the original parts are not cheap.

First, the modification may be cheaper than some original parts

This may subvert the intuition of many people, but the fact is that the zero-to-piece ratio of the original parts is deformed.

Because of the existence of scale effect, the cost of purchasing original parts by OEMs is definitely lower than that of modified parts. However, the "procurement cost" of the main engine factory has nothing to do with consumers.

The circulation of parts in the aftermarket, the first is that the upstream channels are firmly controlled, the second is that there are more circulation links, and each link is "goose plucking", and the final result is naturally that the price in the hands of consumers is more expensive. Otherwise, we don't have to complain about "zero-to-whole ratio high" all day long.

For modified parts, the entire circulation link is much simpler, and the manufacturing plant - general agent - modification shop is very close to the state of "no middleman to earn the difference".

Let me give you an example, the company colleague has a "Swift King", Speed Wing Special, some time ago the injector nozzle was blocked, the original fuel injector quoted 850 yuan a piece; I gave the impreza two years ago to change the modified brand of 750cc high-flow fuel injector, 840 yuan a. Shut up and take my money!

Speaking of Subaru, then I'm not sleepy. Little Joe's same EJ207 engine for the original piston, more than 6000 sets (normal market, not slaughtered), I a set of American JE forged pistons, about 5000 yuan.

And some of the noble brand of the main factory parts, itself also has a certain "faith bonus", honorable and honorable, expensive you are respected. Friends who play Porsche have too much say. For example, one of our friends Teacher Jiang played 911, he said to me, an original tower top spring seat of more than 4,000 is not counting freight, the domestic factory CNC processing a tower top with adjustable fish eyes, about 3,000.

Modified brands do not discriminate in price because of car brands: Ohlins gives the 911 and Fit the same series of shock absorbers, and the technical materials are similar, with a price difference of less than 50%. This difference is not because 911 has an aura of faith, but because the flying measurement is large and the price is dried down.

Therefore, it may be simply because of poverty, or we do not pay extra costs for the belief of "original factory control".

Second, the modification performance is good

Why repair a car? Because the part is broken. Why does this part break down? Because it doesn't work. Since it doesn't work, I also replaced it with a part with exactly the same defect, the head iron.

You said that the connecting rod will bend, how many times have you changed one by one, and the soup is not changed. The master fu also has reason to say, what car I repaired, Toyota car more than 100,000 kilometers before passing the run-in period; what car you repaired for me, fifteen years of impreza, you called me to repair.

The roadside repair shops are overhauling Subaru's high-performance engines, can he overhaul them? Can't fix it, don't have the ability to know?

Go down again to burn the oil, burn the oil and then Pulla, and then go on like this, accumulate charcoal, block the three yuan, and then the engine is not broken.

"But in other words, my impreza was the first car to be replaced with new parts."

Oops, thank goodness thank goodness. You don't lay this foundation well, you don't fix the defects that should be fixed, you don't strengthen it, you can make sure that the same problem won't appear before the next major repair. To be pragmatic, I advise you to understand this modification concept first.

People forge pistons that are very good, cheap and durable, and you are so resistant to what to do. Drop anchor on the side of the road, open the lid and other rescues, and don't want your face.

And with the passage of time, the design, materials and manufacturing process are improved, and the improved parts may be better than all aspects of the original parts, so there is no need to pursue the so-called original taste.

So many times, if there are better modified parts to replace the original parts, I will not hesitate to choose "to replace the repair".

Of course, there is a premise, if this part is more for durability and stability, perhaps there is no better substitute than the original part (of course, there are exceptions, such as the original cast piston is not as durable as the forged piston), then I will not hesitate to use the original parts.

Third, the strength of the car is too high

The original state of the car, can withstand daily use, but can not withstand not to use the car as a car. For example, you can't help but squander hormones that have nowhere to be placed through running tracks or running mountains, so the original state of the car really can't withstand the toss.

After each run, I always feel that my feet are soft, the brake pedals are weak, how to tease is indifferent, even the whole pedal can't be cocked, and a white smoke will rise from the wheels, which is the performance of the brake pads being overworked and weak.

Running mountain brakes overheat, is fatal. Therefore, it is recommended that friends who run the mountain change a set of high-performance brake pads as soon as possible. Anyway, the brake pad itself is a consumable product, and the original brake pad exceeds the working temperature for a long time, and the wear speed is even faster than the high temperature brake pad. Remember, high-performance brake pads cost money, and non-high-performance brake pads cost people.

The same is true for other high-quality engine oils and non-original tires from third parties. Every car in the research and development stage is to be a "panacea", and any use scenario is not lost.

And the way we use the car is a very personal thing. So if we can choose a third-party product that is suitable for the corresponding scene according to our car style, it is definitely beneficial and harmless to the car.

Fourth, it is easy to give the family a round past. In the end, how easy it is to give the family a good time. I believe that everyone is very familiar with the reform, today let's take a look at how to turn the family back to the past.

In fact, when it comes to changing the generations of repairs, it is easy to give the family a round past, and everyone may be very surprised. But in fact, it is not difficult for everyone to think that it is easier for families to accept it. So how to make it easy for family members to accept to change the practice? Today Xiaobian will take you to understand it.

So what are your thoughts on why it can make it easier for families to accept it? Feel free to leave a message in the comments section.

Who is suitable for the replacement?

Of course, substitutions are not for everyone. Like Ah Shan, the original factory control, either repair the car, or drive tired or repair it badly, would rather sell the car to change the car than change the car, let him enter the modification shop to change the car, tragically into the bank to transfer all the private money to the wife, that is, the fate has not arrived, not forced.

And for the car just ready to carry out a preparation, and just happened to have a little dissatisfaction with the original factory state, a little itchy, want to give the car a little performance by the way, that is to change the replacement of the absolute cost-effective choice.

Which cars/components are suitable for replacement?

First of all, of course, is the premium all-imported/niche car/performance car. Their original parts are expensive and expensive, and the parts of niche cars are most likely not in stock in China, so turn around to see if there are alternative modifications, which may be another village.

Air filters, brake pads and other wear parts are naturally not a problem, engine overhaul /transmission overhaul, can have modified brand replacement parts, can be considered.

The second is some components with high failure rate / poor reliability, Volkswagen's second-generation EA888 series of oil and gas separators, the more easy to block the three-way catalytic / particle trap, cooling water pipe tee (such as 86 and BRZ), etc., can be replaced by more reliable third-party products, absolutely do not hesitate, can change the parts absolutely do not use the original factory.

There are also chassis bushings/rubber sleeves. Many times you can only buy a whole swing arm with a bushing, like a lot of European cars, in order to change an aging bushing worth a hundred dollars, you have to spend four digits to buy a whole swing arm, buy a bead belongs to yes.

In contrast, buying the corresponding model of polyurethane bushing, the cost performance is simply exploding.

Then again, of course there are no absolutely correct modifications in the world, only good modifications. The so-called good modification must be optimized for a certain scene, on demand, and the sacrifice of things is exactly what I can accept (for example, to change the performance tire, you have to accept the deterioration of fuel consumption and rolling noise).

Of course, the best state is of course that the car will not break and will not be repaired. However, in case your car needs to be repaired, you may wish to ponder these four words again: to change the repair.

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by Zeng Yingzhuo

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