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i'd like to take the manna/thornton class and bernie's case study course. don't think i'm going to be able to afford the flight/hotel being from another country. if you end up going, let us know what you thought.

Wow, I should frequent the forums more often. 

I am DEFINITELY going to be present.  I have attended the first three and I know I will not be disappointed with this adventure either.

Me living within driving distance does help.  I have yet to attend a Vision conference, so this is as close as I will get.  Never have I been unsatisfied with the trainers that have presented at CAN.

thanks for the update. i look forward to your sunday review. i contacted asa trying to purchase the training manuals since i can't make it due to prior commitments. unfortunately i dont think they were interested in selling me the course matterial.

Hi everyone, well I'm back home.  Sunday was just as good, I learned a lot in Bob Pattengale's  energy management system class.  In this class he mainly covered computer controlled alternators that are used on chevrolet, audi, volkswagon, and mercedes.  Plus he had some cool case studies and he explained how to troubleshoot these systems.  I will be gong back to CAN next year.  Made quite a few contacts.  Next year I hope I will run into some fellow nerds to meet and share info.  If anyone has any more questions let me know.  I took the intermediate level classes and I have all the handouts for it.  Would be more than happy to share what I learned from the info.  Have a good day everyone.

Scot and John did an excellent job on GDI.  I have taken GDI classes between the two of them several times and always learn something new every time.

Bernie put an interesting twist on "Understanding Fuel Injection".  We think about fuel injection being about fuel.  The brilliant mind of Mr. Thompson states the fuel injection is about the AIR!  Fuel pressure, fuel volume, fuel injector flow rate are all engineered into the vehicle(KNOWNS).  The air flow into the engine is UNKNOWN and must be calculated.  He reinforces this by utilizing Volumetric Efficiency.  No fancy pants scan tool, no scope.  Just take the necessary scan data pids, plug them into a VE calculator, get your answers. (There's more to it than that, just laying down the jist of what he was teaching)  "Follow the data.  The data doesn't lie." 

I like when an instructor makes you go "Hmm, never thought of it that way."

WORLPAC instuctor Drew Wolfe gave a quite an eye opening experience on the "simplicity" of MINI Coopers.  From engine design, operation, cooling system woes, superchargers, trannies, evap systems, electronics, etc...

It's amazing how much you loath something until you understand it.  Still don't want to work on them though.

Jorge Menchu.  What can I say.  Amazing.  Another instuctor that made me really think differently.

I did not attend any of Scott Shotton's classes at this event.  But I'm sure they were very informative as always.

I've attended every CAN Conference since the beginning and I always look forward to the next.  The networking was great.  I had the pleasure of meeting Peter Meier from MotorAge, Scanner Danner, Harvey Chan.

The vendors were excellent.  I was able to pick up a couple of things from AesWave.

I hope to meet some of my fellow Nerdz next year!

Here's a link of Peter Meier doing interviews "live from the floor" during the confernece on Saturday night.

http://workshop.search-autoparts.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=3171...