First of all, I've done this. Everybody I know whose ever been in a motor has done this. But the thing I think everyone whose bubble gum and bailing wired something together has learned is that this WILL fail. And, if if anything else ever goes wrong (which, if you've hacked a lot of stuff, will happen) you never know what the actual cause or issue is until you gone through, checked, and usually redone half of the hack jobs. Now sometimes you've just gotta get it done and moving with whatever you've got available. Okay, that's just the world we live in. But I'm not talking about emergency field surgery. I'm talking about wiring harnesses wrapped in masking tape, exhaust mounted with coat hangers, using zip ties as hose clamps. People doing this at home, or even in a shop. When it would only take a little longer, maybe a few dollars more, some research, maybe even (god forbid) a phone call to someone who really knows.
Now, if you and only you are the only one who is ever going to be servicing your machine then do it however you damn well please. Though I'd say (just an opinion) that doing it right will make for less headaches. Also, you need to be damn certain of, and totally commited to never having anyone else ever work on your stuff. Because if, after hackin and hacking and hacking some more, you just have to take it in, it's a royal pain in the ass! For the mechanic, who has to sort through all the wild shit that's been done, it's a time sucking, ass fucking exercise in "what the fuck?". For the owner, it takes a lot longer, and costs more. In the end, nobody's happy.
Now I'm not saying "dont mess with your machines." And I definitely won't say that I never hacked my own shit beyond recognition, cause I have, and I paid for it. Even if you're sure it'll work (which it may) look it up, read a book, call a shop, ask "how do I do this?".
As you learn the right way to do it, go back and fix the roadside bandages. It'll work better, it'll look better, and you'll have one less thing to worry about.
