BIG price drop on our turbo kits
01-29-2005, 05:34 PM
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Hot part routing, size, flanges, length, bends have alot to do with how the kit will perform. Its a big piece of the equation along with turbo, tuning, I/C ect...
By your logic my street kit would make as much HP as the TTI Race kit with the same turbo but you know what? It wont. This does look like a great kit and should work well as most Header type setups do. I dont like the big bend behind the pass side manifold but its a compromise to keep the AC. Most people just dont want to make a guess and spend $4000 not knowing how it will perform. How can you blame them? BTW what is your FI setup?
Hot part routing, size, flanges, length, bends have alot to do with how the kit will perform. Its a big piece of the equation along with turbo, tuning, I/C ect...
By your logic my street kit would make as much HP as the TTI Race kit with the same turbo but you know what? It wont. This does look like a great kit and should work well as most Header type setups do. I dont like the big bend behind the pass side manifold but its a compromise to keep the AC. Most people just dont want to make a guess and spend $4000 not knowing how it will perform. How can you blame them? BTW what is your FI setup?
01-29-2005, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by libertine1015
Flynbludream
Hot part routing, size, flanges, length, bends have alot to do with how the kit will perform. Its a big piece of the equation along with turbo, tuning, I/C ect...
By your logic my street kit would make as much HP as the TTI Race kit with the same turbo but you know what? It wont. This does look like a great kit and should work well as most Header type setups do. I dont like the big bend behind the pass side manifold but its a compromise to keep the AC. Most people just dont want to make a guess and spend $4000 not knowing how it will perform. How can you blame them? BTW what is your FI setup?
Hot part routing, size, flanges, length, bends have alot to do with how the kit will perform. Its a big piece of the equation along with turbo, tuning, I/C ect...
By your logic my street kit would make as much HP as the TTI Race kit with the same turbo but you know what? It wont. This does look like a great kit and should work well as most Header type setups do. I dont like the big bend behind the pass side manifold but its a compromise to keep the AC. Most people just dont want to make a guess and spend $4000 not knowing how it will perform. How can you blame them? BTW what is your FI setup?
01-29-2005, 06:05 PM
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Hang in there dude, maybe people will be spending their tax return on FI. It is a slow time because of the holidays just passing also. I think your kit looks bad ***. If I had a F-body and was going to go FI, I would probably consider your kit first.
Nice work, you seem like a decent guy, so in the long run you should do well. I personaly dont put much into manufacturer test results otherwise my truck could gain "up to 28 hp" from a CAI kit.
Even if you gave up some HP with this kit in order to keep A/C, on a street car it would be a worthwhile trade off.
Good luck dude, hang in there.
Nice work, you seem like a decent guy, so in the long run you should do well. I personaly dont put much into manufacturer test results otherwise my truck could gain "up to 28 hp" from a CAI kit.
Even if you gave up some HP with this kit in order to keep A/C, on a street car it would be a worthwhile trade off.
Good luck dude, hang in there.
01-29-2005, 06:29 PM
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I ordered the FMIC today and next week I will be ordering the turbo kit. You would be a fool if you pass this deal up. Come on guys if a STS kit can make 700+ hp why don't you think this kit can put up the numbers. Guess we will find out in late spring.
01-29-2005, 06:54 PM
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seriously. This springg I want to go FI, and this kit looks beautiful. The ground clearance is exactly what I need too. 1600$ is hot for the kit. When I get the funding I will call you up #1!! hang in there guys!!!!
01-29-2005, 07:21 PM
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i like it so far. looks great but a few questions. looking at the pics i didnt see any with fans? what kind of funs are u thinking will work. and is there any knockn when u put it on the lift with the down pipe going low? thanks.
01-29-2005, 07:59 PM
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damn, just looking at those pics and those prices actually made me consider selling my headers/cam/nitrous parts and start looking into your kit. for the pics, teh quality looks great, and the price is badass! i really hope you guys stick around.
01-29-2005, 09:02 PM
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I am wondering? (based on the pictures). It seems the weight of the entire turbo assembly is hanging very far forward. This would lead me to believe that when the hot parts get hot, they will sag? Turbo's are heavy and it seems like there is going to be a lot of leverage/pressure on the header V-bands? The passenger side will be the worse of the two.
I have not considered any single turbo kits myself in the past and twin turbo setups don't have this problem. I am happy to see this kit retains the A/C. So, are there any other support brackets that will help support the weight? Certainly the intercooling pipe won't add much if any support due to the rubber couplings.
The quality looks great. This kit is making my mind wander. Does anyone know how much HP the 94mm turbo in this kit can support? I am not familiar with large single turbo numbers? Best of luck.
I have not considered any single turbo kits myself in the past and twin turbo setups don't have this problem. I am happy to see this kit retains the A/C. So, are there any other support brackets that will help support the weight? Certainly the intercooling pipe won't add much if any support due to the rubber couplings.
The quality looks great. This kit is making my mind wander. Does anyone know how much HP the 94mm turbo in this kit can support? I am not familiar with large single turbo numbers? Best of luck.
01-29-2005, 09:14 PM
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It looks great to me 
I have a little money to spend and have been looking for a turbo and this one looks great.. If i decide to get it ill post up some numbers and track times for you guys.
I have a little money to spend and have been looking for a turbo and this one looks great.. If i decide to get it ill post up some numbers and track times for you guys.
01-29-2005, 09:16 PM
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Thanks for all the support guys. This was a post I really didn't want to write but it had to be said. We build parts not only for F-bodies but also for other imports. We seemed to be having the most trouble with the F-body owners for one reason or another. It could be a number of reason we don't know about. What we know is there's something holding us back especially when you consider our price and the total number of companies even offering what we offer. That's why we wanted to address the situation and let people know what was going on with our company. Since this thread started, it seems more and more people have expressed there interest in our kit and we've even made some sales. Things are in fact looking better as far as our F-body department is concerned. As far as I can see these prices should boost sales and we'd be able to continue selling these kits for years to come. Anyways, thanks again for all the support.
01-29-2005, 09:44 PM
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I Turned a Guy on to your Kits today! He was verry impressed! All I can say is if I had not already bought a KIT I would be Calling you Yesterday! Thanks, Lata, Ark
01-30-2005, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by LT1-7
Thanks for all the support guys. This was a post I really didn't want to write but it had to be said. We build parts not only for F-bodies but also for other imports. We seemed to be having the most trouble with the F-body owners for one reason or another. It could be a number of reason we don't know about. What we know is there's something holding us back especially when you consider our price and the total number of companies even offering what we offer. That's why we wanted to address the situation and let people know what was going on with our company. Since this thread started, it seems more and more people have expressed there interest in our kit and we've even made some sales. Things are in fact looking better as far as our F-body department is concerned. As far as I can see these prices should boost sales and we'd be able to continue selling these kits for years to come. Anyways, thanks again for all the support.
01-30-2005, 10:29 AM
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Screw the F body guys, make some turbo manifolds with welds that look that nice to fit the GTO's and CTS-V's. We currently have little to look forward to besides the APS kit, which will have log manifolds and run the turbos low enough to use as skidplates.
I'm looking for a turbo setup for my gto...just not a sts system..
01-30-2005, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by LT1-7
Thanks for all the support guys. This was a post I really didn't want to write but it had to be said. We build parts not only for F-bodies but also for other imports. We seemed to be having the most trouble with the F-body owners for one reason or another. It could be a number of reason we don't know about. What we know is there's something holding us back especially when you consider our price and the total number of companies even offering what we offer. That's why we wanted to address the situation and let people know what was going on with our company. Since this thread started, it seems more and more people have expressed there interest in our kit and we've even made some sales. Things are in fact looking better as far as our F-body department is concerned. As far as I can see these prices should boost sales and we'd be able to continue selling these kits for years to come. Anyways, thanks again for all the support.
01-30-2005, 02:21 PM
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As has been said already, now is the worst time of the year to try sell anything. People are tapped out after Chrismas. My retail business is suffering now too. Always has in January and February. Hang in there bro, sales will pick up once the tax money starts rolling in. Good luck man.