Note to self "do not lose or misplace NOS stuff" Your wallet will suffer
Note to self "do not lose or misplace NOS stuff" Your wallet will suffer Over the past year I have decided to do different things which caused me to spend plenty on fittings. ranging from $5-$30 each. 
Well today I had to call a shop becuase when I removed my plate system after the wreck I forgot to grab the little bracket from the alternator, 8 bolts, and four washers. $66 later they are being shipped
I needed it and do not have time to piece this kit together at OSH so I had to take it in the shorts. So I tell you, when r/r is in place keep your **** together. This is all my fault, but could have easily been avoided.
In the end I realize there is a ton of R and D in these kits so profit needs to be made. This is not a bash for ANYONE just a realization of how much the small things cost. Most see a $300 kit and think they will have a perfect Nitrous kit. Think again
Well today I had to call a shop becuase when I removed my plate system after the wreck I forgot to grab the little bracket from the alternator, 8 bolts, and four washers. $66 later they are being shipped I needed it and do not have time to piece this kit together at OSH so I had to take it in the shorts. So I tell you, when r/r is in place keep your **** together. This is all my fault, but could have easily been avoided. In the end I realize there is a ton of R and D in these kits so profit needs to be made. This is not a bash for ANYONE just a realization of how much the small things cost. Most see a $300 kit and think they will have a perfect Nitrous kit. Think again
I started with a $300 kit a few years ago. Now I'm putting a fogger kit on and decided to go with rails instead of distribution blocks. Well the 16 fittings I need for the rails are about $8(130) a piece at most places. I finally found a place to get them at $6 a piece but kept looking. Well it paid off I found them for $2 each.
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I get most of my fittings from my work, that helps out ALOT. You should have seen the look on my face when I walked into the maintence building and discovered pretty much a whole wall of AN and NPT fittings.
I asked the manager if he cared that I took a few of them and he said to go ahead and get whatever I need, he told me that they hardly ever even use that stuff. I was in heaven.
I asked the manager if he cared that I took a few of them and he said to go ahead and get whatever I need, he told me that they hardly ever even use that stuff. I was in heaven.
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I get most of my fittings from my work, that helps out ALOT. You should have seen the look on my face when I walked into the maintence building and discovered pretty much a whole wall of AN and NPT fittings.
I asked the manager if he cared that I took a few of them and he said to go ahead and get whatever I need, he told me that they hardly ever even use that stuff. I was in heaven.
I asked the manager if he cared that I took a few of them and he said to go ahead and get whatever I need, he told me that they hardly ever even use that stuff. I was in heaven.
I get most of my fittings from my work, that helps out ALOT. You should have seen the look on my face when I walked into the maintence building and discovered pretty much a whole wall of AN and NPT fittings.
I asked the manager if he cared that I took a few of them and he said to go ahead and get whatever I need, he told me that they hardly ever even use that stuff. I was in heaven.
I asked the manager if he cared that I took a few of them and he said to go ahead and get whatever I need, he told me that they hardly ever even use that stuff. I was in heaven.
I used to work at a company that built gas analyzers. they would use all stainless steel fittings on all connections. that **** was way expensive.
I thought I got a great deal on a NX maf kit for $500. Well that was about half the purchase price of the kit but with all of the extra B.S. that you need and should have, I'm still in it for about $1,000. But that still a bit cheaper than the $10k it would have cost me to go turbo.
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From: windsor, ont. canada - Home of the fastest LT1 6spd.
you don't even want to know how much i have spent on jets alone! 8 jets at a time, i have almost every jet from .030 - .040, in a qty of 16 or 8, lol!! I even have alot of the low .020's as well. fun for the 125 hp - 225 hp shots 
Robert