I’m honestly wishing I had not bought the last $6,000 ADC T3/T4 turbo kit.
Why?
I don't think you need to feel bad Jim, your stuffs are a totally different beast. I know it's costing a little bit more, but considering even Burrita's kit, with stainless steel pipings, headers, battery relocation kit, and a water-air intercooler/pump swap options, will certainly push $4000 and up.
One of the reason for Joey to offer a kit at lower price is to build up reputation for the new shop. He is next to making nothing on the kit. The audience/prospect customers for the kit, on the other hand, will not be able to afford a nice kit like ADC's. It's a fact the current demographic of CSVT owners' average age is in the twenties. There are many things with higher priority than a Turbo kit. That's the reason ADC was not able to sell more kits, so the price can never go down for that reason.
Another thing, timing is the key. When you had the enthusiasm to build a super CSVT, the ADC kit was the only thing available. So you went ahead to secure the very last kit ever made. It was the correct decision since I know financing is not any problem for you. Heck, as late as last December Warmonger in one of his post even mentioned that he saw no reason/no market to build a kit. He would have done that if it was 2002. So no body knew there would be this kit coming even himself. Even so, you have the nice kit in your hands while everybody else (well, most) is still in the saving plan. Not to get it installed by now, on the other hand, is another story. However after things you have been through recently, and the missing of a big garage, no one can blame you on that, so you should not give yourself any hard time either.
I am sure when your kit is done you can get Warmonger to tune your car and I believe he will love to do that. It's better than ADC tuning anyway, so why worry about ADC's service? Oh, if you contact Tom now I believe you can get the 'buddy' deal too. :laugh:
So cheer up my friend. Even though I am set on a Burrita kit, I still can't stop :drool: on your kit :shocked::laugh: