Originally posted by Saturnk1:
Originally posted by Bruce Herring:
[b]$2000 won't get you much more than an intercooler kit. maybee an intercooler kit and a water spray system for the cooler......
Turbo kits (properly engineered kits that is) for any vehicle will set you back around $4000.... so $4500 is not an unreasonable price. Look at the flyin miata turbo kits for example... these are great kits and they cost around $4000.
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How do you know they would still be making a profit? Perhaps they
might cover parts costs. But how much $$$ is investing in the shop that's doing the engineering. Those people who are doing the calculations, measurements and tuning are not free. They have to be paid as well. The electricity, water and whatnot for that shop costs money as well.
Then there will be those who call up with questions after purchasing the kit, after sales support. That has to cost something as well.
Profit is not illegal, nor immoral. In fact, profit is necessary for our economy to grow. Unless you work for some hospital, university or government, your employer better turn a profit, or you will be out of a job.
If the price is wrong, no one will buy it. But I believe if the kit is very well engineered, people will pay.
But as others have said, if you think it can be done for less than $2K, then get to it, get your kit to market. Otherwise, I politely ask you to reserve judgement or provide some actual proof that this kit can be engineered and delivered to the user for 2K, then by all means, show your work.
Thanks for reading my rant.
TB
Come to the National Meet, perhaps you will see the results there.
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