Supercharger

[RamAirZ]

You can also increase fuel pressure for additional fuel up to the point that the ecu can still lean it enough when off boost.

After a certain point fuel pressure becomes diminishing return though and only atomises the spray better.

John C.

Ya, an FMU would work but only to a point and it's not the safest way to do it. For 8psi though I'd run it.

[vt_maverick]

So what is the end goal Rob? Just to get a S/C up and running on your VX, or to develop your own kit for resale?

Forgive me if this was explained earlier in the thread, I'm reading the forum on my BlackBerry so I don't have the hour required to read back through the entire thread.

[Petos]

So what is the end goal Rob? Just to get a S/C up and running on your VX, or to develop your own kit for resale?

Definitely not the first option.. since Rob doesn't have a VX to begin with

[Robbomaz]

So what is the end goal Rob? Just to get a S/C up and running on your VX, or to develop your own kit for resale?

Forgive me if this was explained earlier in the thread, I'm reading the forum on my BlackBerry so I don't have the hour required to read back through the entire thread.

Developing the kit for sale is the goal, supercharging my own Isuzu crossbreed on the way All the major parts for 8 kits are sitting in my garage!

There are quite a few people waiting for us to get this sorted, it has taken about twice as long as expected due mostly to the casual attitude of Alpine

[PK]

Developing the kit for sale is the goal, supercharging my own Isuzu crossbreed on the way All the major parts for 8 kits are sitting in my garage!

There are quite a few people waiting for us to get this sorted, it has taken about twice as long as expected due mostly to the casual attitude of Alpine

Have you got buyers for all your kits??

If not, do you have a price yet??

I am in Tassie, so could do a test fit of all components on a VX before you send any kits to the USA if that is any help.

PK

[Robbomaz]

Have you got buyers for all your kits??

If not, do you have a price yet??

I am in Tassie, so could do a test fit of all components on a VX before you send any kits to the USA if that is any help.

PK

We haven't sold any kits - 3 are accounted for here by the main protagonists of the kit revival, which should have left 7 for sale, but Alpine STILL have not come up with the missing parts, so in reality we will have 5, perhaps 6 at a slightly higher price (given that we paid Alpine for 10 sets of parts)

[Robbomaz]

A couple of questions for Those That Went Before:
Anyone remember what the original Alpine kit sold for?

And did anyone end up buying one of those $250 SCs Magnusson sold on eBay? (we bought four)

[Ldub]

A couple of questions for Those That Went Before:
Anyone remember what the original Alpine kit sold for?

And did anyone end up buying one of those $250 SCs Magnusson sold on eBay? (we bought four)

Mine was right around 3k...IIRC, I pulled the trigger when Tone had a sale price of $2800.00.

Easily spent another $200 on peripherals, tools, heater hose, anti freeze, this that & the other.

One of the best smiles per mile investments since I bought the truck...

[vt_maverick]

I think the Alpine kit was like $500 or something.

J/k, I think it was at least $2500 or possibly as high as $3500. But please please please try to keep it lower if you can, especially for those of us in the States who will get absolutely RAPED on the shipping.

[newthings]

I bot one.
Roy

[Robbomaz]

I think the Alpine kit was like $500 or something.

J/k, I think it was at least $2500 or possibly as high as $3500. But please please please try to keep it lower if you can, especially for those of us in the States who will get absolutely RAPED on the shipping.

Awwww c'mon! We were planning to be buying Steve Jobs out of Apple with the profits

I do know Alpine made no money on their kits - and our plan was always to cover costs while making a bunch of Isuzu drivers grin like idiots rather than apply retail margins.

We have sunk about $16K into this so far.......and Alpine still owe us intake pipes and fuel rails, which they have been promising for months.

We will get there! Regarding shipping if a few guys in the US end up wanting them I reckon something could be worked out that wouldnt involve dropping the pants & bending over....

[WormGod]

Ah, Alpine made you a promise.... give up. They made me promises for roughly 3 years. A promise that has never been fulfilled.

I was one of the few that bought it way back when first offered by Tone. I believe it was like $3200. Of course, it sat for many years in a box in my basement till I decided to go ahead and install it. All has been great.... though I can't find a decent boost gauge. Been through 2 already and just not happy with them.

[RamAirZ]

What brand gauges? And not happy with the look or something? I ran Auto Meter for my last boosted vehicle with no issues. Had a GlowShift one in the VX that worked good but never saw boost before I got rid of it.

[AlaskaVX]

The kits originally went for 3,000 and he had a sale at 2800 once and I waited and he had a "super sale" around Christmas and I couldn't resist... I picked it up for 2600 I think. Around 2850 total, shipped to AK.

[SouthJ1]

I realllllly want to get a supercharger for my vx really bad