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    Quote Originally Posted by Gussie2000 View Post
    So approximetly how much each kit would come up for with all assembly parts included ?
    Without a SC I would think no more than AUD2500

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robbomaz View Post
    Without a SC I would think no more than AUD2500
    Pardon my misunderstannding,you said without the S/C ?
    I question meant the whole kit with every thing included
    Dakar was just the begining.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gussie2000 View Post
    Pardon my misunderstannding,you said without the S/C ?
    I question meant the whole kit with every thing included
    Sure, I understood that, but that was not what we are trying to do with this for these reasons:
    We are in daily contact with Alpinesport in South Africa and I can tell you the cost of the SC is the reason the Alpine kits are no longer available!
    Consider, for us to source a SC from California, ship it to us in AU, send it back to you in NY with the kit, adding shipping both ways, import duties and taxes that will be levied in BOTH countries would easily double the cost.

    We plan to supply every specialised part (snout support, idler pulley, crank pulley etc) you need in a kit from here, and a comprehensive list of the SIMPLE hardware (fasteners & hose clamps etc) required, as well as the EXACT spec of the SC which you can then get from Magnusson at their '48 states' pricing
    So you order a kit from us, and the SC from Cali, and the fasteners from a local supplier - 3 phone calls instead of one, and you save hundreds if not thousands of $:bgwp:
    I understand this would not appeal to everyone, and a full turn-key kit may follow later, but I know after the Aus and US govts have finished with us the kit will be expensive - even leaving it a no margin sideline - in the order of $6K or more.
    Dunno about you, but if I wanted to spend THAT kind of $ I would go buy the (compromised) off-the shelf kit from CAPA here - $8000 thank you!

    Rob

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robbomaz View Post
    Sure, I understood that, but that was not what we are trying to do with this for these reasons:
    We are in daily contact with Alpinesport in South Africa and I can tell you the cost of the SC is the reason the Alpine kits are no longer available!
    Consider, for us to source a SC from California, ship it to us in AU, send it back to you in NY with the kit, adding shipping both ways, import duties and taxes that will be levied in BOTH countries would easily double the cost.

    We plan to supply every specialised part (snout support, idler pulley, crank pulley etc) you need in a kit from here, and a comprehensive list of the SIMPLE hardware (fasteners & hose clamps etc) required, as well as the EXACT spec of the SC which you can then get from Magnusson at their '48 states' pricing
    So you order a kit from us, and the SC from Cali, and the fasteners from a local supplier - 3 phone calls instead of one, and you save hundreds if not thousands of $:bgwp:
    I understand this would not appeal to everyone, and a full turn-key kit may follow later, but I know after the Aus and US govts have finished with us the kit will be expensive - even leaving it a no margin sideline - in the order of $6K or more.
    Dunno about you, but if I wanted to spend THAT kind of $ I would go buy the (compromised) off-the shelf kit from CAPA here - $8000 thank you!

    Rob

    Hmmmmmmm.I got you;I'll give magnusson a buzz on the following days let me hear what they have to say about the manifold.

    Do you have the magnusson phone # so i can arrange the manifold right away ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gussie2000 View Post
    Hmmmmmmm.I got you;I'll give magnusson a buzz on the following days let me hear what they have to say about the manifold.

    Do you have the magnusson phone # so i can arrange the manifold right away ?
    http://www.magnusonproducts.com/wheretobuy.htm ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    Thank you !

    I'm dead serious about superblowing my horse.

    got few things in mind to do

    1 Paint my calipers,not sure about going red,black or silver
    2 Change the charcoal canister,gives me p0446 code,got to call merlin for availability

    3 Tire rotation,alignment & balancing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robbomaz View Post
    Sure, I understood that, but that was not what we are trying to do with this for these reasons:
    We are in daily contact with Alpinesport in South Africa and I can tell you the cost of the SC is the reason the Alpine kits are no longer available!
    Consider, for us to source a SC from California, ship it to us in AU, send it back to you in NY with the kit, adding shipping both ways, import duties and taxes that will be levied in BOTH countries would easily double the cost.

    We plan to supply every specialised part (snout support, idler pulley, crank pulley etc) you need in a kit from here, and a comprehensive list of the SIMPLE hardware (fasteners & hose clamps etc) required, as well as the EXACT spec of the SC which you can then get from Magnusson at their '48 states' pricing
    So you order a kit from us, and the SC from Cali, and the fasteners from a local supplier - 3 phone calls instead of one, and you save hundreds if not thousands of $:bgwp:
    I understand this would not appeal to everyone, and a full turn-key kit may follow later, but I know after the Aus and US govts have finished with us the kit will be expensive - even leaving it a no margin sideline - in the order of $6K or more.
    Dunno about you, but if I wanted to spend THAT kind of $ I would go buy the (compromised) off-the shelf kit from CAPA here - $8000 thank you!

    Rob
    I called magnusson this afternoon they don't carry any other but GM direct fit kits.

    Then i called this guys who rebuilt the manifold,he had the M90 for the 3,8L GM engines,he claim that i'll fit our engine;Can you confirm that info ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gussie2000 View Post
    I called magnusson this afternoon they don't carry any other but GM direct fit kits.

    Then i called this guys who rebuilt the manifold,he had the M90 for the 3,8L GM engines,he claim that i'll fit our engine;Can you confirm that info ?
    Sounds like you're getting directed to the wrong department!
    The GM SC is a M90, but will NOT fit our manifold. GM made a few mods
    Download the Magnusson catalog
    http://www.magnusonproducts.com/pdf/catalog.pdf

    Page 40 in the catalog is the unit that will fit

    Rob

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    Sorry rob i have not access to a PC right now;I'm using my blackberry but the cataloge pdf document is to large

    Which is magnusson M90 stock number ?

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    Rob that is not an M90,it's an MP1900 built for the pontiac G8.

    That's a huge S/C though,the intake is located opposite to the original VX air intake line which is a disadvantaged positition for air flow,the piping would be longer with this setup
    Do you have a plan B to go with another one in mind to replaced.
    I just got off with the magnusson,they told me they are up to built an MP90 for our engine,cost could around the $ 1000
    But they need our engine's manifold measurements to add the right nose/snout along with the pulley which will settle for the 5 psi.
    Does any one have that measurements ?
    Last edited by Gussie2000 : 06/05/2009 at 10:07 AM

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