Power Kits? What works and is not overated?
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So Leo....may I ask what evidence you have to show that we're selling "parts that don't work"?
We have sold probably close to 100 of our full 65mm and 68mm power kits and have never had a complaint. We support our customers through and through, and offer a product which is completely unique to us. No one else can make over 800 whp on VTG turbos. No one else makes custom carbon fiber parts in house. And certainly no one else warranties their customers' cars and guarantees their product results like we do! You seem to have a lot of criticism and dislike for us, considering you have very little to no experience with our product.
So...I'll extend an invitation. On May 11th we are having our Spring Open House event here from 9am-1pm. I have a 2008 997 Turbo here at the shop fully equipped with our 68mm Power Kit. Come to the open house and I will personally give you a ride in that car as long as you like. No hard feelings....clean slate. I invite you to come see our facility and our parts first hand. THEN...you can come back online and tell everyone our parts don't work.
This invitation is also extended to anyone else who might be in the area on the 11th to come check out our Open House. It'll be a fun day with free food, free beverages, and close to 100 other Porsche enthusiasts to chat with. You can also check out our shop and talk to the team. The owner of this particular 997 Turbo which is equipped with our full 68mm kit has been gracious enough to allow me to drive his car if anyone else would like to see what it's all about.
I apologize if I didn't know how to express myself, believe or not I'm one of your customers (no a very important customer because I don't have a lot of $$$ to spend on my car like I wish)
I made a big mistake by saying "parts that don't work" what I really meant is that you can have almost the same results without the air intake, ypipes,plenum, headers and the bigger throttle body.
For what I read in this forum and some other forums the main source of power from those kits are the turbos, intercoolers, tune and exhaust.
Please I will like if you can explain to me why those parts are important and how many HP i could get and I promise you next week I be getting the ypipes, plenum, gt3 throttle body and headers from you (I already have the air intake Werks 1)
Thank you
Last edited by LeoLambo; May 1, 2013 at 10:16 AM.
Tom
I apologize if I didn't know how to express myself, believe or not I'm one of your customers (no a very important customer because I don't have a lot of $$$ to spend on my car like I wish)
I made a big mistake by saying "parts that don't work" what I really meant is that you can have almost the same results without the air intake, ypipes,plenum, headers and the bigger throttle body.
For what I read in this forum and some other forums the main source of power from those kits are the turbos, intercoolers, tune and exhaust.
Please I will like if you can explain to me why those parts are important and how many HP i could get and I promise you next week I be getting the ypipes, plenum, gt3 throttle body and headers from you (I already have the air intake Werks 1)
Thank you
I apologize if I didn't know how to express myself, believe or not I'm one of your customers (no a very important customer because I don't have a lot of $$$ to spend on my car like I wish)
I made a big mistake by saying "parts that don't work" what I really meant is that you can have almost the same results without the air intake, ypipes,plenum, headers and the bigger throttle body.
For what I read in this forum and some other forums the main source of power from those kits are the turbos, intercoolers, tune and exhaust.
Please I will like if you can explain to me why those parts are important and how many HP i could get and I promise you next week I be getting the ypipes, plenum, gt3 throttle body and headers from you (I already have the air intake Werks 1)
Thank you
And for the record...every customer is important to me. Heck...I have even spent HOURS on the phone or email with guys who have never bought a single part from me. I do it because I like to help, and maybe some day that person will become a customer. Maybe not...but it's just my nature...I like helping people out.
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Do you have a goal in mind?
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Do you have a tuner? Or are you putting this together on the fly? Often times, you will spend much more $$$ with end user trial and error of various parts and getting Scott to get it to work together rather than going with a single tuner who will put together a sequence of modifications that suit your needs.
Do you have a goal in mind?
Fabspeed exhaust (sold)
Fabspeed air filter (sold)
BMC air filter ( i like it but I upgrade it for Werks1 intake) just for looks
911tune catless exhaust (pending)
Softronic (the only good upgrade so far)
I ask a lot of question only because I want to learn and I don't wanna buy things that are not very good.
I don't really have a gold but 500whp will be nice lol
Last edited by LeoLambo; May 1, 2013 at 11:09 AM.
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I guess my only advice to you is to talk to Scott and keep him in the loop as you make your choices. He's worked on everything from the basic exhaust + ECU tune, all the way up to race vehicles...before you spend more money, I think he'd be able to give you some advice on what works and what doesn't.
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I guess my only advice to you is to talk to Scott and keep him in the loop as you make your choices. He's worked on everything from the basic exhaust + ECU tune, all the way up to race vehicles...before you spend more money, I think he'd be able to give you some advice on what works and what doesn't.
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No problem Leo. Please come to our open house on May 11th. I think you'll be very happy to take a tour of our shop and we can talk some more in person.
And for the record...every customer is important to me. Heck...I have even spent HOURS on the phone or email with guys who have never bought a single part from me. I do it because I like to help, and maybe some day that person will become a customer. Maybe not...but it's just my nature...I like helping people out.
Last edited by LeoLambo; May 1, 2013 at 12:07 PM.
I really think you should come take a ride in this 68mm power kit car on May 11th...you might like it.
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That will be good! Specially if you let me drive the 68mm (just kidding)
I have V-Box now...and the customer said he's willing to do it...so we'll see
Can't let you drive, but we can definitely go for a ride....you'll enjoy it trust me.
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Even with the basic hardware setup on this car, this customer has not lost to another VTG car at any of the Shift Sector event it has attended. I'd say mid to high 6's 60-130 (at 900 elevation) with just turbos, exhaust and 997.2 intercoolers is a pretty nice bang for your buck.
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Is it a Tip? (and does it have a good radar detector?)
It's a 6 Speed with the full 68mm kit. Not sure about the radar..lol
There will also be a couple customer with our full billet 65mm kit here as well...two are tiptronics and one is manual.
There will also be a couple customer with our full billet 65mm kit here as well...two are tiptronics and one is manual.
Last edited by Tom@Champion; May 1, 2013 at 02:54 PM.
