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  1. #1
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    Update!

    Ok folks, sorry for the delay!
    I have manifold pricing - Price is Aussie dollars.

    Qty 5 - AUD1278.
    Qty 10 - AUD1205

    I am sorry this is a bit over what I estimated, apparently the cost of the raw aluminium is responsible.

    We are not quite finalised on some small details, but I am now satisfied enough to start taking payments from interested parties.

    Please PM me for details on how to make secure payment.
    Please post any other questions here.
    Blown Soozoos here we come!
    Last edited by Robbomaz : 06/22/2009 at 07:48 PM

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    S/C Parts and Costs

    We should go over what is required to have a complete kit--

    The M90 - $275 USD from EBAY
    Bypass actuator with shaft and butterfly disk. From Magnuson
    Inlet housing for mounting the throttle body, bypass actuator
    (Or not, if side positions are used. Consider conflict with EGR Valve)
    Inlet housing gasket
    Belt
    Oil
    An idler pulley with supporting adjustable bracket
    A crank pulley
    A manifold between the S/C and the heads with injector ports
    Manifold to head gaskets 2
    S/C to manifold gasket
    A nose housing with a bearing supported shaft and pulley
    A nose gasket
    Fuel rails with housing for fuel pressure valve -2
    Brackets for throttle cable mounting
    Fuel rail connection hose and vacuum hoses
    Various bolts of suitable lengths

    I have probably missed things. Others can chime in.
    The manifold and inlet cover are the largest cast aluminum items.

    The Old Alpine kit cost about $3600. USD with S/C.

    Your plan was –
    "I envisage the cost WITHOUT the SC to be around AUD $2000-2500, (About 1000 USD) add that USD 275 S/C and you have a bargain basement price installation!"

    "We plan to supply every specialized 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."

    If the manifold now will cost $1000 USD rather than $500 USD.
    How much will the back inlet housing cost?
    How much will the nose and pulley cost from Magnuson?
    The Kit US import costs?

    Can you bring this into better focus?
    Thanks, Roy

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    Roy
    Thanks for your interest

    Alpinesport have mentioned that the inlet pipe and throttle body mounts *may* be included in the manifold price. Sorry to be vague, they are very enthusiastic about doing this, but at the same time have been hard to pin down.

    MSC quoted me USD325 for nose & pulley assy. Snout dimension on this app will be a standard generic MSC dimension, whether this is achieved by purchase or rework of the Ebay snout

    MSC quoted USD63 all up for all bypass parts

    Bypass mounts on the left of the SC looking at the car from the front. It clears the EGR

    Snout support, idlers and drive pulleys looking to be around AUD600

    US import costs I have no idea. For me to bring items into Australia as personal imports if the $ value is below AUD1000 there is no duty or tax levied, the US may have something similar. It is not something I have been able to get a clear answer on. Like bureaucrats the world over, if they don't know the answer saying 'you pay' is safest for them!

    The old Alpine kit was underpriced - Alpinesport said as much to us, but they used more "interesting" language! The USD/Rand exchange rate ended up killing it.

    The exchange rate varies from day to day....the trend has been for the AUD to increase in value against the USD - it has been as low as 50c - currently 80c, so it isn't as cheap for you as it was a few months back

    Anything unique to this project we will make available, anything generic we will provide enough detail to enable sourcing.
    Hope this helps
    Rob
    Last edited by Robbomaz : 06/22/2009 at 11:33 PM

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