Callaway vs. ?????
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St. Jude Donor '10
again....no...I looked the the Callaway cars....no guages ...nothing.... just a sticker saying Callaway...to much for to little IMO.
I own a Maggie powered C5 FWIW...been on the car for 35K miles issues installed by Mike Norris....zero issues....I paid $13k which included the blower,guages, tune, install, MCM hood and paint work...
I own a Maggie powered C5 FWIW...been on the car for 35K miles issues installed by Mike Norris....zero issues....I paid $13k which included the blower,guages, tune, install, MCM hood and paint work...
Le Mans Master
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From: Greater Detroit Metro MI, when I'm not travelling.
Hang on...I thought we were talking CARB cert? Thats what you said. LPE was 100% EPA compliant with a warranty...their website says they aren't.
Then you showed me your CARB tag but fail on the headers.
Now the argument is that you can fix your own motor when it breaks and save all that money. Youre all over the board man. Fixing means not driving, a lot of guys want to go out, hit the button, and take off. For guys with the money, peace of mind, exclusivity, resale are worth it.
Perhaps Im biased as I spent this weekend cruising in Ft Lauderdale in a Callaway C16. The reaction to the car is almost scary. People flying up next to you to get a look, constant waves and thumbs up. Riding in that car on A1A makes one feel like a celebrity so many people pointing and looking.
Then you showed me your CARB tag but fail on the headers.
Now the argument is that you can fix your own motor when it breaks and save all that money. Youre all over the board man. Fixing means not driving, a lot of guys want to go out, hit the button, and take off. For guys with the money, peace of mind, exclusivity, resale are worth it.
Perhaps Im biased as I spent this weekend cruising in Ft Lauderdale in a Callaway C16. The reaction to the car is almost scary. People flying up next to you to get a look, constant waves and thumbs up. Riding in that car on A1A makes one feel like a celebrity so many people pointing and looking.
And then you say I am all over the board?
The Callaway C16 is a $170,000 car. What the hell does that have to do with what we are discussing here?
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I am definately still interested. I'd like to thank everyone for all of their replies. I haven't had time to reply since Friday.
With emisions compliance, it's my understanding that anything we install must be carb certified. That's ok with me. I'm not going to get into the virtues or pitfalls of a roots type blower vs. centrifugal setup. I will however state that if we were doing a power adder of our own it would likely be a tvs blower.
I wish I could be more specific about where we are but we are not a supporting dealer/ vendor as of yet and I don't want to be seen as advertising until we are. That wouldn't be fair to any of the other companies that support this forum.
We will be making a decision within the next few days. Whenever we do we will become a supporting dealer and let you guys know what we will be offering as far as product and services.
Again thanks to all and if you have anything further to add to the discusion please do.
With emisions compliance, it's my understanding that anything we install must be carb certified. That's ok with me. I'm not going to get into the virtues or pitfalls of a roots type blower vs. centrifugal setup. I will however state that if we were doing a power adder of our own it would likely be a tvs blower.
I wish I could be more specific about where we are but we are not a supporting dealer/ vendor as of yet and I don't want to be seen as advertising until we are. That wouldn't be fair to any of the other companies that support this forum.
We will be making a decision within the next few days. Whenever we do we will become a supporting dealer and let you guys know what we will be offering as far as product and services.
Again thanks to all and if you have anything further to add to the discusion please do.
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
Seriously? I guess ECS puts out dozens of useless powered timebombs a year then?
This thread is straying off course from the op's original intent. Bowtie Guy, it would probably be a little easier to market and sell a Callaway or LPE car. However you will not be building your name up as a custom Corvette tuner/builder. Perhaps you could start off selling Callaway/LPE and gauge your customer's interest. The ones that can afford it will order them. If some seem turned away by the price maybe you can offer them a similar package of your own on a per-order basis for a fraction of the cost. Selling both and slowly building your reputation.
This thread is straying off course from the op's original intent. Bowtie Guy, it would probably be a little easier to market and sell a Callaway or LPE car. However you will not be building your name up as a custom Corvette tuner/builder. Perhaps you could start off selling Callaway/LPE and gauge your customer's interest. The ones that can afford it will order them. If some seem turned away by the price maybe you can offer them a similar package of your own on a per-order basis for a fraction of the cost. Selling both and slowly building your reputation.
