WeaponX ported TB - 12hp increase!
Melting Slicks
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It would be nice if the OP Ben@WeaponX could chime in in reference to the group buy. Seems like he is posting everywhere else but here.
Lots of potential customers waiting.
If you can do it great, if not let us know, not a problem at all.
Looking forward to your response.
Lots of potential customers waiting.
If you can do it great, if not let us know, not a problem at all.
Looking forward to your response.
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From: Orange County CA
It would be nice if the OP Ben@WeaponX could chime in in reference to the group buy. Seems like he is posting everywhere else but here.
Lots of potential customers waiting.
If you can do it great, if not let us know, not a problem at all.
Looking forward to your response.
Lots of potential customers waiting.
If you can do it great, if not let us know, not a problem at all.
Looking forward to your response.
Exactly same here waiting to here back Ben@WeaponX
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
Oh, come on guys... cut Ben a break. 
If you look at how many different fires he has burning at the moment, you'll see why he's getting a little behind.
I'm guessing (just guessing, no clue) he's doing these by hand, so while a GB is a great idea, it might be a time constraint issue, core issue, etc.
It may not be that easy to get 25 new cores all at once - and remember, that initial investment just sits there since he's refunding core charges.
So for a group buy, he may have to shell out $5-7,000 for those cores. Not terrible if you're doing hundreds, but if you all do them at once, he just gets stuck with a lot of cores and is way behind on time and money. Now, if you wanted to send them in without a core exchange, that's an entirely different conversation to have...
Just food for thought, that's all.
If you look at how many different fires he has burning at the moment, you'll see why he's getting a little behind.I'm guessing (just guessing, no clue) he's doing these by hand, so while a GB is a great idea, it might be a time constraint issue, core issue, etc.
It may not be that easy to get 25 new cores all at once - and remember, that initial investment just sits there since he's refunding core charges.
So for a group buy, he may have to shell out $5-7,000 for those cores. Not terrible if you're doing hundreds, but if you all do them at once, he just gets stuck with a lot of cores and is way behind on time and money. Now, if you wanted to send them in without a core exchange, that's an entirely different conversation to have...
Just food for thought, that's all.
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St. Jude Donor '14
It would be nice if the OP Ben@WeaponX could chime in in reference to the group buy. Seems like he is posting everywhere else but here.
Lots of potential customers waiting.
If you can do it great, if not let us know, not a problem at all.
Looking forward to your response.
Lots of potential customers waiting.
If you can do it great, if not let us know, not a problem at all.
Looking forward to your response.
Ah sorry fellas, I've had this window open but haven't chimed in because I was waiting to hear back on supplies. I've had a lot of TBs ordered for weeks and I'm told GM will only release a few at a time (I believe 5) due to restrictions, so it's been a little daunting trying to get all of the orders we have in done. Some guys are requesting they be sent new TBs, but sending back used cores for the core charge. I've tried to accommodate where I can there, but logistically it's slowing things down so I need to address this as well.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
Bingo. You're hitting constraints - only option is to do multiple dealers, and that's not cheap or fun to have to do.Hopefully people understood what I was trying to get across in my last post.
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Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '14
By popular demand I guess?! 
I'll do a 10 spot for the GB. Retail is $499 shipped. The up front price will be $459 shipped and you'll be refunded $249 when the core comes back.
I am limited to the supplies from GM on the TBs right now, so I'm working through this. All TBs sent are in perfect working condition. I won't differentiate between new and "practically new" cored used to go out and that's really only fair since you guys are sending in used cores. Trust me, TB failures are extremely rare these days and I can't even think of one in recent years for that matter. Just know that they're all inspected and cleaned and if there are any issues whatsoever, I stand behind them and will get you another unit immediately.
The same is said for customer satisfaction, you can try the TB and if for any reason you're unhappy with it, simply return it instead of your core for a full refund.
So, I'll get this started now and it'll give us a chance to get the cores in and going. All regularly purchased orders are already in the works and will ship when completed without having to wait for the GB.
and... we're... off!
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I'll do a 10 spot for the GB. Retail is $499 shipped. The up front price will be $459 shipped and you'll be refunded $249 when the core comes back.
I am limited to the supplies from GM on the TBs right now, so I'm working through this. All TBs sent are in perfect working condition. I won't differentiate between new and "practically new" cored used to go out and that's really only fair since you guys are sending in used cores. Trust me, TB failures are extremely rare these days and I can't even think of one in recent years for that matter. Just know that they're all inspected and cleaned and if there are any issues whatsoever, I stand behind them and will get you another unit immediately.
The same is said for customer satisfaction, you can try the TB and if for any reason you're unhappy with it, simply return it instead of your core for a full refund.
So, I'll get this started now and it'll give us a chance to get the cores in and going. All regularly purchased orders are already in the works and will ship when completed without having to wait for the GB.
and... we're... off!
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From: Saint Louis MO
St. Jude Donor '14-'15
2. Would be all over this if I didn't already have one.
3. This GB will be filled in less than 24 hours.
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From: CA
By popular demand I guess?!
I'll do a 10 spot for the GB. Retail is $499 shipped. The up front price will be $459 shipped and you'll be refunded $249 when the core comes back.
I am limited to the supplies from GM on the TBs right now, so I'm working through this. All TBs sent are in perfect working condition. I won't differentiate between new and "practically new" cored used to go out and that's really only fair since you guys are sending in used cores. Trust me, TB failures are extremely rare these days and I can't even think of one in recent years for that matter. Just know that they're all inspected and cleaned and if there are any issues whatsoever, I stand behind them and will get you another unit immediately.
The same is said for customer satisfaction, you can try the TB and if for any reason you're unhappy with it, simply return it instead of your core for a full refund.
So, I'll get this started now and it'll give us a chance to get the cores in and going. All regularly purchased orders are already in the works and will ship when completed without having to wait for the GB.
and... we're... off!
I'll do a 10 spot for the GB. Retail is $499 shipped. The up front price will be $459 shipped and you'll be refunded $249 when the core comes back.
I am limited to the supplies from GM on the TBs right now, so I'm working through this. All TBs sent are in perfect working condition. I won't differentiate between new and "practically new" cored used to go out and that's really only fair since you guys are sending in used cores. Trust me, TB failures are extremely rare these days and I can't even think of one in recent years for that matter. Just know that they're all inspected and cleaned and if there are any issues whatsoever, I stand behind them and will get you another unit immediately.
The same is said for customer satisfaction, you can try the TB and if for any reason you're unhappy with it, simply return it instead of your core for a full refund.
So, I'll get this started now and it'll give us a chance to get the cores in and going. All regularly purchased orders are already in the works and will ship when completed without having to wait for the GB.
and... we're... off!
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By popular demand I guess?!
I'll do a 10 spot for the GB. Retail is $499 shipped. The up front price will be $459 shipped and you'll be refunded $249 when the core comes back.
I am limited to the supplies from GM on the TBs right now, so I'm working through this. All TBs sent are in perfect working condition. I won't differentiate between new and "practically new" cored used to go out and that's really only fair since you guys are sending in used cores. Trust me, TB failures are extremely rare these days and I can't even think of one in recent years for that matter. Just know that they're all inspected and cleaned and if there are any issues whatsoever, I stand behind them and will get you another unit immediately.
The same is said for customer satisfaction, you can try the TB and if for any reason you're unhappy with it, simply return it instead of your core for a full refund.
So, I'll get this started now and it'll give us a chance to get the cores in and going. All regularly purchased orders are already in the works and will ship when completed without having to wait for the GB.
and... we're... off!
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I'll do a 10 spot for the GB. Retail is $499 shipped. The up front price will be $459 shipped and you'll be refunded $249 when the core comes back.
I am limited to the supplies from GM on the TBs right now, so I'm working through this. All TBs sent are in perfect working condition. I won't differentiate between new and "practically new" cored used to go out and that's really only fair since you guys are sending in used cores. Trust me, TB failures are extremely rare these days and I can't even think of one in recent years for that matter. Just know that they're all inspected and cleaned and if there are any issues whatsoever, I stand behind them and will get you another unit immediately.
The same is said for customer satisfaction, you can try the TB and if for any reason you're unhappy with it, simply return it instead of your core for a full refund.
So, I'll get this started now and it'll give us a chance to get the cores in and going. All regularly purchased orders are already in the works and will ship when completed without having to wait for the GB.
and... we're... off!
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Last edited by ws6ta444; May 15, 2014 at 10:15 AM.
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I'm in. Are these hand ported or CNC machined?
Also if they get done before dyno day, I'll swap mine in parking lot if you have it and hand you the core right away.
2. s_c5519
3. M3GUY01
4. Lag blue stingray
5. Magister Ludi
6. WS6TA444
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I'm in. Are these hand ported or CNC machined?
Also if they get done before dyno day, I'll swap mine in parking lot if you have it and hand you the core right away.
