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I don't advertise on these forums, so I won't address your statements. Suffice it to say that I haven't made any money from the production of these.Lextreme said:So to do the math, you initial cost is about $4,000 and you are selling the first 20 sets at $380 each. I would assume for production (30 pieces) would cost you about $175-$250 each. If you are selling it at $380 each. You will profiting about $130 each. To produce 30 pieces it would cost you about $7,500 plus the initial R&D ($5,000). So you put in total of $12,500, but yet you only getting $7,600 for now. So from you are loosing $4,900. The second batch you are selling at $750 and you will be profiting $500 each. Then you need to sell additional 10 more pieces to recovery your investment. As stated you are selling at the market price? What is the market price for the adapter? For the 10 adapters you might not see the money coming back for the next 2 years or so. Honestly, if you really spent that kind of money as u stated, I really think u made a bad investment.
Let's examine that... They cut the flange off, and rewelded the Lexus flange back on to the cut bellhousing. There's a distinct chance that the line up was not true. If nothing else but from the warping of the parent material under heat. Plus, you're watching a TV show... there may be things that happened behind the scenes that they didnt' show you. As in machining the face true, and as in wallowing out the holes slightly to ensure everything went in. Last I heard they have no plans to release this option as a kit, and that's probably for good reason.lextreme said:I was watching Rod Millen's IS430 project. They did the samething with the 3UZFE with V160 6 speed tranny. They didnot use the laser guided alignment or all those fancy tools. They did it without it. I hope you are not using fear tactics to scare off beginners.
I'm not here to scare off beginners, but beginners as well as yourselves should be asking these questions. If you are satisfied with how something is produced enough to push high HP levels through it, then by all means, feel free to run it. It's your nickel.
Everybody understandably want "proof", and accurate measuring equipment is where the proof starts. It's either right, or it is wrong.
Eric