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Posted by: Lawrence914-6 Apr 2 2003, 06:11 PM

Anyone (hint, hint) got the skinny on a possible stainless 914/6 heat exchangers from SSI?

-Rusty
Pissed off at my 914/6 today

Posted by: seanery Apr 2 2003, 06:30 PM

Is it because your license plate is crooked?

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 Apr 2 2003, 06:34 PM

No, it's because I can't take straight pictures.

-Rusty

Posted by: airsix Apr 2 2003, 07:11 PM

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 Apr 4 2003, 02:18 PM

I'll rattle the cage again...

Posted by: fuch toy Apr 4 2003, 07:39 PM

I hear Missouri is getting a new zoo, they are gonna put a fence around Iowa.....

Posted by: Brad Roberts Apr 4 2003, 11:14 PM

LB,

I cant comment anymore on future products. It makes the phone ring every time I "breathe" something about a new idea or product. Phone ringing= sales, but phone ringing asking about products that dont exist is killing us.


They will happen. When is the question. Right now they are not on the priority list. Its more of a personal project for JohnD and I since we both have "914" in our blood. I'm excited about the project, but I know it wont make any money. Put it this way: it will be my gift to the 914 industry. They will easily be the best available.

B

Posted by: campbellcj Apr 5 2003, 01:47 AM

I'm still game for some SSI 914-6 race headers....

Didn't you learn about selling vaporware in your IT days? Invent a new product, test the market, close a few deals, THEN build it... I am going to DC tomorrow to pitch a product that was just invented and prototyped in the past week. High vapor content.

Posted by: Brad Roberts Apr 5 2003, 01:49 AM

Race headers could be done quickly. Its the tooling for the heat that is a be-otch.

Ahh yes.. Vaporware..

Hey.. you hiring ?? I could be your personal 914 guy... LOL


B

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 Apr 5 2003, 08:07 AM

You and Dunkle are going in on this together, Brad?

Curiouser and curiouser,
Rusty

Posted by: seanery Apr 5 2003, 09:08 AM

Rusty,

My guess would be NO, different John D!!!

Don't you remember the December public battle. I doubt we see those two being civil to each other.

Hey Brad did JD sign up for the club and lurk?

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 Apr 5 2003, 09:47 AM

I vaguely remember something, but December was a busy month with the holidays and getting ready for a January deployment and all.

-Rusty

Posted by: campbellcj Apr 5 2003, 11:17 AM

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 Apr 5 2003, 11:58 AM

Ahhh, thank you, Chris.

Posted by: Brad Roberts Apr 5 2003, 01:44 PM

Seanery.. and all

I cannot have bad blood in this industry. It is too fragile. There is no bad blood bewteen Dunk and I. I just dont have time for Rennlist right now and I dont enjoy the format... so I started my own with focus on the 914. What happened in Dec. is done and over. Dunk and I wrote back in forth in private several times after the "event". I feel Rennlist will be very important in the future for SSI sales and I cannot burn that bridge. In the past.. I wasnt very careful with slamming other peoples products. NOW I have to really think twice about what I write or say (even here) even if I know the truth. The false claims from other vendors (exhaust) makes me PUKE. I now know the industry pretty well and most Porsche owners are being sold shit..


B

Posted by: madd_dogg_914 Apr 5 2003, 05:35 PM

I was just looking around on the net. Anyone ever see/use these before. I have only heard good stuff about Patrick Motorsports. http://www.patrickmotorsports.com/cgi-bin/main?action=special&page=914%2D6%20Conversion§ion=Exhaust

-Chris

Posted by: Dave_Darling Apr 5 2003, 07:31 PM

If so, then you haven't heard MikeZ's story about the Patrick motor mount bar in "The Rocket", his old 3.0 Six conversion...

--DD

Posted by: fuch toy Apr 5 2003, 07:36 PM

DDDD has it half right.....the Patrick bar that broke was in Iverson's ride. They would not cover the cost of a new one. That's bush......


I have a hard-on for Patrick due to some phone conversation I had with him prior......was ready to dump big bucks for my conversion parts and his crappy attitude made me walk and find another vendor.

Chris Campbell gets along fine with a guy that he deals with......fast guy at Willow, nuff said. But that guy is rather crusty as well......so some people can stomach that type of 'tude, I can't. I must be getting old like JP.....

There are too many nice guys on the net to deal with crusty buttheads....

Posted by: Brad Roberts Apr 6 2003, 02:07 PM

Chris,

we wont be using a bolt in cross bar for your car. The weld in is much nicer and leaves more room under the car.


B

Posted by: madd_dogg_914 Apr 7 2003, 12:16 AM

Outstanding!!! That is why I want to have someone experienced (i.e. BRAD) install. I am sure I could do it, it would prolly take me about 3 years, and I would screw it up royally. So I leave the decisions up to you. Tried and true!

Thanks Brad
-Chris