Raby 2056 kit, Price increse??? |
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Raby 2056 kit, Price increse??? |
mike_the_man |
Apr 5 2010, 11:23 AM
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I like stuff! Group: Members Posts: 1,338 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 809 |
Hi all,
I've been needing an engine rebuild for quite awhile now. I finally pulled out the tired old 2.0L and I'm in the process of putting in a 1.8L to drive while I do a rebuild. My plan (dream?) the entire time has been to buy a Raby 2056 kit and do the build myself. I'm pretty sure the last time I looked, the kits were around $3600. At that price, I'd say it was a no brainer. I had another look at the Type4Store site yesterday, and I see the kits are now $6000. I know Jake builds great stuff, and I'm sure the price is still worth it, but it's a little harder to justify the cost at the price point. Does anyone have any insight as to why the cost has jumped? Is Jake still active on here (haven't seen him post much lately)? Any suggestions on alternatives? What should I do? I was hoping to get some more power out of the 2.0L and I know that's not cheap. Thanks, |
flipb |
Apr 5 2010, 11:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,728 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
They also used to have dual 40mm Carbs for $700, but I don't see that anywhere in the store anymore... no carbs anywhere I can find. Maybe he's withholding the carb kits til the new throttle linkage is ready?
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Jake Raby |
Apr 5 2010, 12:00 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
They also used to have dual 40mm Carbs for $700, but I don't see that anywhere in the store anymore... no carbs anywhere I can find. Maybe he's withholding the carb kits til the new throttle linkage is ready? Nope, removed them completely from the catalog... Had big issues with purchasers demanding support when they bolted the carbs on and the engine didn't magically perform. In every instance someone had a worn out engine, crappy dizzy or an exhaust system that wasn't up to the task.... The engine ran like crap before, so they bought new carbs and the problems still existed, because the issue wasn't fuel delivery in the first place! I had four people send us carbs that supposedly didn't work along with their dizzy and we put them on a test engine on the dyno, in every instance the issue was the dizzy- try making someone understand that... Now we are only selling carbs to engine kit and turn key engine purchasers. When I restructured the store I killed every product that required serious after the sale support, or offered the opportunity for a "finger pointing exercise".. We simply don't have time for it. This post has been edited by Jake Raby: Apr 5 2010, 12:01 PM |
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