Raby 2056 kit, Price increse??? Options

[mike_the_man]

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,

[Jake Raby]

Bill at Gotronix gets all our referrals for SDS these days, the support was a killer on that as well.

Canadian sales are still pretty strong, despite the fact that I am not as flexible on shipping to Canada as some purchasers would like. The USPS is the best way to receive shipments in Canada, but offers only marginal security for us as the shipper in the way of insurance and etc. Fed Ex isn't cheap or easy to deal with but they keep us from having lost shipments and if something does get lost it has a tracking number, which helps.

I could have many more Canadian sales if we wanted to take the risks of USPS shipment and were willing to falsify shipping documents to reflect lower than actual costs on the components being shipped.

Mike_the_man,
Yes we sell carb kits with engine kits if you desire, their cost is 700.00 and they come pre-jetted for that particular kit and your elevation.