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> Raby 2056 kit, Price increse???
mike_the_man
post Apr 5 2010, 11:23 AM
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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,
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mike_the_man   Raby 2056 kit   Apr 5 2010, 11:23 AM
RobW   Hi all, I've been needing an engine rebuild ...   Apr 5 2010, 11:26 AM
Racer Chris   I'm pretty sure the single biggest difference ...   Apr 5 2010, 11:30 AM
tat2dphreak   it's been a while since the 2056 kit was 3600 ...   Apr 5 2010, 11:35 AM
flipb   They also used to have dual 40mm Carbs for $7...   Apr 5 2010, 11:39 AM
Jake Raby   They also used to have dual 40mm Carbs for ...   Apr 5 2010, 12:00 PM
Mark Henry   Shameless plug but... Mike if you want to start co...   Apr 5 2010, 11:48 AM
mike_the_man   Shameless plug but... Mike if you want to start c...   Apr 5 2010, 02:09 PM
Tom_T   Shameless plug but... Mike if you want to start ...   Apr 5 2010, 02:19 PM
rebelmdot   Unfortunately that is smuggling, unless cleared th...   Apr 5 2010, 02:56 PM
mike_the_man   I don't think he meant to smuggle it across th...   Apr 5 2010, 03:00 PM
rebelmdot   I wasn't suggesting that he was, a lot of peop...   Apr 5 2010, 03:16 PM
Tom_T   Correct - I just meant that he is close enough to ...   Apr 5 2010, 03:33 PM
MDG   Also since the Raby 2056 builds are NLA, you can ...   Apr 5 2010, 03:42 PM
Tom_T   Also since the Raby 2056 builds are NLA, you can...   Apr 5 2010, 04:07 PM
Jake Raby   I lurk here everyday, just seldom post... Been rea...   Apr 5 2010, 11:48 AM
mike_the_man   Thanks Jake, I was hoping you would respond. I ce...   Apr 5 2010, 02:07 PM
ConeDodger   I can answer the SDS question. Jake no longer hand...   Apr 5 2010, 02:40 PM
Jake Raby   Bill at Gotronix gets all our referrals for SDS th...   Apr 5 2010, 02:59 PM
Tom_T   BTW - he's already losing out on the US - CAN ...   Apr 5 2010, 03:39 PM
MDG   BTW - he's already losing out on the US - CAN...   Apr 5 2010, 03:44 PM
ConeDodger   I quit shipping to Canada for a while. Without exc...   Apr 5 2010, 03:58 PM
MDG   :confused: First I have heard of that. I have ha...   Apr 5 2010, 04:04 PM
gothspeed   Just when i thought the kits were within reach, th...   May 14 2010, 11:37 AM
JmuRiz   I'd say the current kit offerings are a good d...   May 14 2010, 01:00 PM
thomasotten   Mine was like 3300 with a 20% discount from the ...   May 15 2010, 10:36 AM
Drums66   Mine was like 3300 with a 20% discount from the ...   May 15 2010, 01:17 PM
Jake Raby   Cost is only a small portion of true "value...   May 15 2010, 09:52 PM
gothspeed   Cool :)   May 15 2010, 11:29 PM


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