Hi Everyone,
For those on the SC list that are in the first batch, here's the latest update on shipping.
We have most of the parts here, boxed and sealed. All 50 manifolds with stainless steel bolts, gaskets and fittings are boxed and ready to ship. All 500 Bosch injectors, all 500 spark plugs, all 50 manifold top plate assemblies with bypass valves, all the silicone hoses, etc, etc...
The materials in the kit are all either 6061 aluminum (manifold, SC, various spacers, fuel rails, drive support, etc.), 304 stainless steel (crossover support, wiring harness mount, throttle cable mount, throttle linkage, etc), 18-8 stainless (mounting bolts, washers, nuts) or mild steel (pulley, air intake tubes and airbox). The stainless will not rust, all aluminum parts were anodized for corrosion resistance and the steel parts are being plated or powder-coated.
We're still due in the long air intake tubes and airbox at the SC inlet. The tubes are being made in Michigan by an aircraft tubing company and the airboxes by a fabrication shop in Pennsylvania. Both will need to be sent out for the powder-coating when they arrive. All the pulleys are on their way to Indiana for a special coating process and will be back in about a week and a half. The fuel rails are on their way down from the extrusion company in Illinois that made our die and did all the machining on them. The belts are being finished up (standard length serpentine belt at 98.5 inches, but in a stock 7 rib, not an off the shelf 6 rib which works fine too).
Bottom line, it looks like we'll be able to ship a couple kits right before VOI and deliver one or two at VOI to the overseas owners who will be there. The rest will ship when we return from VOI.
I appreciate everyone's patience. This has been a long process. But once this first run is out there, the next batch should only be about 8 weeks behind. Then we can start keeping kits on the shelf.
On the emissions side, we have now become a SEMA member and they have an emissions expert in CA that is walking us through the process of certification. I don't know exactly how long it will take, but once we recoup some of the money sitting on the shelf, we're going to spend it on the certification process.
For those on the SC list that are in the first batch, here's the latest update on shipping.
We have most of the parts here, boxed and sealed. All 50 manifolds with stainless steel bolts, gaskets and fittings are boxed and ready to ship. All 500 Bosch injectors, all 500 spark plugs, all 50 manifold top plate assemblies with bypass valves, all the silicone hoses, etc, etc...
The materials in the kit are all either 6061 aluminum (manifold, SC, various spacers, fuel rails, drive support, etc.), 304 stainless steel (crossover support, wiring harness mount, throttle cable mount, throttle linkage, etc), 18-8 stainless (mounting bolts, washers, nuts) or mild steel (pulley, air intake tubes and airbox). The stainless will not rust, all aluminum parts were anodized for corrosion resistance and the steel parts are being plated or powder-coated.
We're still due in the long air intake tubes and airbox at the SC inlet. The tubes are being made in Michigan by an aircraft tubing company and the airboxes by a fabrication shop in Pennsylvania. Both will need to be sent out for the powder-coating when they arrive. All the pulleys are on their way to Indiana for a special coating process and will be back in about a week and a half. The fuel rails are on their way down from the extrusion company in Illinois that made our die and did all the machining on them. The belts are being finished up (standard length serpentine belt at 98.5 inches, but in a stock 7 rib, not an off the shelf 6 rib which works fine too).
Bottom line, it looks like we'll be able to ship a couple kits right before VOI and deliver one or two at VOI to the overseas owners who will be there. The rest will ship when we return from VOI.
I appreciate everyone's patience. This has been a long process. But once this first run is out there, the next batch should only be about 8 weeks behind. Then we can start keeping kits on the shelf.
On the emissions side, we have now become a SEMA member and they have an emissions expert in CA that is walking us through the process of certification. I don't know exactly how long it will take, but once we recoup some of the money sitting on the shelf, we're going to spend it on the certification process.
