Originally Posted by
R5FORD
there some crazy prices Ian, iv heard the stroies but never read the breakdown of events..
I paid harvey just over 11k for my engine and thats built to take 550+ bhp if and when i want to.
Paul charged some shocking prices..they have that saying all good salesman are full of shit.
Those are not the crazy prices...I need to dig the extras list out!
It was £6300 and included:
£140 for fuel to map the car - even though it was left there with near 3/4 of a tank!
£30 for jubilee clips - even though he had already quoted me £5000 to rebuild the bottom end on my engine - drive in and drive out. I admit I added a few bits on top (Mountune Inlet and EGR etc) but to charge me 30 quid extra on jubilee clips is a bit steep?
£250 to change the chip in a Stack Dash. I supplied a Stack Dash which I bought second hand off Steve Scott. Paul said it had the wrong chip in it.....
Several hundred for the Stack Loom which he said was missing. Since then I have learned that this Stack Dash fed directly from the T6 which is a distance of about 3 feet. Seems a bit steep for a bit of cable and a plug.
There was a length of silicone piping which came from the EGR recirc valve across the Intercooler to the Throttle Body Pipe. Basically it was a straight piece of silicone about 30mm dia about 3 ft long. That was about 70 quid!!
I mailed the list at the time to Stu at MSD. Now I know he wont want to comment as hes very diplomatic but Im sure again he will recall this list!! If I find it I will put it up. Loads of things that he just made up I recon! Like the graph for 576bhp....made up!!