10 October 2006
a Good day
to you all
Now let me
spoil it, by reproducing (without permission) a few lines from my valued
suppliers:
Because of the increase in costs with
the escalating exchange rate + Fuel price increase, we are unfortunately forced
to move prices upwards as new stock arrives.
Due to the weakening of the Rand / dollar exchange
rate, we have been forced to increase our prices. The increase in our prices
to you has been kept to a minimum in hope that the exchange rate will stabilize
Yeah, right
and when the $/Rand dropped from 10 to 6 nothing was mentioned because “All
these years we absorbed the costs and now…” or similar.
What I do
is revise my prices twice a year whenever a particular large amount of stock
arrives. This is typically in October and March.
I do take the exchange rate and latest pricing by my suppliers into account while working out the price per Kg. Therefore you see a weight per product column on my pricelists. Now you know why you are unlikely to get the same product cheaper in Southern Africa.
But to get
to the News:
One of
the more unusual jobs was to take an Angolan 2.4 Fuel injected Hilux (22RE
motor) and plant in a 2.7 Hilux motor and changed that to carburetion.
The photo
alongside shows the Intake we fabricated to take a 38 Weber carburettor.
Since
this motor runs coil packs and has no Distributor, we had to use a Gotech Pro to drive the Ignition.
Power
loss was close to 17 Kw but the Customer got what he wanted for the BAD Angolan
fuel.
OK, we
went very conservative on the Timing to take Samangol into account.
Every once
in a while we find out that a K&N filter got
mis/ or incorrectly treated.
“Fit it and
forget it is the motto”. If left alone it can only clog and that takes a long
time.
If you
think it is clogged and are far away from a service possibility (use a K&N
cleaning kit please), tap it lightly and remove the worse crud (or mud) with a
soft brush.
The K&N
works with statically laden oil. So spraying it with your favourite muti will
only destroy its amazing filtration abilities. If you have K&N oil but no
cleaner, you can wash it out with Dishwash in a pinch, but this is not
recommended procedure by K&N.
I am just
about to launch my Motorcycle & ATV filters
more aggressively.
Also my
website is not the last resort should you wish to look up your particular application.
Ah what
wonder. “I just need a branch, because I had a freeflow fitted…”. The Header works together with a
freeflow. Just as the Header construction
is important, so is the freeflow. No, any big unobstructed pipe will not do
with my headers. There are many different theories, but you can’t just mix
recipes. Also a stage 2cam does not equal my 272.
Finally
We only supply Genuine Weber carburettors manufactured on the original Weber tooling, in the original Spanish Weber factory. All Genuine Weber carburettors have the Weber logo cast into the body in one or more places, and will also have "Made in Spain" stamped into the body. Any carburettor not having these distinctive markings will NOT be a genuine Spanish made original Weber carburettor, even if it is sold as such.
Your car deserves Genuine Weber Quality, so when you purchase a Weber replacement or performance carburettor, insist that it bears the genuine markings.
Just
because I am busy does not mean I cannot do the job on your car. I only mention
this because some people think I am a bakery with bread and friendly service
always on tap. If you come in chomping at the bit to talk to me while I am
flowing a head or doing a Dyno-tune, you will be disappointed, as I do not just
cease in these activities. My staff should by now be competent at handling the
regular queries and sales, but if you wish to speak to me, PLEASE make
an appointment.
That’s all
for now
Nick