Newsletter No 70
21 June 2011
Hi there
Recently a few of us got down to discussing business morals etc.
I would think at first somebody simply sold goods he had to somebody who needed them.
Over time this changed to procuring goods for those who need them i.e. keeping stock
Of course the Business person followed the market and started stocking goods he thought his potential customers might need.
In the end this Businessman either had excessive stock or a aggressive advertising company and then started generating a need for these items ;)
We are now at the point where a lot of Businesses sell goods to a customer that the consumer does not really need L
Simply paging through the advertisers in a 4X4 magazine would prove this point.
If I go camping, I take a big fridge with refreshments & a rugstrang or 2 + Cheese, bread, biltong etc.
I have a box with eating utensils, Torch, 1’st aid a sleeping bag and spare fuel + water.
No tent, awnings, water purifiers, Toilets, 3 GPS + flares.
In other words I take the bare necessities and forget about the frilletjies & fralletjies
I also do not have DSTV at home + 101 other toys that are never used.
Why am I telling you this ? Because my outlook on life is basic: If you have good food, drink & friends, what more do you need ?
I started off building performance engines, as like any young man= I liked power- lot’s of it J
Then I moved to Nam in 93 and carried on driving my faithful 82 Hilux 4X4. It was reliable but no power, so in went a Buick 3.8. The suspension was solid but SOLID, so I imported a soft-ride suspension.
Then I realised that more traction was needed, so I imported diff locks. The list goes on…
Others had the same needs as myself, so I provided J
Today I will sell you what I would want.
No Bling- just solid, working engineering solutions.
If your cruiser 4.5 EFi is too thirsty, I can fix that because my present 4.5 made me pale at the pumps.
I might not sell you what you want, if I know it will not satisfy you ! Then I will refer you to somebody who will sell you this part & then you take out your disappointment on them ;)
g axles
TRD LSD 41301-RN001 for 8"Hilux diff
Anyone interested ?
Dastek Power completely
revised the blank looms and plug and play system pricing. The prices have been
substantially lowered making it a much more affordable option now.
The sales of blank looms need to be extended for the Unichip outlets to offer the client the choice to hardwire or not, irrespective of the vehicle being in or out of warranty. This is of course only if the client wants it and is made aware of the option not to cut the vehicles wiring harness in any way.
We are now offering the following options including vat:
Wired in Uni-Q, including Dynotuning & “3 months money back Guarantee, if not satisfied” N$ 3000.00 up
Plug ‘n play which is the same Uni-Q as above but pre programmed not hard-wired, but rather with a harness that can be removed & refitted at will, but not fine-tuned: N$ 4900.00 - Normal Power plug, N$ 5900.00 - Extender Power plug
The loose wiring harness to suit the Uni-Q above will cost N$ 2450
For some time we have been selling All
Terrain Series brake upgrade kits for 4x4’s include a set of front All
Terrain Series high-performance slotted discs and a matched set of front
high-performance brake pads.
The All Terrain Series disc design offers reduced brake fade, improved
brake response and class-leading disc wear life. The pads in the All Terrain
kits have been carefully selected from the world’s leading high-performance pad
manufacturers to offer improved stopping power, fade
resistance and wear life when used in combination with the All Terrain disc
design. The matched disc / pad combination offers a substantial performance
upgrade over OEM / standard aftermarket parts.
These All terrain Series brake upgrade kits are direct replacement
items. In other words the high-performance discs and pads in the kits will fit
as per the original parts. No further modifications are necessary for fitment.
New All Terrain kit releases include:
Landrover Disco III - R3825,00
Landrover Freelander (solid
discs) - R2170,00
Landrover Freelander (vented
discs) - R2280,00
Mitsubishi Triton / Pajerosport
- R2485,00
Nissan Safari - R2385,00
Nissan Patrol Y61 (3.0TD, 4.5L)
- R3775,00
Nissan Patrol Y61 4.8L -
R4005,00
Suzuki Jimny 1.3i - R1895,00
Suzuki Grand Vitara ('08 on) - TBA
Landcruiser 200 - R4450,00
prices excl Vat & fitting
...costing
3150 after Vat, but excluding fitting
The following K&N’s have
arrived and the price has decreased due to the favourable exchange rate:
1
E-9267 Nisan
Patrol 2007 3.0 litre
Turbodiesel 16546-VC11A
3
E-2877 MITSUBISHI DELICA 2.8 INTERCOOLER 1996
1
KA-6093 ZZR400
2
33-2246 G/Cherokee A/FILTER P/Nr.K05015610AA
1
E-2022 BMW 13717536006
2
137
Suzuki 44/50 1651037
5
145
New XT Yamaha
5
198
Polaris
2
33-2912 Merc vito A000 090 3851
2
33-2375 Nissan Tiida 16546ED000
2
E-9266 Patrol
4.5 16546VB000
2
YA-6006 YZF R606-07
2
33-2260 Camry Xli
2.4 17801-0H020
2
HA-5000 Foreman TRX
2
E-2860 Nissan
3.3 16546-QW001A
2
HA-4506 TRX-450 06-09
1 33-2842 Fiat Panda 51773404
1 33-2443 2010
Lexus RX350
We are now also showing uncorrected Rear wheel power figures from certain vehicles tuned on our Dyno.
This is an aid to let you estimate how much power you might gain from having your vehicle tuned by us.
I am busy writing an article on what to expect to gain by doing a certain modification on your vehicle.
I would appreciate you telling me, what still needs to be changed there J
I hope this newsletter is giving you a comprehensive update on what is changing here ?
Till Spring
Nick
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
–
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)