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I'd rather the right product late (or never), then waste money on the wrong product too soon. I am a bit surprised that an injection PU mold is really that much more expensive, but I can't imagine they wouldn't have considered it (which seems to be the case). |
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I'll save you the wonderment on price--- it will be $1199. This particular intake was presented at SEMA as we full intend to release it. Originally was suppose to be out to the retail public on the 15th (Nov.) as that is what it was tagged at in the new product showcase. Unfortunately stuff happens and its out of our control as we don't do carbon fiber in house. While the first photos were published months ago they were the very first prototypes. The filters were revised slightly (they are completely custom, which takes time) and the box lid had to be tweaked so that it was seated correctly and the box would seal (photos didn't show it but the lid was loose)--- this entailed more engineering time as well as a new mold to be produced by the carbon folks and then put into the queue for another sample. We are not the only customer so sometimes once the mold is done we are still sitting on our hands for a few weeks. Its just the business. Now we have a new mold that seals but extracting it from the mold cracks the CF (usually cosmetic as noted, but still). The vendor is now trying other things and most likely going to have to resort to a revised mold to alleviate the problem which means more time (which is where I believe they were this past week). Do we like it? No. But not everything goes at the pace it was intended. **** happens. |
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Thanks for the full explanation. I don't care to buy it for the winter anyway, lol. Price is reasonable as well. Do you have any performance figures?
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Yes, numbers will do some sense here, would love to see how it compares between bmc filters that cost friction of the price. Wouldn't mind paying dinans price if the numbers are there
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I may be parting out my lease in the next couple months. Waiting on an M2 to arrive, so my intake will be for sale...anyone interested.
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Did this die? Sounded like ya'll needed a new carbon manufacturer if "their" mold kept breaking the box...and if you determined this to fit in a 50i I'm sure you would open your "market" up quite a bit.
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We will not be supporting the intake on the 50i application I am afraid. |
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Has anyone tried to fit this to the 50i? Interested as to what makes it not fit. The setups look very similar.
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Any chance Dinan checked this before saying it won't work for the 50i?
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Cool. Didn't realize that hoods "sag." I would expect that from a Kia.
Thanks for the explanation.
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Natural metal fatigue is all. On a big surface like a hood the center naturally concaves a bit over time. When the margin for error in a new "taut" hood with the intake is barely a 1/16" of clearance it doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room to hope for--- even a hard enough road imperfection could cause enough shifting for the lid to get marred at that point.
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