MC Wastegate Springs Ordered

[Kneale Brownson]

Hey Charlie, maybe you could make them $35 each or two for $50 to help 
assure you get enough sold to recoup?



At 12:21 AM 08/09/2001 -0400, Charlie Smith wrote:


>Well finally, there's good news and bad news  :-)
>
>The good news is I've placed an order with the spring company for
>more of the MC engine wastegate springs.  They were able to find
>the order and exact specs from 1995!  That's better than I could do.
>
>The (sorta) bad news is they want a bit more money, like everything
>else 5 years later.  This order of springs is going to cost me about
>$600 out of pocket.
>
>Considering the last batch of 100 springs lasted 5 years, I think I'm
>going to have a pile of MC wastegate springs left after the last Audi
>with an MC engine rusts into small parts.   :-/
>
>To have any chance of getting my money back out of this {altruistic}
>project, I'm going to charge $35/spring which will include shipping.
>That's up from the $20/spring I charged last time, but I don't know
>how many will really get sold.  Remember the part about I'd like to
>recoup most of my money.  After I've sold 20 or so, I may drop the
>price.
>
>
>These springs will raise a MC engine boost from 1.3 bar to 1.6 - 1.7 bar.
>
>The springs should be manufactured in 3 or 4 weeks.  I have several people
>who have asked for a spring, and I'll email each of them directly.  If you
>want one and don't get another email from me, send me another email.
>If you send me your postal address I will ship a spring and instructions
>as soon as I get them.  You can send me a check for $35 after you receive
>the spring.
>
>If I recall correctly from earlier orders, this spring will also work on
>the earlier UrQuattro coupe engine.  I don't recall the before & after boost
>levels though.  Maybe someone who has done this can add a note on that.
>
>
>Any questions, you are welcome to email me.
>
>     - Charlie
>
>
>   Charlie Smith   charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org  614-471-1418
>   http://www.elektro.com/~charlie      Columbus Ohio   USA
>
>   95 S6 Quattro  -  24 PSI, RS2 6 speed, and other features
>   96 Dodge Ram   -  30 PSI, w/Cummins turbo diesel