Not Just Out For The Sale

Have you ever had a few extra bucks laying around, and it was just burning a hole in your pocket? It doesn't happen to me much, but this December I decided to cash out some Mutual Bonds since I was losing my butt anyway. I figured if the money was going to disappear it might as well disappear at my discretion and at least net me a few items I have been wanting for around the Ranch and for my truck and my bikes.

I am new to this site, so I am not familiar with all the Vendors, and their locations. Come to find out, one or two are in my area. I have been really wanting a Turbo Boost Gauge for my truck but never bought one because I really didn't know how to hook it up. Turns out it is fairly simple.

I sent out a few PM's to people about purchasing and installing one, and didn't get an answer right away.

I then participated in a Group Buy for a set of Gauges. On 12/09/2008 my card was charged. It's 12/27/2008 now and my order has still not arrived
I was told they might have shipped out on Dec 15th or 16....
I am sure with the Christmas onslaught, the mail service has been slowed somewhat, and also the bad weather. My Gauges will get here, just not as soon as I had hoped.
Update:Gauges arrived on Dec 29 they look nice and I can't wait to install them. There are a lot more wires than I anticipated, but it's not above my ability to install these, it's just hard to find the time.


Of course, the way it always goes, after I paid for the Group Buy Gauges, another vendor I contacted via PM contacted me and said he had the three gauges I wanted, and of course it would have cost me a few hundred less for another brand, plus he is close enough I could have drove over and picked them up in person.

Feeling bad about buying the gauges elsewhere after this vendor spent the time and trouble to tell me how the installation should go, and he even had the parts I needed with instructions, I felt I owed him a sale. I went to his website and inquired about a Chip or an Air Intake. My 96 7.3 PSD is not the fastest girl on the block, nor do I want her to be. I would however like her to have a little more pep when getting onto the freeway.

Ok, searching this vendors website, I decided on either the Chip or the Air Intake, I contacted the Vendor one more time via PM and told him what I wanted and mentioned how my truck was ALL stock and asked which would benefit me more, the Chip or Air Intake and to sell me which one I should get first.

To my suprise, he didn't want to sell me either one, because he said with my stock exhaust it wouldn't do me any good to have either product until the exhaust was freed up.
He pointed out how the downpipe was so small and restrictive, and sure enough when I went and looked, he was correct!

I was impressed. I could have been sold a product or two that would not have done me any good, and spent 4 or 5 hundred bucks in the process.

I was told the biggest seat of the pants improvement would be to replace the exhaust since the stock down pipe was so restrictive. He offered me a system that he sells, but that kind of thing is beyond my patience to install.

I had decided to get a no-name system installed in Santa Rosa by Johnny Franklin Mufflers, it was $654.00 installed for a 3 inch downpipe into 4 inch pipes and took them about 2 and a half hours to complete.

So, the advice of the vendor was correct, I felt an immediate seat of the pants difference with the exhaust, plus I could actually hear the Turbo Whine now. Impressive.
Too bad my Gauges aren't here, I could have had Johhny Franklin install the Pyro Sensor!

Now I can go back to this HONEST Vendor, and actually buy something from him, instead of just asking him questions. Maybe that Chip and Air Intake would be usefull now.


Finally, many cudo's to Ken's Performance Solutions for guiding me and just not trying to sell me something to complete his 2008 bottom line. I have found a vendor close to my location,who is helpful and knowledgeable and who I will feel very comfortable in directing people his way.