Please carefully read the whole damn post, thank you.
This is not a group buy, just notification of a great deal on an all stainless header and Y-pipe set for the V6 Duratec. These came up in a discussion in Duratec Performance, here:
http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showt...ght-stainless-steel-headers-were-gone-forever (Post 16)
Here's a link to the header on Racebits:
http://racebits.org/index.php?main_...ducts_id=547&zenid=02hcbpismcf59btt8k66i8ktk2
Since last week, I've been trading emails with Shaun at Racebits in the UK. Here's a summary.
OK, here's what we've got.
1. The current price is £199.99, which is a 33% discount from the normal price of £300.
£199.99 is $319.97 as of today's (Jan 25, 2011) exchange rates.
This is a limited time discount, I don't know how long Racebits will run it.
2. Shaun says he can go as low as £189.99 for Contour.org purchases, which is $303.96 (Jan 25, 2011).
3. Shipping to the USA is £59.99, or $95.89 (Jan 25, 2011).
This puts an all Stainless header and y-pipe right at $400 SHIPPED, I don't think it gets much better than that.
Normally, I would agree to proctor a Group Purchase, collect funds, arrange for re-shipping the headers when they get here. etc, but there's no cost advantage to shipping in bulk and having me re-ship the stuff when it gets here. Additionally, due to the expense of this thing, I don't want to get in the middle of collecting funds, dealing with the currency conversion issues, answering vitriolic posts wondering "Where's my damn stuff?", etc.
Shaun at Racebits is willing to take orders from their online store and arrange for shipping to the United States on a one-by-one basis, You will need to contact Shaun by email and tell him you're from Contour.org, and to arrange shipping to the US, as overseas shipping doesn't appear to be supported in their shopping cart. I have every faith he will honor the £189.99 + ship price.
Shaun's email: jacks@racebits.net
I'm placing this tickler in the Group Buy sub-forum just to let folks know about it, then I'm going to place my order and call it good.
Disclaimer: I can't guarantee the fit of the Y-pipe end-flange to our US-spec exhaust systems, nor compatibility with O2 sensors, as such, this may not be a direct bolt-up. If you can't handle the potential fabrication issues, or find someone who can, then don't buy the parts.
EDIT, January 25, 2011, got some payment details and Shaun is willing to sell headers and Y-pipes separately.
I got an email from Shaun today, he read this thread and he's willing to sell the headers and Y-pipes separately.
Additionally, you can do the transaction entirely through PayPal.
On the SEND MONEY page, just select the payment to be in GBP - British Pounds, and PayPal will do the rest.
PayPal doesn't even charge a currency conversion fee, and that's rare these days.
The account to pay is jacks@racebits.net
Gary M.
This is not a group buy, just notification of a great deal on an all stainless header and Y-pipe set for the V6 Duratec. These came up in a discussion in Duratec Performance, here:
http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showt...ght-stainless-steel-headers-were-gone-forever (Post 16)
Here's a link to the header on Racebits:
http://racebits.org/index.php?main_...ducts_id=547&zenid=02hcbpismcf59btt8k66i8ktk2
Since last week, I've been trading emails with Shaun at Racebits in the UK. Here's a summary.
OK, here's what we've got.
1. The current price is £199.99, which is a 33% discount from the normal price of £300.
£199.99 is $319.97 as of today's (Jan 25, 2011) exchange rates.
This is a limited time discount, I don't know how long Racebits will run it.
2. Shaun says he can go as low as £189.99 for Contour.org purchases, which is $303.96 (Jan 25, 2011).
3. Shipping to the USA is £59.99, or $95.89 (Jan 25, 2011).
This puts an all Stainless header and y-pipe right at $400 SHIPPED, I don't think it gets much better than that.
Normally, I would agree to proctor a Group Purchase, collect funds, arrange for re-shipping the headers when they get here. etc, but there's no cost advantage to shipping in bulk and having me re-ship the stuff when it gets here. Additionally, due to the expense of this thing, I don't want to get in the middle of collecting funds, dealing with the currency conversion issues, answering vitriolic posts wondering "Where's my damn stuff?", etc.
Shaun at Racebits is willing to take orders from their online store and arrange for shipping to the United States on a one-by-one basis, You will need to contact Shaun by email and tell him you're from Contour.org, and to arrange shipping to the US, as overseas shipping doesn't appear to be supported in their shopping cart. I have every faith he will honor the £189.99 + ship price.
Shaun's email: jacks@racebits.net
I'm placing this tickler in the Group Buy sub-forum just to let folks know about it, then I'm going to place my order and call it good.
Disclaimer: I can't guarantee the fit of the Y-pipe end-flange to our US-spec exhaust systems, nor compatibility with O2 sensors, as such, this may not be a direct bolt-up. If you can't handle the potential fabrication issues, or find someone who can, then don't buy the parts.
EDIT, January 25, 2011, got some payment details and Shaun is willing to sell headers and Y-pipes separately.
I got an email from Shaun today, he read this thread and he's willing to sell the headers and Y-pipes separately.
Additionally, you can do the transaction entirely through PayPal.
On the SEND MONEY page, just select the payment to be in GBP - British Pounds, and PayPal will do the rest.
PayPal doesn't even charge a currency conversion fee, and that's rare these days.
The account to pay is jacks@racebits.net
Gary M.
