shop and have them fab something for you, good luck

I always thought USP's prices were actually VERY reasonable, I know their IC's are priced fairly well, I even bought a set

 

It actually takes a lot of work to make it fit.... and specifically to make the jig.... been there done that....

 

my point is they have already done the r&d yrs ago. im not talking about getting a shop to fab this up for me im talking about buying from this vendor who if im not mistaken has already done all the fab work and has a jig built to make this part. correct?
tim i value your opinions but you are making this as if they just did this in the past yr. isnt this a well proven mod that was fabbed up yrs ago?
i understand the porsche tax but i dont understand the high cost for mods that have been done for yrs.
im simply trying to quantify the cost vs materials and labor

 

you cant find it under $1000
thats pretty fair when I bought my first one for $2370

 

Here is the high boost reading... this upgrade is a MUST for big turbo cars, unacceptable restriction. . > SALE THREAD <


Thank you, we definitely appreciate your business! It's true we do our best to keep prices reasonable and ACCURATE.

There you go. Since I have to do both, I actually find it easier to explain why products are expensive, then why they are not...


To be completely honest, we have slowed down on activity here as well as the Porsche crowd because of a less than desirable reception of our competitively priced PROVEN performance products for this platform. Fact is, here at USP Motorsports we are racers, putting more value on real power and consistent performance than prestige and brand names. Our business is centered around racing and the dyno, we fabricate and carry products that make cars faster and better. As evidenced by a thousand time slips and a hundred videos, we are racers, our dyno is in use all day every day. Simply because we did not price our great performance upgrades to compete in PRICE with some others, their quality was questioned. Here at USP we refuse to charge more for a part than we think it's worth, even if it makes significantly more power than a much higher priced competitor (we found this to be true more than once!). So if how much you paid for an upgrade satisfies some, we can respect that. But coming from the fastest VW to the fastest Audi to 996 to 997, we will never bolt-on power robbing shiny parts, much less sell them to you. So to answer your question, we actually stopped increasing the power on the car and focused on road racing it, with hopes that enthusiasts on a quest for real proven power will look us up again.

 

Are these any different than the ones you had before?

 

Same, "engineering and fab work was done years ago" - Still makes a ton of power and great price

Thank you Tony, our goal is exactly that!! I appreciate the positive feedback from your experience!

 

Chris is too busy killing it in his B5 Audi at the dragstrip this season.

As far as pipes go definetly a good price for a set despite what some people think. Absolute must for larger turbo cars.

 

Chris, what is the lead time on these? My gearbox may have to come back out, need to know how long it would take for me to get some of these.

 

Yeah, we're a little faster again. Thanks!

We have one ready to go right now, other than that about a week or so depending on core availability.

 

what do you pay for cores? i know someone has one of these plenums laying around...

 

The dealer is like 657.00 i always try to find some used but don't always have luck.

 

Were the tunes changed on any of the dyno's posted in this thread? I have read that some people have gotten no gain from the addition of inlet pipes on lower power levels, can anyone offer any insight as to why that might happen. I want to order some, and my gearbox is out, but I don't want a potential dud.

My car has K24's, AWE straight pipes, DV's and 997.2 Turbo IC's. Has made a max of 525 whp but most recently 512.

Earl, Chris help me out here. I know there are risks associated with any power mod regarding power gain, but I want to be sure that I'm doing something good here.

 

The information you read is incorrect if they were using ours. We posted the high boost dyno sheet in the thread to demonstrate just how bad of a restriction the stock inlet becomes and it is eliminated with our upgrade.


We posted the very low boost dyno sheet because it is a representation of the gains with a stockish setup. Even at low power levels, this mod is worth doing and will result in appreciable gains.

It's understandable that you want to research it to be sure, if anything consider the replies and experiences in this thread.

 

Hi Chris I want a set of the pipes would just like to confirm they won't cause any rattles or rubbing noise ?