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Originally Posted by SATINSTEEL1LE
Hes disappointed not in the 83 HP but what that shop charged for said 83 HP. I feel your pain brother. These shops peddling these stage 1/2/3 packages for obscene money stings when you get it back and for the cash you could have had a maggie installed.
I got my maggie installed and tuned for like $8k all in. Im sure that stage 2 package was close if not more than that...
Actually in looking he probably paid about $10k for that...
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We are a premium shop that has a large facility, state of the art technology, and a lot of good employees. Every customer has the option to go to a cheaper shop, we respect all customer opinions on what they choose to spend their hard earned money on.
Most of the time, we are able to price match what a lot of shops offer. There is a lot of competition that misleads their customers on what they are actually getting, and they think they are getting the same items as some of the higher end shops, this is not the case.
For example, our Stage 3 Head/Cam/Ported blower ZL1 package is a fully loaded package at $20,999. This comes with a warranty and every premium option for all components we touch in that package.
We also offer a competitive K-Spec Head/Cam package for the ZL1, this is a CNC head/cam package for the ZL1, that is very similar and makes close to the same power, for 40% less cost at $12,999.
The only difference between these two packages are parts costs. This shows that there is a substantial amount of value added when you opt for premium, American made components that will last the life of the car.
Katech has been around for 45 years for a reason, and we will continue to push out the quality that has always lead the industry.
Onto the power topic, LT4's make 650hp stock. This customer's vehicle made 517whp which comes out to a 20.5% drivetrain loss factor through an auto. We rate this Stage 2 package at 750HP.
At that same 20.5% drivetrain loss, this puts the estimated power to be at 596whp. At 600whp, this is making exactly the power that is advertised from this package. This also does not factor in the small percentage of error between weather conditions and other factors that can change dyno numbers...
Katech did not get the reputation it did from winning internet dyno sheet number contests. Our reputation is from winning professional races in sanctioned events over the history of our company.
If you want a sheet to impress friends, you can go to a generic dyno day and likely get a printout that reads 5-10% higher than what we spit out. It may be surprising, but this will not make you any faster when you are actually driving the car. A dyno is simply a tool for measuring the difference between start and finish, and nothing more.
We are always happy to answer any questions about our packages, and will continue to push out the Katech quality we are known for.
