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Originally Posted by ZL1_1LE
They tend to only show up around "black Friday" sales as well as "4th of July".....then of course someone chimes in about wanting a valved system, they tell us to fill out the form......then they disappear for another year.
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I guess that would make sense to me as I started to investigate their systems over the summer, saw the quality in the parts and figured the width of the CT4/5 outlets were the same as the ZL1... something there had to work. I made several calls to salesmen there and was told the person I had to talk to is the one I am communicating with now.
This process has taken months, not weeks or days... approvals had to be made just so I could buy their parts individually, so I could make it work as the CT4/5 is longer than the ZL1. Once I had the parts, I had to source the actuators, make changes to the mid-pipe to the axle-back and all this while also getting customer vehicles done and two trips to Thailand for our yacht that just floated for the first time this week and is being shipped here to the States now.
I am not in the exhaust-system making business and have no desire to do so, as the parts I already manufacture take up a considerable amount of time. Each SCHX takes 4-5 hours to cut, fit, weld & test before it gets boxed up to ship or install on a car in the shop... but its worth it when on track! I love making things and problem solving mechanical stuff... doesn't matter if its a car, boat or aircraft.
At our last track day at Road Atlanta, I met Todd Golebiewski from Michigan, with his ZLE. He has experienced numerous setbacks with overheating, loss of power and it has cost him quite a frustration as he has traveled all over the USA for different track days. Todd joined us in our paddock area, allowed me to install our expansion tank right there, and he continued to track his car pushing for a new personal best without any further issues with his car. Its small wins like this, and possibly getting an exhaust system we all can enjoy so our cars can be approved on tracks where noise limits are enforced... or we just don't want that cop rolling up on us to give it a second look because of the sound.
"A rising tide raises all ships!"