06 December 2010
Hi there
This being the final
newsletter of the year 2010, I want to thank you for your support.
Although things at Nick’s Racing have changed over the past 18 or so years, in
the end we still enhance your vehicles efficiency !
I still Port heads and have custom-built 2X V8 motors this year for those
customers who had time to spare and wanted the best. Or who else gives a year’s
warranty on their work ?
I am concentrating more heavily on tuning vehicles than ever before. May they
be petrol or diesel. Who else gives a 3-month money back guarantee on the
customer’s satisfaction of their work ?
Like any other company, we will change to meet our customers demand. So I do
rely on your feedback J
Sadly I have to bid Ken
farewell, who is returning to Zimbabwe. So we are advertising a vacancy.
He has become a friend over the years.
And again, this might trigger a small change in my company philosophy…
KN-123 KLR
650 Oil Filter
33-2162 Suzuki
Jimny 1378060G00/81A00/82A00
33-2241
98-01 TOYOTA COMFORT
TAXI 2.0L L4
33-2243 Honda
Civic 17220PLD000
33-2354 Hyundai Accent
281131G0000 Kia Rio 1.4/6 L
33-2371 Suzuki SX4 1378080J00
33-2438 4L
Prado 1780138050
33-2446
2010 Land/Range Rover, Sport & LR4 5.0 L
33-2447
2009 & 10 Kia Borrego
33-2448
10/11 Sorento, Sonata or Santa Fe 2.4 & 3.5L
33-2761
Freelander 1.8L MANN C 2874
33-2824 Suzuki Swift
1378062J00
33-2847
PEUGEOT 207 1.6 HDi XI (diesel)
33-2865
1K0 129 620 F
Mann-Hummel VW
Touran 1.9Tdi Golf 5/6 1K0129620D
33-2956
06-10 Chevrolet/Opel Captiva/Antara 2.4L / 3.2L 2.0L
D
33-2957
04- Citroen or Peugeot 1444FK
33-2963
09 to 11 BMW Z4 23i & 30i inline-6
33-2965 1.8L 09/10 C180/200/250 E200/250 CGI
33-2968 Alto 1L
1378068K00 & NISSAN PIXO L3
33-2969 09 to 11 Kia Sorento
2.2 liter D
BM-1010 2010 S1000RR
E-1992 Audi
S/A8 & Quattro
E-2380
Mercedes BOSCH73207
E-2862
2004 Fiat Punto 1.8 HGT. 46552772 C149
E-2994 08-11 BMW M3 4.0L V8
E-2995
7on Fiat Bravo, Grand
Punto/Evo, Lancia Delta III
HA-1009
09 & 10 CB1000R & CBF1000F
HA-1502 2007 Honda
CBR125R
HA-6007 CBR60RR 07 on
HA-6708
NSA700 DN-01
HA-6808
08/09 TRX700XX
KA-1408
08/9 KLX140 & KLX140L
KA-2506
KX450F and KX250F X-Stream
KA-4408
08/9 KLX450R
KA-9006 06 to10 Vulcan 900
RC-1586
147 Fl 170 Ht 146 -89 Tapered
RC-1601
98 Fl 160 Ht 137 -85 Tapered
RC-1620
100 Fl 160 Ht 191 – 113 Tapered
RC-1637 83 Fl 140 Ht 146 – 189 Tapered
RC-5131
70 Fl 140 Ht 128 – 89 Tapered
RC-5183 6”Fl 191
mm Ht, 9”taper 6.625-inch
RX-5179 61 Fl
95 Ht 120 – 101 X-stream
SU-1002 DL 650
SU-6509
09 &10 SFV650 Gladius
YA-1709
09/10 VMAX 1700
YA-2506 YZ 250 07
K&N Chrome Top Round Tapered Univeral Air Filters Made for Wide Variety of Applications
K&N Universal Chrome Top Round Tapered
Universal Air Filter, part number RC-5131
K&N Universal Chrome Top Round Tapered
Universal Air Filter, part number RC-1624
K&N Universal Chrome Top Round Tapered
Universal Air Filter, part number RC-1601
K&N Universal Chrome Top Round Tapered
Universal Air Filter, part number RC-1637
K&N Universal Chrome Top Round Tapered
Universal Air Filter, part number RC-1620
K&N Universal Chrome Top Round Tapered
Universal Air Filter, part number RC-1586
33-2045
Mits Pajero 3L V6 & 2.4 I
33-2064
Isuzu KB 320 / 220 /2L
33-2070
M3 BMW 13721730946
33-2098 Corsa 1.3 GM 90411732
pre 04
33-2146 Land Cruiser V 8; TD
4.2 VX
33-2212 Polo 6KS 129620
Korando 2.3 Benz
33-2281 Hilux 4L VVTi
17801-31090
33-2830
Polo Gti 07 6Q0129620
99-0621
Powercleen; special black bottle cleaner
99-0516 Oil Filter Spray 400
ml Shop can
E-2657
06 BMW 530d 13712247444
RB-0910 3" 76 round
angled 210Hp V6Nis
RU-2820
Fl 76 Ht 165 127 OD
If you doub’t that K&N is still the best, go to http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=255019&l=8b5e5436f4&id=92619043995
I want to bounce an idea off you guys regarding 60mm
instrumentation (water temp, oil temp/pressure, boost,
tachometer, vacuum gauge) with a warning display & white/red
changeable bezel.
The Display is both analogue & digital.
And the stepper motor is from Germany.
Would there be an
interest if I could retail this product for below 1000 Rand per gauge ?
* * *
Quite
often I get a Mail that goes " I'm not really sure… will come in lunch
time for a thorough explanation, with the car for your advice ".
This is
where this FB site comes in, as I just do not have time to enlighten people on
a personal basis. This way multiple people can benefit :)
If a
person insists on meeting me for an appointment, then I can do that Friday
afternoons. Should the discussion not be relevant to the work we do, or not
result in me doing work on said customers vehicle, I may charge for it ?
Of
course, this does not mean, a customer should not swing by and speak to any of
us about when to book his car in for what job. Customers are always welcome :)
But if
someone wants knowledge that only I can give, then they need an appointment and
pay me for the time (unless of course it is a 5 minute enquiry).
I
appreciate every job that comes in :)
This email is typical:
Hi, i own a 2003 opel astra 1.6. I added the following
upgrades to it, consisting of branches, freeflow, airfilter and the person i
bought it from already cut the cam. The car however is still not pulling as it
should especially off the line. I was thinking that maybe a chip would solve
this problem and i would like to know which one i should buy from you and the
price.
To which I replied:
Sadly
your issue is very common: a bunch of mismatched parts.
The
Unichip is used to Tune your vehicle to the best of its abilities.
There
is not much more than to set up timing & fuelling to make it perform as
best as possible.
Look
a bit into my newsletters J
Unichip
is 2500 to 3 Grand.
I recently had somebody in to have a cold-air induction kit fitted to his Alfa Mito 1.4 T
He saw me busy Dyno-tuning a vehicle & asked what this is.
I explained that it is similar to tuning a Guitar or piano, in that we take the factory vehicle & then optimise it for the best performance/fuel consumption etc.
He then said that he had booked his vehicle in for “Tuning” with someone else. I had to explain to him, that there are only 2 companies in Namibia that can tune the car, as in the definition of http://www.nicksracing.com/Newsletters/Newsletter%2060.htm.
All the others flash the ECU or add a chip that has been set-up overseas for their conditions fuel etc. to hopefully improve the vehicle. Not only do our conditions differ vastly over those from Germany, Ireland etc. But, as far as I am aware, these local companies are also unable to tune or check a vehicles parameters after having done work to it.
This person was adamant that I was to Dyno tune his car for him. I had to explain to him, that 80 %+ of my customers bring utility vehicles to me to be set-up right. Of these 50 %+ are 4X4’s that have to work.
Of course we can optimize most Petrol or diesel vehicles, but are ultimately concerned with reliability than that of all-out performance.
This is why I told him, that I am not too keen on doing Turbocharged petrol hot-hatches (Diesels, we do plenty of D4D’s, BT50’s, Navara’s etc.). The pocket rockets often tend to see abuse, from owners trying to “dice” each other etc. a Lot of petrol turbo engines are operating near their maximum already.
We see far higher temperatures here than anywhere in Europe & most of the USA. We have the possibility to drive for long distances “voet in die hoek” and our fuel is of dubious consistency. If other “tuners” are prepared to take the risk- fine. I am not !
Off course we can put most cars on the Dyno and test if the boost, EGT, fuelling and timing are set up to factory spec’s and try improve on these settings to a certain extent with the Unichip. We can only guarantee that the customer will feel a difference in performance and fuel consumption with a better responding motor.
I am not prepared to throw about performance figures etc. As this is tantamount to lying. Every vehicle is different and the outcome is different as well. I will not tune a car that does not show an improvement. If the customer is unsatisfied- we give a 3-month money back guarantee.
I am writing this email, since I am a mechanic more than a salesman J
I am not trying to run down anybody ! There is space for all of us trying to run our business. I just want to point out the difference in the tuning we do, to the modifications others do.
Of course you are welcome to contact me regarding this.
Ons kan natuurlik
Afrikaans praat J
I hope that you have an great festive season. I hope
that it's safe, fun, and full of the people you love, and the people that love
you. (Hopefully, these are the same people.)
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
–
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
