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Old 08-10-2004, 10:49 AM
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Once again, yesterday while tuning my dad's 951, with my old Vitesse stage 1 kit, John (Vitesse) amazed me, with is outstanding service. He spent over 1H on the phone troubleshooting a wiring problem, that was made during the installation.

This is a year after I purchased the kit from him.

This simply goes to show, that we often get what we pay for.We might of saved a few hundred dollars, by building our own kit , but we wouldn't be driving the car right now.

Just outstanding John. Thanks again
Old 08-10-2004, 11:07 AM
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MySwiss, Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad that I was able to help. Hope your dad is enjoying the car.
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The more I hear about your customer service John the more I'm hoping I have the cash to get one of your kits once I've got my car back together.
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Arrgh reading these threads just makes me wish I had the time to complete my Stage 2 install!!

Everything said about John is true - he goes out of his way to help his customers.
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Oh I forgot to ask, John your dyno tests for Stage II are run on 20+ psi and race gas, what can one expect from 16-18psi on 93 octane?
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I have had dealings with quite a few P-car company's, time and again there are 2 that rise above all others, so this is where I choose to spend my money.

Vitesse Racing and Paragon Products.
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Mike,

@ 17 Psi I was putting 330 hp to the rear wheels (330 hp and 330 ft/lbs), and that was in less than ideal dyno conditions. I feel with a little more tuning and a proper dyno set up (ie cooling) then the car would have been closer to 340 hp if not a bit more. I've seen a couple of other 951's with his kit put down similar numbers.

and I will also say that John has some of the best support around, he spent a ton of time helping me tune and dial in the last 951. If I have enough money in my 968 Turbo project i'll be using his kit yet again...... (but thats down the road quite a way)....
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So it sounds like the perfect solution to all of those wanting Vitesse but just can't for financial reasons is to allow a payment or layaway program.

Maybe charge a little more or charge interest as if it was being financed, but if it gets the kit in your hands it would be worth it to pay a little more in the long run.
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Originally Posted by MySwiss

This simply goes to show, that we often get what we pay for.We might of saved a few hundred dollars, by building our own kit , but we wouldn't be driving the car right now.

Just outstanding John. Thanks again
Echo that.

John, back in the states?
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Hi Jeremy, Yes I'm back. Still dealing with the time difference... give me a call..
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Ditto all of the above. Now if I could just find the time to fine tune it.
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Ditto...great turbos.....great customer suppport! John, I am installing water injection and would love to chat about jet sizes, pump pressures, advancing timing etc...
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B951S, Drop me an email or call, we can discuss/share info on water injection.
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Good to see youre back John..hope youve had a good vacation....ready to jump in the water injection too I see..



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