Yes, John, one thing this proves is that many Alfa owners are cheap. If
Alfa parts were not cheap, many of us would be playing with a more expensive
brand, like Ferrari.
True your liners are brand new and should be just as
good as the ones from the usual sources. But I feel more comfortable dealing
with the known sources for new parts even if it costs a bit more.
So you
need to get your price down to where people feel they are getting a bargain.
Otherwise they are going to pay the full price. Plus with a bit of dickering,
I have found most of the unual sources will give me a discount off list price,
making your pistons priced right in line with a new set from the dealers.
Ciao,
Russ Neely
________________________________
From: John Cecil
<[email protected]>
To: Ben Ament <[email protected]>
Cc: Alan Lambert
<[email protected]>; [email protected]; Russell Neely
<[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 10:30:23 PM
Subject: Re: [alfa]
Pistons/Liners and rings
Rings are pretty cheap. As are apparently most Alfa
owners.
Regards,
John Cecil
<[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
On May
17, 2010, at 6:31 PM, Ben Ament wrote:
> Ditto - especially considering that
many of us change the stock
> rings out
> before installing.
>
> Ben
>
>
-----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Alan
> Lambert
> Sent: Monday,
May 17, 2010 8:05 PM
> To: John Cecil; [email protected]; Russell Neely
>
Subject: Re: [alfa] Pistons/Liners and rings
>
> I agree--not even sure that
$450.00 is low enough.
>
> Alan Lambert
>
>
>
> --- En date de : Mar
18.5.10, Russell Neely <[email protected]> a
> icrit :
>
> De: Russell
Neely <[email protected]>
> Objet: Re: [alfa] Pistons/Liners and rings
> @:
"John Cecil" <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> Date: Mardi 18 mai
2010, 0h41
>
> John,
>
> $500 is not that much off new price. I think new
ones are $575 or
> so. Drop the price to $450 with shipping included and I
bet they
> sell.
>
> Plus I have gone to Motronic pistons on every engine I
have built
> recently.
> I
> had a brand new set of 9 to 1 Borgos that I
traded off a few years
> ago as I
> wanted the higher compression. Other
than higher octane
> requirements, I see
> no good reason not to increase
the power a little.
>
>
> Ciao,
> Russ Neely
>
>
>
>
________________________________
> From: John Cecil <[email protected]>
> To: Alfa
> Digest <[email protected]>
> Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 6:26:13 PM
> Subject:
[alfa]
> Pistons/Liners and rings
>
> I am surprised that nobody has inquired
as to the
> pistons and ring
> set that I have available. The set is new and
is factory
> Borgo. It is
> 9:1 CR which means that 87 octane works. They are
2L so fit all
> 2L
> Alfas. The price is $500 plus shipping, approx. $35. I
will deliver
> free with no shipping to anyone between Redding and the greater
> Sacramento,
> CA area. Give me a call at 530-873-0490 or
> 530-873-521-1218
or send me a
> message at [email protected] or
> j_ce...@sbcglobal,.net. Only
10:1 sets are
> available at this time from
> Centerline. If I don't hear from
some real
> Alfisti in the next couple
> of weeks, they go on Ebay.
>
>
>
Regards,
> John Cecil
> <[email protected]>
> <[email protected]>
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