DIY INTAKE

[ChinoCharles]

OK, so we finally got a hold of the CNC guy out here and everything is set. We should have a working prototype of the production piece by next weekend.. Also, if I don't forget while I'm up there I'll take a picture of the style of these MAF plates and post it Monday. You guys will see that I am not cutting any corners. This is going to be a solid, professional looking piece.

can we preorder one? did you determine how much?
I call dibs on #2 once you get it on #1. ;)

There will likely be a group buy thread before these are mass produced. Once we have one working piece and we are sure more can be made without a hitch, you'll see the thread. Call it a preorder. I'll give you guys 2 or 3 weeks to get in on it, so you'll have plenty of time. The price shipped will be between $150 and $180 depending on a lot of stuff, but trust me when I say I am doing everything in my power to try and make sure that price is on the lower end rather than the higher. We will also offer an "unfiltered" version for a tad less, and we may even sell the plates by themselves for you DIYers. Expect a plate to cost $60-70 shipped and the unfiltered intake system to cost around $120-135 shipped. We have run into some unforseen costs along the way that have made this a VERY expensive endeavor, but I didn't come this far to give up so I'm pressing on.

Could I lose my ass on this deal? At this point, I'll be amazed if I don't. However, if you guys end up supporting this like I hope you will (and thank you again to everyone coming in this thread banging my door down for these, you guys are the reason I haven't given up) I promise I'm not going to take my money and run. What I am going to do is turn around and get a tax ID and work my ass off all summer to try and bring some new parts to our little Yarisworld. I've already been in contact with a few companies about what we may be seeing this summer, and let me tell you there is a lot of cool stuff coming out! I just want good quality at fair prices. This is all I've said I wanted from day one. Call this intake my good faith project to you guys... tell me you want more quality for less and I'll continue to do what I can to make sure we get it.

Expect the group buy thread in mid-April... right around my birthday.