This doofus then went on to tell me that the 2.6 they built had, and I quote, "Extensive head and block work." They said it had a .272 .435 CAM and a header and blah blah. He said it only produced 130 HP at the crank. I asked them who built the motor and they said thier shop did. I didn't tell the guy over the phone because it would have been pointless to argue but I thought to myself "You guys did something really wrong."
Thier shit is out of this world overpriced and the reputable guys at Peirce Manifolds, WEBER Direct and a well known local shop here in Seattle called "Carb Connections" says do not do business with TEP.
That hat is an ugly POS. I bought my K&N aluminum plenum for $75 bucks and had it chrome plated. The whole thing cost me $120 and looks and fits way better that that ugly thing plus several gaskets were included. WEBER DIrect and Carb Connection both told me that all you need to do to the 38mm is change the float and possibly chnage the jetting once you get it running based on your environmentals. I would trust these 2 shops all the way to the bank and back. Procharger confirmed this infromation for thier C2 application.
Have you guys seen TEP's stage 1,2,3 kits for the 2.6? My God, for what you get you are paying through the damn nose. I'm no cheap bastard but these guys are lookng to make a serious buck off of you. You can buy the parts online and have your machinist build it for less money.
Pic of my Plenum:
Installed on Engine:
Stay away from TEP
