Why are the 928 Supercharger Kits so Expensive?
I offer these two explanations: 1) Economy of Scale: There is a very significant cost in labor and materials to develop a good, reliable, working kit for a given automobile. Of course, we hope to recoup that investment in sales. In our case, I think we can reasonably expect to sell maybe 200 kits for the early 928 over the next 5 years. Contrast that to being able to reasonably expect to sell 2,000 or more Mustang kits – and spread your R&D costs out over that many sales. Nothing new here. This is common in all short-run production products. 2) Completeness of Kit This is the REAL point I’d like to make. In our opinion, the installation of your supercharger is part of the FUN and bragging rights to your friends (“Look what I did”). Any omission or frustration will detract from that fun – and your satisfaction with your purchase. We are a Powerdyne and a Vortech Dealer, and I can speak with first-hand experience exactly what can be found within a typical Mustang SC kit. This is what the
