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Baktasht, updates? I don't want any lip outta you Les, simply want to know if progress has been made 
Baktasht, updates? I don't want any lip outta you Les, simply want to know if progress has been made
Huh?? What???
I didn't hear ya, could ya speak up a little?
Ohhh and pass me some of that tasty Popcorn!
September!? Where has the time gone...?
Seriously though... Last time I checked it was still August.
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Just in this thread. He has had frequent activity on the forum.
I would like an update as well. I'm anxious to install a full header/exhaust system.
I think there are fitment issues.
He told me 9 months ago he was almost done fitting and would be bringing to market in Feb. This was December last year.
He knows what's going on in this thread. It's his thread after all, he started it. If you post something about it in the other thread, he has the mods delete it.
You seem to have a chip on your shoulder and like to lash out at him. If he had taken orders and peoples money I would understand, but he hasn't. Priorities and resources in a business change. I know he lost some people and is short handed. With less people you focus on the orders recived to deliver to paying customers.
If you want headers, buy the DT headers. I did and am happy with them. I am happy that he is trying to make more products for the 100 series, but won't smack if he isnt ready when he thought it should be. The DT headers were months late after the initial promise date. Not smaking DT, I don't want them on the market till they feel they are ready and they don't owe it to me to meet their date. Why do you think Baktash is accountable to you? you sure come across that way
BTW - the mods don't delete anything because he asks. Your posts were deleted as chat. What tech value are you adding here?
If you want headers, buy the DT headers. I did and am happy with them. I am happy that he is trying to make more products for the 100 series, but won't smack if he isnt ready when he thought it should be. The DT headers were months late after the initial promise date. Not smaking DT, I don't want them on the market till they feel they are ready and they don't owe it to me to meet their date. Why do you think Baktash is accountable to you? you sure come across that way
BTW - the mods don't delete anything because he asks. Your posts were deleted as chat. What tech value are you adding here?
You call my post "lashing out".
I didn't set any deadlines.
I didn't make any delivery promises.
I didn't quit answering my own thread.
Yes, DT was very late on their original estimates. But they kept everybody in the loop and they have a very good reputation on the net for their great customer service and support. It was a no brainer to trust and believe them.
I was going to buy the DT's, but then EMS said they were producing headers. Real Headers.
I don't see the DT design as Headers, don't take that personally. They just don't look like much of an improvement over the OEM manifold in respect to being headers.
Part of running a business is managing customers expectations. Expectations that may be based upon statements made by the owner.
This is after all, Baktahs's thread, for his product, that he announced.
You call my post "lashing out".
I didn't set any deadlines.
I didn't make any delivery promises.
I didn't quit answering my own thread.
Yes, DT was very late on their original estimates. But they kept everybody in the loop and they have a very good reputation on the net for their great customer service and support. It was a no brainer to trust and believe them.
I was going to buy the DT's, but then EMS said they were producing headers. Real Headers.
I don't see the DT design as Headers, don't take that personally. They just don't look like much of an improvement over the OEM manifold in respect to being headers.
Part of running a business is managing customers expectations. Expectations that may be based upon statements made by the owner.
This is after all, Baktahs's thread, for his product, that he announced.
It is lashing out. You make it like he is accountable to you. So what its not ready, why is that such a huge deal to you or does it make you feel better to beat on him.
We have plenty of business that make promises, many of them end up slipping months behind on deliveries and some go belly up taking the peoples money.
Reasearch and development is just that, until he announces it is ready for shipment, there is no reason to beat on the guy.
Your doing so only defines who you are
Yes, but the latter half of this thread has been dominated by you throwing out jabs at him for timeliness.
I'm not swinging from his nuts, but I think that your compulsive need to reply to every post in this thread about how he's late or a bad communicator (or whatever) is excessive.
He's late on his anticipated release date. You're grouchy about it. WE GET IT. Put on your big girl panties, tough out the wait on R&D, and have a
ninja edit: How much grumpier would you be if he rushed through it, just to meet the deadline, and it turned out to be a sub-par product with fitment issues or something? I know I'd be pissed, and would have rather waited for a quality product.
Yes, but the latter half of this thread has been dominated by you throwing out jabs at him for timeliness.
I'm not swinging from his nuts, but I think that your compulsive need to reply to every post in this thread about how he's late or a bad communicator (or whatever) is excessive.
He's late on his anticipated release date. You're grouchy about it. WE GET IT. Put on your big girl panties, tough out the wait on R&D, and have a
I see both sides. Yes, Lesgarten is posting way too negatively much too frequently, but also I feel like it is Baktasht's responsibility to keep his thread updated with any progress or lack thereof on the product that they are currently developing. Or at least that's what I would strive to do if I were in his position.
I concur that he could do a better job on communicating his progress and barriers to his customers.
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^^^ Thanks for posting that Reverend
Looks like the thread is getting a bit heated, so a reply is in order
As in my reply to Reverend posted above, and many other folks who have inquired... the EMSPowered 100-series headers have been finsihed and ready to do the first production batch for you guys for quite some time now. But we've held off to avoid huge delays in our build queue. The sales volume of our Land Cruiser specific products have approximately tripled over the last year. With the addition of the 100-series performance headers, and 8-10 other NEW products that we have ready for production we need to get ramped up with 2 more fulltime fabricators and some planning in order to keep orders going out to you guys in a timely manner.
We'll get these built and ready to ship as quickly as we can while keeping the quality top notch EMSPowered style with what you guys have come to expect from a quality made EMSPowered product. In the mean time, please be patient and know that we are working towards getting all sorts of new products to you guys (more 100-series goodies coming too). If you're in a time crunch and need headers to replace broken stock ones now, this isn't going to work out for you since they're not ready to ship yet. But if you're wanting the best performance headers available for the 100-series, then it'll be worth the wait.
Let me know if you guys have any questions.
EDIT: And I have to say, We love you guys! Even you Les
We do what we do because we enjoy being a part of this great community.
Looks like the thread is getting a bit heated, so a reply is in order
As in my reply to Reverend posted above, and many other folks who have inquired... the EMSPowered 100-series headers have been finsihed and ready to do the first production batch for you guys for quite some time now. But we've held off to avoid huge delays in our build queue. The sales volume of our Land Cruiser specific products have approximately tripled over the last year. With the addition of the 100-series performance headers, and 8-10 other NEW products that we have ready for production we need to get ramped up with 2 more fulltime fabricators and some planning in order to keep orders going out to you guys in a timely manner.
We'll get these built and ready to ship as quickly as we can while keeping the quality top notch EMSPowered style
with what you guys have come to expect from a quality made EMSPowered product. In the mean time, please be patient and know that we are working towards getting all sorts of new products to you guys (more 100-series goodies coming too). If you're in a time crunch and need headers to replace broken stock ones now, this isn't going to work out for you since they're not ready to ship yet. But if you're wanting the best performance headers available for the 100-series, then it'll be worth the wait.Let me know if you guys have any questions.
EDIT: And I have to say, We love you guys! Even you Les
We do what we do because we enjoy being a part of this great community.
^^^ Thanks for posting that Reverend
Looks like the thread is getting a bit heated, so a reply is in order
As in my reply to Reverend posted above, and many other folks who have inquired... the EMSPowered 100-series headers have been finsihed and ready to do the first production batch for you guys for quite some time now. But we've held off to avoid huge delays in our build queue. The sales volume of our Land Cruiser specific products have approximately tripled over the last year. With the addition of the 100-series performance headers, and 8-10 other NEW products that we have ready for production we need to get ramped up with 2 more fulltime fabricators and some planning in order to keep orders going out to you guys in a timely manner.
We'll get these built and ready to ship as quickly as we can while keeping the quality top notch EMSPowered style
Let me know if you guys have any questions.
EDIT: And I have to say, We love you guys! Even you Les
Lol at the edit! And finally!! Thanks so much for the reply Baktasht, I was curious why you hadn't responded but I'm excited to hear the development is complete on these headers. I look forward to production
