I was talking with Joe Cox last month, and they are planning to offer (a) three levels of IHI kits and (b) three levels of more expensive Garrett kits, and the least expensive 7 psi kit will likely drop to under $3,000. I tried my hardest to talk him into under $2,499 but he wasn't sure if they could handle the leap in demand. Heck, they sold 20 kits in 10 days with the group buy at $1999!
Now, if they hire out the welding for many of the kits it raises their costs considerably. I would rather see them hire more people "in house" and keep the costs down personally.
Also, the day before the prices went up a few weeks ago, the "basic" Garrett kit was $3,200, the "stage I" was $3,600, and the "stage II" was $4,200 - I know these numbers for a fact because I was getting my IHI kit installed there when they updated the website.
Take care,
Larry
www.ImprezaRS.com