Todd/A.W.E.

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/AudiWorldPics/2000/moundofBaileys.JPG"></center><p>Mound of Baileys pic!

This batch covers up to the middle of September, and we'll be packing them and shipping them today and tomorrow.

Thanks for your patience and continued patronage. The Bailey orders keep rolling in and we believe Bailey has finally caught up with production demands. Another shipment covering up to the middle of October should be arriving by end of next week.<ul><li><a href="http://www.awe-tuning.com/baileyvalve.cfm">A.W.E Tuning Bailey Valves</a></li></ul>

Jim De Arras

Yea!

NickS

<ul><li><a href="http://www.stratmosphere.com/forge_valves.htm">http://www.stratmosphere.com/forge_valves.htm</a</li></ul>

Todd/A.W.E.

Put it this way...

When we first looked for a high quality replacement for the stock DV, we considered this valve... and passed on it.

We even had many official distributors of other DV valves point us in the direction of the Baileys during our search!

Besides, that valve will not fit the S4.

NickS

They say the S4 one will be out soon. I just see mud slinging is all.....thanks!

Silver S4

What about the serviceability and the lifetime no questions asked warranty.

Can we have a better answer since they are making one to fit the S4? If there is no performance difference, then the forge sounds like a better lifetime option over the Bailey.

Please debate that argument otherwise.

Richard Solomon

I'm not pushing one or the other, just joining with SilverS4 in hoping for a better comparison from the Bailey proponents.

FWIW, I think it's funny that the $25 Forge price advantage is pushed in the same breath as "limited introductory pricing"...is that really an advantage?

Adam T

Bailey's are installed upside down? I must have mine backwards.

elCheng

"upside down" meaning the non factory way...does anyone know why AUDI installs stock BPV's sideways?

Todd/A.W.E.

The "mud-slinging" already started on the TT forum, and I suppose I slipped in some of it over here before it even began.

The Bailey valve is a lifetime component that does not need rebuilding, or at least does not need rebuilding/replacement during the life of your engine. We're not really sure why someone would even *want* a serviceable diverter valve, anyway, especially since the rebuildable valves on the market do not really have a recommended service interval for street driven cars. So the question begs: how do you know when it needs to be rebuilt?

We believe that the rebuildable valves are really intended for short term motorsports usage, where repeated tear-downs are common. However, the Bailey unit was derived from motorsports usage, in the search of building a "better valve". So, in other words, the Bailey unit is designed to a quality level where service needs are eliminated and performance is superior. It's an "install and forget" type item.


Here's an anology I like to use:
Would you rather have a $20 toaster oven that periodically needs service, but is designed so you can rebuild it yourself

or

Would you rather have a $25 toaster oven that never needs service and toasts perfectly each and every time?


Sorry about the tone of the previous post, but things are getting toasty on the TT forum.

BTW, the Bailey valve comes with a lifetime replacement warranty, too.