Here are a few facts that you need to know about ****** ********** before you consider dealing with them:
* ***** ********* was a simply one of the machine shops that used to produce some of our items for us back in MI. When we moved from MI to TN, it was later discovered that he had opened up ****** ********** and had started using our components for use in his new venture. He did this without my permission or knowledge, and now lists on Ebay as the "******** ******** ** ********** ******* *** *** ***********". Imagine if you did years of business with a machine shop and later found that they are using your parts and designs without your permission, attempting to compete against you within the specific market segment. Nice...
* While *** may have some of our design programs, he still has no direct knowledge or experience with hydraulic brake assist systems, and doesn't even know for certain what parts fit which applications. He asks you to provide the brake pedal rod dimensions in his listings, because he has not done any actual system design work and has no real time hydraulic brake assist system experience. Would you deal with a guy that doesn't know which brake pedal rod you need? This is why he was using the early design brake units with the rubber grommet retained pedal rods that the end user could change out / install. He would then supply you with a few different best guess pedal rods and let you figure it out. Note that that the rubber grommet retained pedal rod design was discontinued a long time ago because the rubber grommet could fail resulting in the brake pedal rod separating from the brake unit! Hydratech has never provided a single brake unit with that potentially dangerous brake pedal rod separation problem, though ****** thought nothing more than sales and has placed this design in as many customer hands as possible (to cover for his lack of knowledge of the designs / applications).
* If you were to actually look at his brake assist systems in a side by side comparison to ours, you would see that he does absolutely nothing more than source various old remanufactured boosters and some older (new old stock) GM service boosters, and then remove and replace the firewall mounting plate and pedal rod. By contrast, we have access to the latest production brake assist units (currently using the revised 2011 production units with the improved new casting designs). You just can't see this in internet pictures - they all seem to look the same at first glance...
* We very laboriously deburr all of the casting parting lines and inconsistencies skillfully by hand with carbide cutters on air motors, then expertly hand detail the brake units in three coats of Dupont Nason heavy duty catalyzed acrylic enamel (sanding and filling the units between coats for true show quality preparation), clear coat all machined metal surfaces with catalyzed polyurethane clear, then oven bake the brake units for durability and show quality appearance. *** does nothing to the castings, so you get a scratched, dented, and gouged up brake unit, or he will optionally spray bomb a casting with BS rattle can engine enamel. Note that we also coat all of our billet aluminum mounting plates in catalyzed polyurethane and also oven bake these too, for a show quality finish that will last for years.
* If you were to look closer, you would also see that we also painstakingly re-tap all of the bolt holes in the brake unit castings to accommodate expensive triple chrome plated high strength Allen bolts for show quality appearance. We also remove the master cylinder mounting studs and replace them with the matching class expensive triple chrome plated high strength master cylinder mounting bolts and locking nuts with stainless steel washers. We also install high end genuine Eaton / Aeroquip adapters, as opposed to machined up zinc plated low end copies to insure a quality, leak free seal every time.
* We exclusively produce our own special 90 degree low profile brass return line nipples here in house to provide a much higher level of installed visual quality, which produces a superior overall design by keeping the low pressure return line away from the steering column rag joint / intermediate shaft. ****** only supplies the straight OE steel hose nipple that comes stock with the OE service replacement brake units. We even resurface machine these 90 degree nipples
after assembly to remove the tool marks out of the brass (caused by assembly of the two piece design), and then go one step further still by also clear coating this item too.
* We have been in the business coming up on ten years and have stood the test of time, always working hard to constantly improve and evolve the designs to make sure everything fits and functions for every application. *** may indeed have some of our designs, though has no actual experience and therefore does not know for certain what components will clear which shock towers or clutch linkages, which MC designs are best for which brakes at the wheels... He asserts himself as
“the leading hydroboost specialist in the aftermarket”, yet has very little actual real world experience with high performance aftermarket braking systems or power steering systems. A machinist that has decided to get into the high performance braking industry only because he had access to the Hydratech designs…
* I would also like to note the following internet URL’s he has set up:
WWW.HYDRATECHBRAKES.COM
WWW.HYDRATECHBRAKINGSYSTEM.COM
WWW.HYDRATECHCONVERSIONS.COM
WWW.HYDRATECHHYDROBOOST.COM
WWW.HYDRATECHINFO.COM
Please be sure to note that our one and only internet URL is
www.hydratechbraking.com
There is only one true Hydratech Braking Systems LLC, and it is located in Nashville, TN (previously of Warren, MI as of move three years ago). Our internet URL is
www.hydratechbraking.com We have earned the trust and respect of the aftermarket, and have a group of dealers that market our products internationally as such:
http://www.hydratechbraking.com/dealerlist.html
We work VERY HARD to produce the finest components, and are being copied and ripped off by a con artist doing business as ****** Hydraulics – BEWARE!
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For Hydroboost,Hydratech or ****** Hydraulics?
Seems like a case of the old "new member, start a thread with one post" type of deal to me. What do ya'll think? Thanks for doing the research admin. camcojb. I am glad the OP asked the question, because I will be looking to get hydraboost in the future and I honestly thought the were all the same company.
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