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[k-tec racing]

Hey Guys,

Just a quick intro- My names Pete and I deal with all the international orders/enquiries for K-Tec Racing

A brief car history for me- I've been around cars since I could walk- I currently own an R26 Megane which is my daily/track toy  I've owned all sorts before this from a DC5 Type R to MK6 Golf R and everything between! 

I've added a quick little pic of my car in our Blandford office workshop.

Ill be here to help with any enquiries or questions and if you guys have any issues feel free to DM me on here and ill do my best to sort any issues/answer any questions. 

 

[Marsch]

Look here, look here...K-Tec goes Oz. 👍

For the people that don't know. K-Tec is one of the main places to go to for anything related to tuning Renaults not only in the UK. Even a tuner from Germany brought his C2RS compressor build over to them to have it mapped.

Edited 16, June 2023 by Marsch

[slick]

7 hours ago, k-tec racing said:

Hey Guys,

Just a quick intro- My names Pete and I deal with all the international orders/enquiries for K-Tec Racing

A brief car history for me- I've been around cars since I could walk- I currently own an R26 Megane which is my daily/track toy  I've owned all sorts before this from a DC5 Type R to MK6 Golf R and everything between! 

I've added a quick little pic of my car in our Blandford office workshop.

Ill be here to help with any enquiries or questions and if you guys have any issues feel free to DM me on here and ill do my best to sort any issues/answer any questions. 

 

Welcome Pete - thanks for your post and great offer of assistance to us in Oz ...

[Caduceus]

The K-tec catalogue is excellent but the shipping costs are exorbitant. If that is genuinely what it costs to ship with TNT and k-tec are just passing it in, fine I suppose but if there’s an extra cut or just a generic calculator which way overestimates, some consideration here might get a lot more business from Australia.

[FlatFour]

Thanks for the intro Pete and nice R26!

There's a heap of stuff I want to order from K-tec for the Clio I just bought but as above the shipping costs are painful at the moment.

[speka]

Welcome to our forum Pete! I agree with the previous comments - I have been a K-Tec customer for over 10 years with my 3 Renaultsport cars and they have always been great to deal with. Shipping costs are always an issue and it seems they have gone through the roof with all offshore suppliers since Covid unfortunately. Next time I need anything (there is always something to buy 😆😆) I will be sure to contact you.

[SLUGGO33X]

Hi Pete, thanks for the intro. Did you take over from Dan who was previously handling intentional orders?

We did have a longstanding promo code for OZRS, but that stopped a while ago 😉

[ALLEZ]

I bought my Bilstein B14 coilovers from K-tec and the shipping costs then were reasonable.  That was in 2020 if I remember correctly (time flies!).  Since then I've had a few enquiries in the UK for private sale stuff and otherwise through Volantech and mannnn, the shipping costs are hefty. 

 

EDIT: It's good to see K-Tec representation on the forum though.  It would be great to keep abreast of new products/sales. 

 

PS, Pete - what happened to K-tec's white M3RS with the Garrett G-25-650 setup.  Last time I saw it had dyno'd at 504bhp and I was curious to see how it was tracking these days!

Edited 18, June 2023 by ALLEZ

[Phillyphil]

Dealing with K-TEC pre-covid was very fair and reasonable for shipping prices. In Feb 2020 I landed a TL4 gearbox fully refurbished with Quaife diff for my Clio3 Gordini. The small crate shipped from UK to Perth was 350 GBP which was 700 odd AUD at the time. 

Fast forward to today and even small consignments are getting close to that. I would consider buying more bits like a Forge Inter-cooler, pipes and intake but when you compare KTEC  to Demon Tweaks AUS the KTEC shipping kills it. 

I really hope K-TEC look at a warehouse in AUS with parts landed with sea container shipping built into the price because TNT air freight doesn't make transactions viable. 

I did notice that Mountune UK just opened a branch in Tassie. Let's hope KTEC see the light. 

My mechanic recently ordered a rear set of OEM rotors and pads for my Meg4 RS300 EDC from France through Renault AUS and they have taken 6 weeks to get to OZ. If KTEC had these sorts of parts in stock in AUS it would save me dealing with Renault AUS/ATECO who do a lousy job supporting the brand in Australia. 

[Matt205]

Plus one for shipping costs, haven't bought anything in years due to shipping prices. To add I regularly buy bits from Europe and shipping costs are fine from most other suppliers, Demon Tweeks out of the UK included.

Not sure a local warehouse facility is entirely realistic, but easy enough to look at alternative shipping vendors, clearly the current one isnt competitive. DHL from Estonia is reasonable, Parcelforce from the UK is who DT use.

Edited 19, June 2023 by Matt205

[Gambit]

If you need anything from the UK from Ktec let me know i can help facilitate via a mate of mine to get parts you need shipped to him and he can send the goods onwards. As a courtesy for his time and effort i usually add in 5% of the total value to pay him for his trouble. 

[spaleta_9]

Welcome to the forum Pete.

We probably sound like a pack of whingers but I think it's important feedback for the company. I have to agree with the shipping charges being a massive deterrent for pretty much all Aussie renaultsport buyers I've spoken to.  While it is quick and reliable it's simply exorbitant.  It's a shame because you guys offer a lot of decent products that owners want to purchase.

[k-tec racing]

Hey All! Thanks for the warm welcome!  Unfortunately shipping costs have gone through the roof following Covid! We are always looking for cheaper/better/faster/more reliable options for shipping trust me its been a real pain! and we are doing what we can to get you guys down in Oz sorted with all the parts you guys want/need!

 

Apart from shipping I hope everything is ok! and everyone's cars running 100%  

[k-tec racing]

On 17/06/2023 at 8:27 AM, SLUGGO33X said:

Hi Pete, thanks for the intro. Did you take over from Dan who was previously handling intentional orders?

We did have a longstanding promo code for OZRS, but that stopped a while ago 😉

I have indeed- Dan's still with us doing other bits and pieces - but for International orders/Export stuff you guys will unfortunately be dealing with me  

An OZRS discount code... hmmm Ill deffo have to have a look into this!  

[SLUGGO33X]

38 minutes ago, k-tec racing said:

I have indeed- Dan's still with us doing other bits and pieces - but for International orders/Export stuff you guys will unfortunately be dealing with me  

An OZRS discount code... hmmm Ill deffo have to have a look into this!  

If I remember correctly, it was a 50% promo code 🤣

[k-tec racing]

12 minutes ago, SLUGGO33X said:

If I remember correctly, it was a 50% promo code 🤣

hmmmm ill have to check that not sure if those numbers add up! 😅 

[Phillyphil]

On 19/06/2023 at 3:10 PM, k-tec racing said:

Hey All! Thanks for the warm welcome!  Unfortunately shipping costs have gone through the roof following Covid! We are always looking for cheaper/better/faster/more reliable options for shipping trust me its been a real pain! and we are doing what we can to get you guys down in Oz sorted with all the parts you guys want/need!

 

Apart from shipping I hope everything is ok! and everyone's cars running 100%  

Everything is golden down here in Oz mate. Especially in Perth it's a busy little bubble that somehow stays immune to downturn seen around Australia and the globe. 

We didn't mean to hammer you with all the bad news and constructive feedback... Poor Aussies always get the short straw from global suppliers as we are far, far away.  

K-TEC has always been the go-to place for good Reno parts supply for OEM and aftermarket. I've bought loads for my Clio3 Gordini in the past  (under SHAI0001) and bought bits through my repairer for my meg4 RS300 Trophy.

In Oct 2021 Bridgestone Select Morley bought the Trophy R uprated rotors for my car and they have been great so far. I'm onto the second set of DS2500 pads on those rotors and they have done 29,000 odd kms and still no lip starting to form. Would recommend these to any meg4 RS280/300 owners for fast road/track.

If you can get a slow freight option that close to halves that 120GBP TNT freight charge you will be on a winner. I've just had to wait 6 weeks for Renault Australia/ATECO to supply genuine rear rotors and pads from France. What a ball ache! There would be at least 300 odd RS280/300 EDC models sold in OZ market and the local importer doesn't even stock rotors for the electric handbrake... 

We can only hope that one day KTEC open and office in Sydney or Melbourne.  It wouldn't be a hard job to stock more OEM Renault Parts than ATECO. Did you hear that Mountune have opened a warehouse in Tasmania

 

[k-tec racing]

2 hours ago, Phillyphil said:

Everything is golden down here in Oz mate. Especially in Perth it's a busy little bubble that somehow stays immune to downturn seen around Australia and the globe. 

We didn't mean to hammer you with all the bad news and constructive feedback... Poor Aussies always get the short straw from global suppliers as we are far, far away.  

K-TEC has always been the go-to place for good Reno parts supply for OEM and aftermarket. I've bought loads for my Clio3 Gordini in the past  (under SHAI0001) and bought bits through my repairer for my meg4 RS300 Trophy.

In Oct 2021 Bridgestone Select Morley bought the Trophy R uprated rotors for my car and they have been great so far. I'm onto the second set of DS2500 pads on those rotors and they have done 29,000 odd kms and still no lip starting to form. Would recommend these to any meg4 RS280/300 owners for fast road/track.

If you can get a slow freight option that close to halves that 120GBP TNT freight charge you will be on a winner. I've just had to wait 6 weeks for Renault Australia/ATECO to supply genuine rear rotors and pads from France. What a ball ache! There would be at least 300 odd RS280/300 EDC models sold in OZ market and the local importer doesn't even stock rotors for the electric handbrake... 

We can only hope that one day KTEC open and office in Sydney or Melbourne.  It wouldn't be a hard job to stock more OEM Renault Parts than ATECO. Did you hear that Mountune have opened a warehouse in Tasmania

 

Hey Phil

 

Good news/bad news it doesn't matter! We like the honest feedback from you guys! 

As for shipping we are looking into getting a more cost effective solution setup so we can cater to you guys better! We don't want you to get the short straw we want to be able to cater for the Reno market in Oz without a 6week lead time!

Are there any other parts that are hard to get from Renault AUS? 

I have seen Mountune have opened a facility! they are doing fantastic work!  And you think we should open in Sydney or Melbourne- what's wrong with Adelaide or Canberra? Where in OZ is the highest concentration of Renault owners? 

[Phillyphil]

13 hours ago, k-tec racing said:

Hey Phil

 

Good news/bad news it doesn't matter! We like the honest feedback from you guys! 

As for shipping we are looking into getting a more cost effective solution setup so we can cater to you guys better! We don't want you to get the short straw we want to be able to cater for the Reno market in Oz without a 6week lead time!

Are there any other parts that are hard to get from Renault AUS? 

I have seen Mountune have opened a facility! they are doing fantastic work!  And you think we should open in Sydney or Melbourne- what's wrong with Adelaide or Canberra? Where in OZ is the highest concentration of Renault owners? 

Hi Pete, 

Pretty much everything is wait-a-while with Reno AUS for OEM spares.  You could honestly beat them hands down with a MIN/MAX in AUS of 2 & 2. I recently had the MEG4 top oil filled bushing replaced under warranty and that was ex France too. Now the meg4 is the latest model so god help them for things like Clio which are starting to get a bit old now. 

I recently had Damo from DC Auto Centre (Yolkine) order them rear (electric hand brake) rotors and OEM pads from Reno AUS. Damo priced through the KTEC site and freight tipped it over the edge. He actually had some parts on backorder with KTEC as he runs a meg3 RS250 in production cars at Wanneroo Raceway and said there was big delays with shipping due to your warehouse move so he decided to order from the local Reno dealer instead. 

I work for a National Refrigeration Wholesaler and we have just recently opened a bulk Warehouse in Wingfield South Australia and we are landing heaps of sea container stock into SA as it can service East Coast and Perth better than what we were doing previously. Freight from East Coast to Perth is a killa for our business as you might not realize it's a 5.5 hour plane flight from SYD to PER into the wind. 

As far as "where is the most RS cars in AUS". I would honestly guess Sydney then followed by Melbourne for the bulk. Renault Australia was selling a lot of Clio3 and 4 and Meg4 RS250/265/275 from 2010 to 2018. The meg4 still sold OK after 2019 but by that time the Renault line up in OZ was just 1 passenger car, 3 SUV's and commercial vans so the dealers struggled to get customers through the door. The ownership experience for a new vehicle is pretty average with service backup with parts and pricing. For example, in Western Australia which has a population of 3 million we have only 3 metro dealerships and 1 in a major regional hub. If you compare a brand like VW they have over double that. 

You could always try consignment stock into a major Renault specialist repairer. I know that RENOTECH in Sydney are probably the best in the business and in VIC I hear good things about Auto Paris. 

Food for thought! If you could get parts landed into AUS with consolidated pallets in sea freight everything would be available via airbag overnight for us guys and the price would be right. 

Thanks for listening.

Philly. 

[k-tec racing]

7 hours ago, Phillyphil said:

Hi Pete, 

Pretty much everything is wait-a-while with Reno AUS for OEM spares.  You could honestly beat them hands down with a MIN/MAX in AUS of 2 & 2. I recently had the MEG4 top oil filled bushing replaced under warranty and that was ex France too. Now the meg4 is the latest model so god help them for things like Clio which are starting to get a bit old now. 

I recently had Damo from DC Auto Centre (Yolkine) order them rear (electric hand brake) rotors and OEM pads from Reno AUS. Damo priced through the KTEC site and freight tipped it over the edge. He actually had some parts on backorder with KTEC as he runs a meg3 RS250 in production cars at Wanneroo Raceway and said there was big delays with shipping due to your warehouse move so he decided to order from the local Reno dealer instead. 

I work for a National Refrigeration Wholesaler and we have just recently opened a bulk Warehouse in Wingfield South Australia and we are landing heaps of sea container stock into SA as it can service East Coast and Perth better than what we were doing previously. Freight from East Coast to Perth is a killa for our business as you might not realize it's a 5.5 hour plane flight from SYD to PER into the wind. 

As far as "where is the most RS cars in AUS". I would honestly guess Sydney then followed by Melbourne for the bulk. Renault Australia was selling a lot of Clio3 and 4 and Meg4 RS250/265/275 from 2010 to 2018. The meg4 still sold OK after 2019 but by that time the Renault line up in OZ was just 1 passenger car, 3 SUV's and commercial vans so the dealers struggled to get customers through the door. The ownership experience for a new vehicle is pretty average with service backup with parts and pricing. For example, in Western Australia which has a population of 3 million we have only 3 metro dealerships and 1 in a major regional hub. If you compare a brand like VW they have over double that. 

You could always try consignment stock into a major Renault specialist repairer. I know that RENOTECH in Sydney are probably the best in the business and in VIC I hear good things about Auto Paris. 

Food for thought! If you could get parts landed into AUS with consolidated pallets in sea freight everything would be available via airbag overnight for us guys and the price would be right. 

Thanks for listening.

Philly. 

Wow you guys really do get the short straw! 3 metros and 1 hub just isn't enough to service an area of the size of Aus! 

The sheer size of Aus makes setting up a pain! The east coast isn't to bad-SYD/MEL/etc but as you say the flight to Perth is a killer let alone the 40+ hour drive it would be! 

As for RS cars in AUS- I take it you guys have a higher concentration of Clio 197/200 Meg 250-275s than anything else? 

 

Cheers for the info! 

[DBG6]

You could split the difference and set up in Canberra 😏

From memory Australia is the highest buyer of ‘sport models’ percentage wise (not Renault specific stat). May be more enthusiasts seeking out mods per Renault than other countries?

[k-tec racing]

1 hour ago, DBG6 said:

You could split the difference and set up in Canberra 😏

From memory Australia is the highest buyer of ‘sport models’ percentage wise (not Renault specific stat). May be more enthusiasts seeking out mods per Renault than other countries?

Hmmm wonder why you would want us in Canberra....  

And yeah we do ship alot of RS parts to you guys in OZ! 

Watch this space! you guys will be first to hear about any developments when it comes to K-Tec OZ division

[woot woot]

Clio 197/200 is a slim market here, but the owners usually spend money on them from you guys as it's easier than trying to manage sourcing parts locally. Your website is fairly easy to navigate and lists many parts we would need for maintenance or even mods. You generally know what you are getting when using your website. 

I myself feel I have paid for at least a decent end of year party for you guys with what I have spent.

 

[JonHarro]

Hi @k-tec racing, it's fantastic to see you here.

In my travels I've seen more Clio 2's and Meg 3's on Australian roads than anything else in the RS Catalogue, and I'm based in Canberra. You'd likely be amazed at just how rust free the cars are over here though in comparison with the UK, due to our fairly dry climate and salt free roads.

Your parts catalogue is great, there are plenty of desirable things on there that a number of us would like to purchase and make our Baguettes faster.... The Australian Dollar has always been worth a lot less than the British Pound, which has always stung a little. However to echo everyone else... The shipping... It really is the most expensive I've come across, be it from the UK, or anywhere else in the world. Even before COVID it was more than everyone else, but now it's bordering on ridiculous. Being on the other side of the world from where we like to purchase things, we're used to having to wait... If it's the delivery speed that has to be the thing that gives, so be it. I'd order more stuff if I didn't fall to the ground clutching my chest after seeing the shipping cost, honestly!

Lastly, now this is a little niche, and doesn't effect most of us, but does concern an reasonably expensive item from your catalogue... Information on the Gen90 ECU. What's the Go? Do K-TEC deliberately make it impossible to get any information on this ECU? I tried via email and was given nothing. Since then It has taken me several months of trawling forums and even in one case contacting a gentleman in the UK who used to work for K-Tec, to get any information. Yes I did buy it second hand, but should that then make it useless and the information trade secret? We can't exactly just 'bring it into the shop' to get your guys to whack it on the dyno/rolling road and sort it out over here, we need to figure it out ourselves most of the time.

Sorry to launch everything I have at you, but I've waited a long time to be able to actually find someone at K-Tec who might listen, for either topic.

 

Cheers,

 

Jon

[k-tec racing]

14 minutes ago, JonHarro said:

Hi @k-tec racing, it's fantastic to see you here.

In my travels I've seen more Clio 2's and Meg 3's on Australian roads than anything else in the RS Catalogue, and I'm based in Canberra. You'd likely be amazed at just how rust free the cars are over here though in comparison with the UK, due to our fairly dry climate and salt free roads.

Your parts catalogue is great, there are plenty of desirable things on there that a number of us would like to purchase and make our Baguettes faster.... The Australian Dollar has always been worth a lot less than the British Pound, which has always stung a little. However to echo everyone else... The shipping... It really is the most expensive I've come across, be it from the UK, or anywhere else in the world. Even before COVID it was more than everyone else, but now it's bordering on ridiculous. Being on the other side of the world from where we like to purchase things, we're used to having to wait... If it's the delivery speed that has to be the thing that gives, so be it. I'd order more stuff if I didn't fall to the ground clutching my chest after seeing the shipping cost, honestly!

Lastly, now this is a little niche, and doesn't effect most of us, but does concern an reasonably expensive item from your catalogue... Information on the Gen90 ECU. What's the Go? Do K-TEC deliberately make it impossible to get any information on this ECU? I tried via email and was given nothing. Since then It has taken me several months of trawling forums and even in one case contacting a gentleman in the UK who used to work for K-Tec, to get any information. Yes I did buy it second hand, but should that then make it useless and the information trade secret? We can't exactly just 'bring it into the shop' to get your guys to whack it on the dyno/rolling road and sort it out over here, we need to figure it out ourselves most of the time.

Sorry to launch everything I have at you, but I've waited a long time to be able to actually find someone at K-Tec who might listen, for either topic.

 

Cheers,

 

Jon

Hey Jon,

The Gen90 is an oldschool ecu by moderns standards and is a very specialised thing that only a few people that I know have been trained on- what was it you needed to know and maybe I can help with it- drop me a dm/email me- sales@k-tecracing.com ill do my best to get any info you need. 

 

As for shipping- we are working on it- shipping costs shouldn't be too much of an issue  

[Faeros]

On 27/06/2023 at 5:49 PM, JonHarro said:

Hi @k-tec racing, it's fantastic to see you here.

In my travels I've seen more Clio 2's and Meg 3's on Australian roads than anything else in the RS Catalogue, and I'm based in Canberra. You'd likely be amazed at just how rust free the cars are over here though in comparison with the UK, due to our fairly dry climate and salt free roads.

Your parts catalogue is great, there are plenty of desirable things on there that a number of us would like to purchase and make our Baguettes faster.... The Australian Dollar has always been worth a lot less than the British Pound, which has always stung a little. However to echo everyone else... The shipping... It really is the most expensive I've come across, be it from the UK, or anywhere else in the world. Even before COVID it was more than everyone else, but now it's bordering on ridiculous. Being on the other side of the world from where we like to purchase things, we're used to having to wait... If it's the delivery speed that has to be the thing that gives, so be it. I'd order more stuff if I didn't fall to the ground clutching my chest after seeing the shipping cost, honestly!

Lastly, now this is a little niche, and doesn't effect most of us, but does concern an reasonably expensive item from your catalogue... Information on the Gen90 ECU. What's the Go? Do K-TEC deliberately make it impossible to get any information on this ECU? I tried via email and was given nothing. Since then It has taken me several months of trawling forums and even in one case contacting a gentleman in the UK who used to work for K-Tec, to get any information. Yes I did buy it second hand, but should that then make it useless and the information trade secret? We can't exactly just 'bring it into the shop' to get your guys to whack it on the dyno/rolling road and sort it out over here, we need to figure it out ourselves most of the time.

Sorry to launch everything I have at you, but I've waited a long time to be able to actually find someone at K-Tec who might listen, for either topic.

 

Cheers,

 

Jon

I've been down the rabbit hole of the Gen90 ecu and it really isn't worth it. If you really really want to dig, the tuners in South Africa know the most about it (couple of 1000hp+ fwd drag meganes running it out there).
Be better money spent getting something like an Emerald or any other known brand in Aus and re-wiring, otherwise plenty of very good tuning options.

 

Also - welcome K-tec!! Meg 2 represent.

[k-tec racing]

3 hours ago, Faeros said:

I've been down the rabbit hole of the Gen90 ecu and it really isn't worth it. If you really really want to dig, the tuners in South Africa know the most about it (couple of 1000hp+ fwd drag meganes running it out there).
Be better money spent getting something like an Emerald or any other known brand in Aus and re-wiring, otherwise plenty of very good tuning options.

 

Also - welcome K-tec!! Meg 2 represent.

Hey Faeros! 

You are not wrong- we only recommend the Gen90 stuff for the 750motorclub guys where they have locked ECUs- Emerald/Ecu master/haltech etc are all better ECUs and they are easier to transfer between cars. 

[DOOOOK]

Hi Pete and welcome!

I love the R26 with all its mods. It makes miss my 225: 

I was recently dealing with Adam and Dan before that, when I last received an order for a forged rebuild kit and the Garrett turbo kit for my Trophy R. Great service and I couldn't go past the Black Friday sale and lucky to avoid the price hikes that followed the invasion of Ukraine. The plan for the build is pencilled in for 2024. Anyway, I'll DM you as I'm considering some braking options so I'll pick your brain when I'm ready.

Cheers!

[k-tec racing]

6 hours ago, DOOOOK said:

Hi Pete and welcome!

I love the R26 with all its mods. It makes miss my 225: 

I was recently dealing with Adam and Dan before that, when I last received an order for a forged rebuild kit and the Garrett turbo kit for my Trophy R. Great service and I couldn't go past the Black Friday sale and lucky to avoid the price hikes that followed the invasion of Ukraine. The plan for the build is pencilled in for 2024. Anyway, I'll DM you as I'm considering some braking options so I'll pick your brain when I'm ready.

Cheers!

Please do! there are a fair few ways you can go!  

Our Garret kit is a very good and popular upgrade!