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Chuck33079 09-13-2016 11:23 AM

Seems to me like they threw a price out there and then couldn't make the numbers work if they added in the labor to finish it to the level you would expect from a part that costs this much, so they said "screw it" and shipped it out anyway.

And we all know there's only one reason why they wouldn't post the testing results. If it made gobs of power they'd be shouting it from the rooftops. No one gets to the "shipping completed product" stage without testing. Prove me wrong with a dyno sheet.

cv129 09-13-2016 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 3552057)
Seems to me like they threw a price out there and then couldn't make the numbers work if they added in the labor to finish it to the level you would expect from a part that costs this much, so they said "screw it" and shipped it out anyway.

Pretty much what Michael@AAM said. :roflpuke2:

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 3552057)
And we all know there's only one reason why they wouldn't post the testing results. If it made gobs of power they'd be shouting it from the rooftops. No one gets to the "shipping completed product" stage without testing. Prove me wrong with a dyno sheet.

Be fair now, they haven't tested it yet...the paying customers just received what would've been the prototypes. :roflpuke2:

V1H 09-13-2016 11:38 AM

AAM Competition VQ37 Intake Manifold Pre-sale!!!
 
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Originally Posted by michaeld@aamc (Post 3551991)
Hey Guys! We decided to leave the casting marks as a company to preserve the natural finish many customers favor. This gives the customer a clean canvas and the opportunity to customize the intake manifold to their specific liking, and best suit their build!



I was sure you meant to be sarcastic :disappointed:


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Chuck33079 09-13-2016 11:47 AM

Remember when he said this?
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Originally Posted by michaeld@aamc (Post 3532498)
My fellow enthusiasts, we have received our first batch of Intake Manifolds! We are finalizing the finish, as the vibra-polish finish was not up to our standards.

How bad did the first look if the picture above is the second try at a passable finish?

KN21283 09-13-2016 12:38 PM

:eek2:

Silverstone 09-13-2016 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaeld@aamc (Post 3551991)
Hey Guys! We decided to leave the casting marks as a company to preserve the natural finish many customers favor. This gives the customer a clean canvas and the opportunity to customize the intake manifold to their specific liking, and best suit their build!

I'm not in the market for an intake manifold and I doubt anyone really gives a sh*t about my $.02, but this statement screams "laziness" when it comes to parts like these. Sounds like the time didn't want to be spent finishing these or the cost of outsourcing the finishing would bring the final cost of the product even higher.

If it were my company and my product, raw finished parts would have to be special ordered so they could be shipped prior to finishing. I wouldn't want "raw" to be the main image of one of my products. Imagine if Nissan showcased their car models in "raw" states. :icon17: (Blah blah, not the same, blah blah)

whiteZ34 09-13-2016 10:54 PM

:wtf2:

chuckie311 09-14-2016 11:32 AM

you guys have had 8 months to WOW us with this! instead it just fizzled away.. i probably would have been a buyer 7 months ago if you had Numbers..but instead its just delay delay delay with 0 testing.i think ill keep my Plastic manifold and wait for theses to go on a Liquidation sale for a 1/4 of the cost.

JARblue 09-14-2016 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Silverstone (Post 3552350)
I wouldn't want "raw" to be the main image of one of my products.

If I read his quote right, they came together as a company to make this decision :ugh2:

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaeld@aamc (Post 3551991)
We decided to leave the casting marks as a company...

More like, these things are already way too expensive, so we can't spend any more on them.

Boss_302 09-15-2016 07:33 PM

And Still No Dyno Numbers!

ZAtlanta_OG 09-19-2016 05:26 AM

:worship:bump

Elmo370z 09-19-2016 01:25 PM

Lmao this page is brutal

NRGz 09-19-2016 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 3554905)
Lmao this page is brutal



As brutal as the dyno gains!


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cv129 09-19-2016 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 3554905)
Lmao this page is brutal

Lol yea, but Mr. Marketing relit the fire, spinning a cost saving measure into a benefit for the buyers. :shakes head:

Of course that will get called out.

Over-promised and under-delivered. :ugh2:

NRGz 09-20-2016 12:52 AM

So.. Did the first customer just take and run? Hiding his massive # gains?


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