| 245ONQEW |
02-09-2009 02:19 PM |
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Originally Posted by 370z
(Post 23088)
ARC always makes visually pleasing products... not sure if they are worth those high prices.
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Generally, I've never seen great or overwhelming numbers from ARC. A wiseman from RB Motoring once told me ARC really is just bling for your car, not a substantive performance part. So I think it really comes down to what your goal is for the car: Performance v. Bling.
I'm not one to criticize JDM parts manufacturers, lord knows I had more than my fair share of HKS and Greddy on my Lancer. However, with the rise of the American Tuning Houses, places like AMS, Buschur, GTWorx, Vishnu Performance, Works, Agency Power, to name a few, it has really made me jaded as to why pay $1,400 for a cat-back from a name-brand Japanese manufacturer who doesn't post on forums, rather their vendor/dealer does v. $900 for an equally nicely finished (if not better) non-name brand, but reputable Tuning House from North America who does post on the forums.
Food for thought when buying parts. By no means am I saying 'Buy American'. But just think about your motivation for buying JDM parts for more money than domestically-made parts of equal or better quality... |
