| Jordo! |
08-18-2010 12:30 AM |
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Originally Posted by Zsteve
(Post 680536)
Making a CBE just for your car is one thing and can be done cheap as you dont have to please the community. A CBE that is for the Z community is under great scrutiny, as we can see from this forum. So they have to get the right tone, weight, size, looks, etc to make thiers more sellable than others so it will take more R&D to get an exhaust that is different and good. Just look at the many variations FI has to offer, I dont think he hit all that with 2 trys. When I picked my CBE the sound and looks were a huge part of the decision, so just getting a tone that people like can mean trying different mufflers, sizes and locations and pipe bending to get the right freq as each engine type produces its own unique freq to begin with.
Now do I think an exhaust should cost 2k? no Can a company copy an already existing design and modify it slightly and charge $500 yes. Getting an exhaust out for a new vehicle before others will have some R&D and mkae it cost more to be the first.
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If FI clearly did extensive experimentation then I exclude them from my criticism (whether or not it justifies the price)... did stillen do that? Looks like a better flowing OEM set-up to me...
How about Greddy?
I dunno dude, you do generaly get what you pay for in retail, BUT if you are paying for a tollerable sound and a free flowing exhaust, it aint exactly rocket science either, and shouldn't command such a high price.
However, if a highly specific exhaust note, color of tips, whatever bells an whistles are features someone (not prepared to develop a custom set-up) desires, then I guess that person will be happy to pay whatever he or she can afford... so fair enough. |
