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Old 02-16-2013, 03:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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A lot of people rave about Ark here on the forums, but I find their products to be overpriced and of cheap quality.

I had the Ark Grip v2 and the holes for the flanges didn't line up properly and had to be drilled. One side hung lower than the other and it just looked really ugly. They told me I could get money from them for doing before and after dynos, but after they saw that you get about 1 whp gain they told me that they are busy and will "look into it" every time I inquired.

I eventually swapped the Grip out for the Berk and couldn't be happier.

Also their packaging was terrible, parts were sticking out of the box - compared to the packaging from Berk which was completely padded everywhere and came in two boxes.

Just my 2cents.
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A lot of people rave about Ark here on the forums, but I find their products to be overpriced and of cheap quality.

I had the Ark Grip v2 and the holes for the flanges didn't line up properly and had to be drilled. One side hung lower than the other and it just looked really ugly. They told me I could get money from them for doing before and after dynos, but after they saw that you get about 1 whp gain they told me that they are busy and will "look into it" every time I inquired.

I eventually swapped the Grip out for the Berk and couldn't be happier.

Also their packaging was terrible, parts were sticking out of the box - compared to the packaging from Berk which was completely padded everywhere and came in two boxes.

Just my 2cents.
I think its funny that you slam a product for a small minor defect and put them out on blast. Its COMSETIC! I understand that you want something when you pay that much for it. I have my grip exhaust and don't have any problems at all with it. People are human and they make mistakes but I think that you are going a little far off the deep end by slamming and slandering the comany's name this way. Just my
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I think its funny that you slam a product for a small minor defect and put them out on blast. Its COMSETIC! I understand that you want something when you pay that much for it. I have my grip exhaust and don't have any problems at all with it. People are human and they make mistakes but I think that you are going a little far off the deep end by slamming and slandering the comany's name this way. Just my
First of all, its not just COSMETIC.

I'm not slamming them, I'm giving objective feedback. Slamming implies I'm badmouthing them with non-factual information.

When you spend $1400 on an exhaust, and it comes with parts sticking out of the box, and have to drill holes because they don't even line up, do you feel like you got a quality product? When they told you it has perfect fitment and try as you might to line up the tips but you can't, do you feel like you've purchased a quality product?

When you compare what you get with the Berk, nicer mounting hardware, nicer fit, nicer welds and fit and finish, nicer packaging, and nicer customer support, for a cheaper price, you tell me which is the better deal here.
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