I am real curious as to why....
 

I am real curious as to why the folks here accept so easily that the
3rd-party manufacturers of parts for the 350 and 370 Z's are completely overcharging for most of the intake and exhaust parts they manufacture whether they be related to NA or forced induction.

The parts being made for our cars are really no different from an engineering design perspective than any other manufactured modeled cars including Ford Mustang and the like.

The design testing that goes on is no differnt either so what added value are these parts providing that is above and beyond the parts manufactured for other makes and models?

My personal thought is that we shouldn't rush out to buy these overpriced parts at all and let the decreae in demand make the statement that we want the more normal pricing-point that these parts should be. As long as everyone is readily buying these parts thesae vendors are walking to their respective banks on our coat-tails.

What gives?

simple, don't buy em then. not everything drops in price. u'll prolly be waiting 5+ yrs for these prices to drop since the model is brand new

also remember we are getting two intakes.... mustang intakes run around 300+ so we really aren't paying too much.

I always wondered why a stainless dual exhaust for my Titan which is 3 times as big costs half as much......

Someone explain that to me? Not like the Titan is that popular.

It's a matter of scale. There are far more Mustangs out there Zs. Produce more and your per-unit costs will decrease, so the consumer will end up paying less.

Now I do think that some things are overpriced. I'd love to see what the profit margin is on an FI, Berk, or Stillen CBE. Probably close to 50%.

It's the price point of the car that practically mandates performance part prices.

Go look at Porsche exhaust systems... and compare to Honda exhausts.

Of course, like someone above said, there's a lot more Hondas out there than you will find Zs and Gs.. But they figure if you can afford a 30k to 40k+ car, you can afford slightly higher prices on performance parts. When I buy parts for my Civic, it's a joke in comparison.

They charge the highest amount that people will pay, just like any other business. Whenever you feel bad about the price of parts, check out what the GTR folks have to pay.

Then don't buy them. You're not under duress.

You ever see those eBay auctions in which the IDIOT auctions the item for far above MKT value, just to see it get relisted over and over and over again for like a year? Then it never sells because nobody is dumb enough to bid that high.

well tbh from my previous project car. I've learnt that waiting doesn't save that much...
if you really wanna save every buck then dun even bother changing out anything on a car.
once you start modding you lost alot of money already.
example on a front bumper. say $900 in 1998. price now $600..
you see what i mean? you wait for like 10 years for a 300 drop or sumthing.
i dun see the point of waiting. if you want to do it smart best way is to group buy. imho.

Try telling the GTR guys how overpriced 370z parts are. They are paying $3500 for a stainless catback and $5000+ for a Ti Catback. Keep in mind that the GTR catbacks don't come with a midpipe. The midpipes are another $700-$900.

Granted I am a vendor, but I do not feel 370z parts are overpriced. I believe the majority on these boards would agree they are priced just like any other import car parts.

Supply & Demand..

exactly. simplest quickest easiest asnwer

truth and they dont even want to know about aero parts :shakes head:


i think the price of 370 stuff is comprable to the begining of the 350 aftermarket with an adjustment for new tech and advancements in the industry. now some of the more elite stuff like ZELE is high but on average i think its about par for the course for a 30-35K car

I know it will never happen but I'd love to see the margins on certain products. :happydance:

Economy of Scale:

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