Subject	The tough part is the quality control.
Posted by	BigTDogg (MA) on July 12, 2010 at 4:51 PM
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In Reply To	I think it was a great move on SZ's part posted by Antihero on July 12, 2010 at 04:28 PM
Message	I'm all for great products being cheaper, nobody wants to spend more than they have to, but it's very VERY difficult to get quality products out of China, Taiwan or even Mexico. At least with Mexico they're significantly closer, and in the same time zone if issues come up. Problem is, in most cases, Mexico isn't a big enough cost savings over US made products. To get the same quality and consistency out of a Chinese made part you negate any savings versus a US made part. Between shipping costs and man-hours spent trying to resolve issues, in many cases it's a no-win. Until you have multiple parts being made by a company and the initial start up costs are offset by the long term cost savings. This is my professional experience. "I'm glad I have the MSP mani's." - jschrauwen 22:20:13 06/10/08 "...Downpipes own. They own everything...anything...all there ever was and will be...they should be stock on all cars. Screw the environment, emissions, noise! I love them...I shall name my first-born after them with glee..." - SeedyRom 05:13:20 10/03/02 "i love the cock" - genic 22:20:47 09/25/03 "I hope you get fucked in the ass with a pringles can." - ni[X]it 14:53:53 02/02/06 "Either ignore him or beat him up. Anything else will be over his head." - Marshall 12:28:23 08/18/04 "i've got to the point where i can drive the Z at its limits and i want more" - shadowZ 16:29:56 08/31/04 "I was way more timid then than I am now about getting in there and yanking on things." - TT XTZ 13:30:34 07/25/05 "Just ran out to get some knee pads. I'm ready now... BRING.....IT.....ON... :-) " - Dave N 19:04:30 10/31/07
Follow Ups	What light through yonder manifold breaks? - SilverTwin(OH) 19:23:07 07/11/10 ^^ LOL at the guy from Alabama who says his mechanic won't - Inzane 19:40:48 07/11/10 thread will probably get nuked on 3ZC (n/m) - ZonaZ 19:54:38 07/11/10 nice sig, waiting for the R.I.P. of ugly body kits (n/m) - inf 20:12:13 07/11/10 at $150 a set, they can afford to F them up every now & then (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 20:13:37 07/11/10 AMS pays $40 a set for those recycled mystery metal manis - BigTDogg (MA) 21:38:21 07/11/10 It hasn't gotten locked yet because it's not in general. - canyoncarver 08:40:15 07/12/10 Well isn't that what you do with trash? (n/m) - The Hawk 10:28:43 07/12/10 Is he not using gaskets? I might be wrong but i would - fst300zx 21:00:03 07/11/10 Nope, not quite - BigTDogg (MA) 21:33:54 07/11/10 i had to shave my DP dividers as well. - SuparexTT 22:37:49 07/11/10 Well considering its AMS i wouldnt argue with that. - fst300zx 22:39:59 07/11/10 It's inevitable. - CoHPhasor 21:04:24 07/11/10 Just in time for the fixed bookmarks, lmao, I can hear the - LJZTT 21:04:36 07/11/10 You get what you pay for. Nuff said. (n/m) - Seb@Specialty-Z 21:07:06 07/11/10 Yum, yum, when do I get it ? lol. (n/m) - ttz'in (NorCal) 01:25:21 07/12/10 AMS, ay, there's the rub. (n/m) - 240Z FeO2 21:14:26 07/11/10 This post makes me happy. (n/m) - Multi_Read (MO) 21:15:54 07/11/10 *knock on wood* so far so good here. - SuparexTT 22:23:46 07/11/10 To be honest... - Pilot.P (NZ) 01:37:58 07/12/10 The 4 bolts are nicer than the 5's. - Evan(CA) 01:55:52 07/12/10 And you can thank AMS and Coz for that one. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 08:00:26 07/12/10 I think it was a great move on SZ's part - Antihero 16:28:14 07/12/10 The tough part is the quality control. - BigTDogg (MA) 16:51:56 07/12/10 Spot on Tony - Pilot.P (NZ) 17:53:22 07/12/10 WTF? The PC, phone, Mac, iPad, iPod whatever that you are - ConVerTT 20:00:56 07/12/10 Do you know what Apple is worth? Billions - BigTDogg (MA) 21:02:32 07/12/10 In what way? - ConVerTT 11:42:52 07/12/10 Mainly the 5 bolt flange - Pilot.P (NZ) 20:51:58 07/12/10 Sure - ConVerTT 23:16:08 07/12/10 Not a problem man - Pilot.P (NZ) 00:34:21 07/13/10 Cool. Enjoy the trip! (n/m) - ConVerTT 20:35:34 07/13/10 Zero issues with my AMS 3" DP's w/ Z1 GT675RS's in 1.5yrs. (n/m) - jschrauwen 01:56:07 07/12/10 as if you'd post even if they did come with a hole in them (n/m) - LJZTT 05:14:35 07/12/10 No no no... he has the MSP manifolds... sig check - BigTDogg (MA) 08:01:05 07/12/10 Wow... - Z DNA 09:22:59 07/12/10 (Total Hits: 11,261). - Spongerider :) 11:34:24 07/12/10 after that search, search for the posts by the people who - LJZTT 16:16:28 07/12/10 BTW, your defense post is PATHETIC!!! (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:45:03 07/12/10 i had the same problem with my down pipes. - Timmay 04:00:07 07/12/10 whatever, it isnt brain surgery - LJZTT 05:34:29 07/12/10 I expect parts to be equal to or better. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 07:30:37 07/12/10 Than OEM fit and quality (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 07:59:40 07/12/10 JB Weld baby! (n/m) - ConVerTT 11:45:07 07/12/10 $613.29 says Vuk's reply is something like this: - BigTDogg (MA) 13:15:07 07/12/10 throw in a couple of LOL's and you've nailed it (n/m) - vorpalZ 14:34:44 07/12/10 Yikes. (n/m) - AbsolutZ 15:32:56 07/12/10 And all he is getting is another set of manis - na300zx (OH) 15:39:32 07/12/10 I dislike AMS as much as the next guy..but what do you want? - Antihero 16:25:31 07/12/10 I don't know, but considering the amount of work - na300zx (OH) 17:49:48 07/12/10 I have never seen a part warranty include labor charges. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 14:34:00 07/13/10 Neither have I, but considering that they sent him - na300zx (OH) 15:06:55 07/13/10 great company or bad company, it just doesnt work like that (n/m) - Antihero 20:27:56 07/13/10 I know I've seen another post about mani's having a hole all - Wright (Ca) 16:54:43 07/12/10 George Orwell is @ it agian. - induetime 20:59:43 07/12/10 hurray for fixed bookmarks. (n/m) - SeedyROM 03:25:24 07/13/10 however you slice it, overseas quality control stinks it up - SuparexTT 21:23:41 07/12/10
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