Subject	Actually Mike Smith told me he was selling the manifolds
Posted by	kuah@splparts.com on November 30, 2010 at 5:22 PM
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In Reply To	I understand the initial costs. posted by ZiNnYc on November 30, 2010 at 04:56 PM
Message	at cost for a while, just to "spite" AMS. By now, I am sure he has written off his R&D costs and found some economies in manufacturing to be able to price it where it is now. Just like an iPod is much cheaper now than when it was first introduced. That doesn't mean that Mike Smith was ripping people off when he was charging $1200. For example, I am making alot less margin on my parts than my compeititors. Can I squeeze my margins and sell my parts cheaper? Yes, but eventually over time, my business is going to be unsustainable -- I would have to work like hell to scrape together a living and would not have any profit to invest in future R&D. There is a fair price for a product, and I know Mike was charging a fair price.
Follow Ups	AMS Performance - new2boost 12:31:04 11/30/10 for me it was the MS manifold copies - blackomega 12:36:46 11/30/10 Wow thats some bs. Thanks for clarification on that. - new2boost 12:57:55 11/30/10 different ams company, please correct me if i'm wrong - vulcanrush 12:59:05 11/30/10 correct (n/m) - KasbeKZ(VA) 13:11:38 11/30/10 I thought they were the same but maybe they are different - new2boost 13:23:03 11/30/10 the usa ams, in chicago doesn't develop products for the z (n/m) - vulcanrush 15:16:32 11/30/10 That could also be said in regards to AMS-Canada - SilverTwin(OH) 15:30:07 11/30/10 lol (n/m) - zgene4 18:30:27 11/30/10 Clarification - kuah@splparts.com 16:18:23 11/30/10 thank you. so dont buy from either. correct? (n/m) - new2boost 17:35:06 11/30/10 the ams in chicago seems to be pretty good - vulcanrush 17:39:08 11/30/10 Do you need EVO or DSM parts? - zgene4 18:33:02 11/30/10 actually yes my best friend has a dsm so his gf asked me - new2boost 19:43:12 11/30/10 Oh please. - Bernie (NoVA) 22:20:22 12/02/10 AMS USA is also making some kick ass GT-R's (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 20:04:29 11/30/10 AMS-USA is :ThumbsUp: but ams-Canada is :ThumbsDown: - Spongerider :) 13:11:20 11/30/10 Your search for vuk returned 677 hits in 10.703 seconds (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 12:55:40 11/30/10 for the *most* part: ignorance and subjectiveness - evan_aggie 12:59:09 11/30/10 it DOES stifle innovation - vulcanrush 13:02:32 11/30/10 *shrug*. SZ will sell you inlet pipes for $200. - evan_aggie 13:07:37 11/30/10 I was most concerned with raw materials for parts - blackomega 13:05:36 11/30/10 I totally agree that there is alot of fraudulent paperwork - new2boost 13:09:15 11/30/10 your SZ 3" 5bolt DP's were made in China, fyi - nissansx 13:10:46 11/30/10 mine are custom, fyi. not SZ (n/m) - blackomega 13:15:42 11/30/10 But I get your point. - blackomega 13:30:10 11/30/10 Bingo. SZ offers a choice and has assurances in play. - SeedyROM 16:10:07 11/30/10 agreed (n/m) - nissansx 19:40:31 11/30/10 Weren't some of SZ's exhaust products made in Mexico? (n/m) - jschrauwen 11:27:01 12/01/10 Country of origin is not a concern - BigTDogg (MA) 11:46:54 12/01/10 Makes sense. - jschrauwen 13:39:09 12/01/10 I'm not doing your boy's work for him. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 13:47:06 12/01/10 Bah - we all know that time is better spent w. bizzos @ SEMA (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 14:01:24 12/01/10 AMS's initial manifold maker from Asia was scrapped. - jschrauwen 11:24:42 12/01/10 Well that is good to hear. (n/m) - blackomega 15:07:21 12/01/10 That's an oxymoron - kind of like Jumbo Shrimp - HighPsi (NorCal) 15:31:29 12/01/10 prolly more like they were pissed that the mfr sold overrun. - vorpalZ 23:35:38 12/01/10 pulleys misaligned by 10%, holes in manifold walls, all the - LJZTT 14:31:28 11/30/10 I have firsthand data with their manifolds, O2 sensors and - ZiNnYc 14:47:23 11/30/10 O2 sensors - Hyjaxe 15:12:16 11/30/10 re: o2 sensorz - blackomega 15:22:23 11/30/10 seriously...anyone who would consider going cheap on sensors - LJZTT 16:33:01 11/30/10 Actually, as long as theyre not Chinese and similar garbage - ZiNnYc 17:16:51 11/30/10 Its not fair to say Mike Smith overpriced his manifolds - kuah@splparts.com 16:34:36 11/30/10 agreed - aliaZ 16:42:56 11/30/10 Re: agreed - induetime 16:48:54 11/30/10 I understand the initial costs. - ZiNnYc 16:56:37 11/30/10 Actually Mike Smith told me he was selling the manifolds - kuah@splparts.com 17:22:55 11/30/10 Funny - we both used iPods as examples in our replies. :-) (n/m) - Dave N 17:35:15 11/30/10 Amortization of the R&D and tooling costs can take months or - Dave N 17:33:24 11/30/10 "copying parts stifles" statement doesn't get much attention - BigTDogg (MA) 08:12:40 12/01/10 it was also a process that took several years - Adam (NoVA) 20:06:00 11/30/10 Then don't buy them...... - The Hawk 18:39:59 11/30/10 Hmmm... guess they even copied the name "AMS" :-P - ZXoltan 19:51:24 11/30/10 different logo, but i agree otherwise. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 20:05:19 11/30/10 personally i would have to say it comes down the business - fst300zx 13:19:50 11/30/10 I had picked up AMS suspension parts from Z1 - Shiers69 14:02:26 11/30/10 here are some good posts for you - vulcanrush 15:30:07 11/30/10 Thanks for the link. I will never buy from AMS. (n/m) - new2boost 15:36:53 11/30/10 Don't think of buying AMS manifolds. - SimaYi 15:58:03 11/30/10 because this is what they consider innovation: - vorpalZ 17:55:51 11/30/10 I'm sorry but I don't see any difference in what that image - Multi_Read (MO) 18:46:38 11/30/10 oh dear, you mean to say - vorpalZ 22:03:23 11/30/10 You are one funny man Rob! (n/m) - MeatMan - 604Z.ca - 22:39:44 11/30/10 Nope, just an option. Just like the others. - jschrauwen 14:29:33 12/01/10 *chuckle* I hope you get paid - vorpalZ 23:29:20 12/01/10 1) The owner is an imbecile who doesn't care about the Z - BigTDogg (MA) 18:53:45 11/30/10 *applause sound* - Multi_Read (MO) 19:12:05 11/30/10 hmm, curious.. - nissansx 19:38:09 11/30/10 Nothing, same deal. BTW, you linked to the exhaust page - BigTDogg (MA) 19:44:41 11/30/10 ..."and look at the first three products listed..." (n/m) - ZiNnYc 19:51:23 11/30/10 I bought the Alloy Toyz testpipes because - Mr.Stacy 10:35:11 12/01/10 If you have a magnet handy, can you check the TPs to see - BigTDogg (MA) 11:48:47 12/01/10 I can. Will shoot you an email later this week. (n/m) - Mr.Stacy 14:24:53 12/01/10 Coz doesn't act like a douche on the forums, calling anyone - black300zx 20:56:52 11/30/10 but Coz sells Vuk's products.. (n/m) - nissansx 21:57:59 11/30/10 Coz didn't copy massives - FuerGrissa 21:47:03 11/30/10 agree (n/m) - aliaZ 07:03:56 12/01/10 who cares? he's not exactly a darling of the community - LJZTT 06:02:02 12/01/10 Yep, felt like a kick in the junk when I read "coming clean" (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 06:12:21 12/01/10 like i said - Adam (NoVA) 19:50:59 11/30/10 But if he doesn't know who F__kFace Vuk is, he can't search (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 19:59:43 11/30/10 RAWR!!! - Adam (NoVA) 20:02:47 11/30/10 True dat, no worries - BigTDogg (MA) 22:01:08 11/30/10 awesome (n/m) - aliaZ 21:54:17 11/30/10 I am running 3 AMS parts on my Z right now... - flashstar 22:24:48 11/30/10 I would be 100x more concerned about the pulley than - LJZTT 05:56:40 12/01/10 lol You didn't search hard enough. Not nearly. (n/m) - ZLover4Life 19:29:52 11/30/10 Perhaps I can be of some assistance? (n/m) - S e a r c h 19:39:42 11/30/10 I hate you for thinking of that first. X-@ (n/m) - CoHPhasor 20:23:41 11/30/10 . - Halo TTZ 07:05:02 12/01/10 Pretty much sums it up. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 08:13:08 12/01/10
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