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Why the hell are downpipes for these things so expensive?

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Old 10-02-2002, 04:40 PM
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Default Obviously you've been living in a hole your entire life...

With aftermarket companies slowly feeding you a line of crap, and now you're starting to think it tastes good.

The fact that you can have a custom set made for 1/3rd the price is a testament to the profit margin. Even if they made only ten downpipes in each manufacturing run, the economics of scale would dictate that the costs would be less per capita.
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Yep!
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..........riiiiiiiight.
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Hit the nail on the head right there.
Old 10-02-2002, 06:41 PM
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really Mr. Bryan GT, I think I would have first hand knowledge since I make the JP Pipes
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Default Great..

You charge less than most anyone else. So I'm sure you'd like to open up your books for us to take a look at your costs. No problem right? That's what we call: "Putting your money where your mouth is."
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Dude, they're way overpriced...you're not going to convince even one person, don't try
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Really??? I thought JP at Ace Muffler made 'em... at least that's what he told me when I bought mine
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He makes Introforged wheels, too ;-)
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Would definetly like a response from Cyan on this one.
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