Originally Posted by Ryan@Forged

My point in bringing up overhead expenses was to point out that its not just a few pieces of piping thrown together and charging 10x as much for what the material costs was. A lot of people have the view point that if the piping costs $200 in material and the exhausts costs $2000 then they are making $1800 profit thus having a tremendous margin (extreme example I know). Yes overhead is just part of the cost of doing business, but it is also factored into the sale price. Some parts take longer to make whether it be by R&D or actual production time. This overhead is usually taken into consideration when a company prices an item. I know we are on the same page here, just trying to clarify