AAM Competition VQ37 Intake Manifold Pre-sale!!!

Chuck33079 · 09-13-2016, 12:23 PM

Seems to me like they threw a price out there and then couldn't make the numbers work if they added in the labor to finish it to the level you would expect from a part that costs this much, so they said "screw it" and shipped it out anyway.

And we all know there's only one reason why they wouldn't post the testing results. If it made gobs of power they'd be shouting it from the rooftops. No one gets to the "shipping completed product" stage without testing. Prove me wrong with a dyno sheet.

cv129 · 09-13-2016, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Seems to me like they threw a price out there and then couldn't make the numbers work if they added in the labor to finish it to the level you would expect from a part that costs this much, so they said "screw it" and shipped it out anyway.

Pretty much what Michael@AAM said.

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

And we all know there's only one reason why they wouldn't post the testing results. If it made gobs of power they'd be shouting it from the rooftops. No one gets to the "shipping completed product" stage without testing. Prove me wrong with a dyno sheet.

Be fair now, they haven't tested it yet...the paying customers just received what would've been the prototypes.

V1H · 09-13-2016, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by michaeld@aamc

Hey Guys! We decided to leave the casting marks as a company to preserve the natural finish many customers favor. This gives the customer a clean canvas and the opportunity to customize the intake manifold to their specific liking, and best suit their build!

I was sure you meant to be sarcastic :disappointed:

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Chuck33079 · 09-13-2016, 12:47 PM

Remember when he said this?

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Originally Posted by michaeld@aamc

My fellow enthusiasts, we have received our first batch of Intake Manifolds! We are finalizing the finish, as the vibra-polish finish was not up to our standards.

How bad did the first look if the picture above is the second try at a passable finish?

KN21283 · 09-13-2016, 01:38 PM

Silverstone · 09-13-2016, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by michaeld@aamc

Hey Guys! We decided to leave the casting marks as a company to preserve the natural finish many customers favor. This gives the customer a clean canvas and the opportunity to customize the intake manifold to their specific liking, and best suit their build!

I'm not in the market for an intake manifold and I doubt anyone really gives a sh*t about my $.02, but this statement screams "laziness" when it comes to parts like these. Sounds like the time didn't want to be spent finishing these or the cost of outsourcing the finishing would bring the final cost of the product even higher.

If it were my company and my product, raw finished parts would have to be special ordered so they could be shipped prior to finishing. I wouldn't want "raw" to be the main image of one of my products. Imagine if Nissan showcased their car models in "raw" states.

(Blah blah, not the same, blah blah)

whiteZ34 · 09-13-2016, 11:54 PM

chuckie311 · 09-14-2016, 12:32 PM

you guys have had 8 months to WOW us with this! instead it just fizzled away.. i probably would have been a buyer 7 months ago if you had Numbers..but instead its just delay delay delay with 0 testing.i think ill keep my Plastic manifold and wait for theses to go on a Liquidation sale for a 1/4 of the cost.

JARblue · 09-14-2016, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Silverstone

I wouldn't want "raw" to be the main image of one of my products.

If I read his quote right, they came together as a company to make this decision

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Originally Posted by michaeld@aamc

We decided to leave the casting marks as a company...

More like, these things are already way too expensive, so we can't spend any more on them.

Boss_302 · 09-15-2016, 08:33 PM

And Still No Dyno Numbers!

ZAtlanta_OG · 09-19-2016, 06:26 AM

bump

Elmo370z · 09-19-2016, 02:25 PM

Lmao this page is brutal

NRGz · 09-19-2016, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z

Lmao this page is brutal

As brutal as the dyno gains!

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cv129 · 09-19-2016, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z

Lmao this page is brutal

Lol yea, but Mr. Marketing relit the fire, spinning a cost saving measure into a benefit for the buyers.

Of course that will get called out.

Over-promised and under-delivered.

NRGz · 09-20-2016, 01:52 AM

So.. Did the first customer just take and run? Hiding his massive # gains?

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09-13-2016, 12:23 PM	#256 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Seems to me like they threw a price out there and then couldn't make the numbers work if they added in the labor to finish it to the level you would expect from a part that costs this much, so they said "screw it" and shipped it out anyway. And we all know there's only one reason why they wouldn't post the testing results. If it made gobs of power they'd be shouting it from the rooftops. No one gets to the "shipping completed product" stage without testing. Prove me wrong with a dyno sheet. ANMVQ, ZKraken22, cv129 and 3 others like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

09-13-2016, 11:54 PM	#262 (permalink)
whiteZ34 Base Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 32 Posts: 217 Drives: 2012 Boosted 370z Rep Power: 12	__________________ R/T Built motor, wiseco 9:1 Pistons, Eagle H-beam rods, ARP L-19\| BP kit, PTE 6766, EPS 70mm TB, GTR Intake, PRS lower conversion\| ID1000cc, CJM Twin pump 340&255, PRS Rails, CJM fuel return\| Fast Intentions\| R/T Tuned, 660WHP 596WTQ at 18lbs. 93 octane

09-14-2016, 12:32 PM	#263 (permalink)
chuckie311 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: las vegas Posts: 313 Drives: Q50/G37 Rep Power: 13	you guys have had 8 months to WOW us with this! instead it just fizzled away.. i probably would have been a buyer 7 months ago if you had Numbers..but instead its just delay delay delay with 0 testing.i think ill keep my Plastic manifold and wait for theses to go on a Liquidation sale for a 1/4 of the cost. cv129 and FernDiggidy like this. __________________ Tuned by (Seb@Specialty-Z) 2011 G37 Cam'd FBO 347whp 280wtq Corn Fed 4.08 Gears

09-15-2016, 08:33 PM	#265 (permalink)
Boss_302 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NY NY Posts: 150 Drives: 11 Nissan 370z S Mt Rep Power: 12	And Still No Dyno Numbers! FernDiggidy likes this.

09-19-2016, 06:26 AM	#266 (permalink)
ZAtlanta_OG Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 315 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 322	bump __________________ MY PHOTO BLOG instagram 2012 Nismo #268

09-13-2016, 01:38 PM	#260 (permalink)
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09-19-2016, 02:25 PM	#267 (permalink)
Elmo370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: st. petersburg Posts: 5,709 Drives: 09 nissan 370z Sp M6 Rep Power: 295378	Lmao this page is brutal FernDiggidy likes this.

09-20-2016, 01:52 AM	#270 (permalink)
NRGz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NorCal Posts: 259 Drives: 09 Z. 06 Zx636 Rep Power: 29	So.. Did the first customer just take and run? Hiding his massive # gains? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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