Fast Intentions exhaust is here! (continued)

OptionZero · 06-06-2017, 11:35 PM

I'm curious if FI gives priority to exhausts ordered through vendors like SOHO?

F.I. Inc. · 06-07-2017, 01:28 PM

To All,

I wanted to take this opportunity to give you guys & ladies a little insight as to why our lead times have grown.

February and March of this year we received the largest influx of orders in a two months span since we opened our doors 12+ years ago. On an average we sell about 16-22 370z cat backs per month. In that 2 month span we sold nearly 70 units. At first glance it can seem very overwhelming given the size of our workforce, but in normal fashion, we just extended our lead times and are always honest with our customers. We strive to build the highest quality system available, but our lead times are our setback. It sounds easier than it is, hiring more help. What we do is very intricate and requires a lot of experience, knowledge and a certain eye to deliver you the quality you've come accustom to.

Fast forwarding to today... as of May 1st, we've hired a more a new employee. Cutting, bending, prepping, etc, etc. The easy stuff to speed the higher skilled people up. We are now getting more out the door than ever before. It may not look like it because we have more orders in the queue than ever before! Please rest assured that we are moving more completed product and our quality will never be sacrificed! Our quality is our #1-B goal, behind #1-A our service.

Many years ago before Kevin came on board, I was trying to do it all. Juggling emails, orders and building product. He's been a godsend in giving me some quality of life back and helping our business grow. He is very good at what he does. He is your point of contact and will always strive to give you the best communication possible. We have a great system in place and almost all of the time meet or exceed the ship date we've given you on your invoice. That said, recently we've offered a new exhaust tip in to the equation.

Our Prismatic tip has been a great mover and is a fresh take on our cat back. The local facility we have contracted to do the work is still ironing out quality and production bugs. No need to sound the alarm! I personally inspect every single tip before it's signed off in the build process. If it doesn't meet my standards, it is rejected! The good news is, we are close to perfecting this process and having plenty of inventory in stock. I'm bringing this up because some of these specific orders have been skipped and delayed in the past due to this. Kevin has made a point to reach out to those individuals and keep them up to speed.

As for our dealers, they do receive a bump in lead time. Our network is rather large and complex. We have a lot of moving parts and people to keep happy. At the end of the day, it's about meeting our consumer's expectations. End consumer and dealer alike.

My goal today is to give insight and put some minds at ease. If I've done that, mission accomplished!

We all appreciate your business and patience.

Thank you for your time.

-Tony

OptionZero · 06-07-2017, 05:23 PM

Thanks for posting that

cooltoy · 06-07-2017, 08:05 PM

FI Rocks!!!!!!

Hotrodz · 06-07-2017, 08:13 PM

If you have not been to the FI facility you have no idea on the quality and expectations that are set by Tony and Danny! They are not about to hire some yahoo with a welding sheild and a pair of gloves...they got to have talent. If you want the best of the best you got to sometimes wait on excellence...it doesn't come overnight!

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yaoxiao4 · 06-09-2017, 01:27 AM

just installed mine, even with 18' resonated it sounds WAY loud than I expected inside AND outside the cabin hm..

though it looks and sounds amazing, shop said install was straight forward and not much adjustments needed

cooltoy · 06-09-2017, 09:03 AM

It will get quiter after a couple of weeks

Nixin · 06-09-2017, 09:50 AM

with Cooltoy. I was worried at how loud my FI SS w/18" res CBE was when I first installed it. Now it is not as loud and now I wish I went with the 12" res. Oh well, live and learn.

teggy · 06-09-2017, 07:55 PM

received my tacking number today cant wait for it too come in.

OptionZero · 06-09-2017, 08:09 PM

Then i guess it's July for me

Jmg90300zx · 06-10-2017, 03:42 AM

18" SS w/prismatic tips - Order #1586 finally installed today with Berk HFC's. It grumbles a bit more than I expected, but sounds great! Definitely notice a bit more power throughout the power band! Any recommendations on keeping the prismatic tips clean?

OptionZero · 06-10-2017, 03:47 AM

holy smokes!

Next Level just notified me I'm on the build list for next week! Might actually make it this month

DEpointfive0 · 06-10-2017, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotrodz

If you have not been to the FI facility you have no idea on the quality and expectations that are set by Tony and Danny! They are not about to hire some yahoo with a welding sheild and a pair of gloves...they got to have talent. If you want the best of the best you got to sometimes wait on excellence...it doesn't come overnight!

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+1, then again, I think they're at +9694, lol

FI or bust.

jchammond · 06-10-2017, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

It will get quiter after a couple of weeks

Lol,
Meaning that he'll get used to it?
Mine has been on just over 1 year (17,000+ miles) & has seemed to have gotten a bit louder-but sounds Awesome!
Res TP's & 18" Res...as I too wanted to not alarm the neighborhood- but oh well; it's the most exotic sound that comes with it......I wouldn't change a thing!

Trips · 06-11-2017, 03:40 PM

Still one of my favorite sounding exhausts.

06-06-2017, 11:35 PM	#6016 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,235 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	I'm curious if FI gives priority to exhausts ordered through vendors like SOHO? __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

06-07-2017, 01:28 PM	#6017 (permalink)
F.I. Inc. The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 2,989 Drives: 2010 GT-R/2007 F-250 Rep Power: 685	To All, I wanted to take this opportunity to give you guys & ladies a little insight as to why our lead times have grown. February and March of this year we received the largest influx of orders in a two months span since we opened our doors 12+ years ago. On an average we sell about 16-22 370z cat backs per month. In that 2 month span we sold nearly 70 units. At first glance it can seem very overwhelming given the size of our workforce, but in normal fashion, we just extended our lead times and are always honest with our customers. We strive to build the highest quality system available, but our lead times are our setback. It sounds easier than it is, hiring more help. What we do is very intricate and requires a lot of experience, knowledge and a certain eye to deliver you the quality you've come accustom to. Fast forwarding to today... as of May 1st, we've hired a more a new employee. Cutting, bending, prepping, etc, etc. The easy stuff to speed the higher skilled people up. We are now getting more out the door than ever before. It may not look like it because we have more orders in the queue than ever before! Please rest assured that we are moving more completed product and our quality will never be sacrificed! Our quality is our #1-B goal, behind #1-A our service. Many years ago before Kevin came on board, I was trying to do it all. Juggling emails, orders and building product. He's been a godsend in giving me some quality of life back and helping our business grow. He is very good at what he does. He is your point of contact and will always strive to give you the best communication possible. We have a great system in place and almost all of the time meet or exceed the ship date we've given you on your invoice. That said, recently we've offered a new exhaust tip in to the equation. Our Prismatic tip has been a great mover and is a fresh take on our cat back. The local facility we have contracted to do the work is still ironing out quality and production bugs. No need to sound the alarm! I personally inspect every single tip before it's signed off in the build process. If it doesn't meet my standards, it is rejected! The good news is, we are close to perfecting this process and having plenty of inventory in stock. I'm bringing this up because some of these specific orders have been skipped and delayed in the past due to this. Kevin has made a point to reach out to those individuals and keep them up to speed. As for our dealers, they do receive a bump in lead time. Our network is rather large and complex. We have a lot of moving parts and people to keep happy. At the end of the day, it's about meeting our consumer's expectations. End consumer and dealer alike. My goal today is to give insight and put some minds at ease. If I've done that, mission accomplished! We all appreciate your business and patience. Thank you for your time. -Tony osbornsm, FPenvy, Rusty and 13 others like this. __________________ *Follow us on Facebook: Fast Intentions Inc.* Phone: (805) 522-FAST (3278) Email: tony@fastintentions.com www.fastintentions.com "FUELED BY PASSION"

06-07-2017, 05:23 PM	#6018 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,235 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	Thanks for posting that Sales@F.I. Inc. likes this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

06-07-2017, 08:05 PM	#6019 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	FI Rocks!!!!!! Sales@F.I. Inc. likes this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

06-07-2017, 08:13 PM	#6020 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	If you have not been to the FI facility you have no idea on the quality and expectations that are set by Tony and Danny! They are not about to hire some yahoo with a welding sheild and a pair of gloves...they got to have talent. If you want the best of the best you got to sometimes wait on excellence...it doesn't come overnight! Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk DEpointfive0, Sales@F.I. Inc., Ghostvette and 1 others like this. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

06-09-2017, 01:27 AM	#6021 (permalink)
yaoxiao4 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Bay Area Posts: 320 Drives: 13 370z Black M6 Rep Power: 8	just installed mine, even with 18' resonated it sounds WAY loud than I expected inside AND outside the cabin hm.. though it looks and sounds amazing, shop said install was straight forward and not much adjustments needed

06-09-2017, 09:03 AM	#6022 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	It will get quiter after a couple of weeks Nixin and yaoxiao4 like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

06-09-2017, 09:50 AM	#6023 (permalink)
Nixin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: GWN Posts: 3,488 Drives: Goodbye Z! Rep Power: 19833	with Cooltoy. I was worried at how loud my FI SS w/18" res CBE was when I first installed it. Now it is not as loud and now I wish I went with the 12" res. Oh well, live and learn.

06-09-2017, 07:55 PM	#6024 (permalink)
teggy Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: canada Posts: 126 Drives: 06 350z track Rep Power: 13	received my tacking number today cant wait for it too come in.

06-09-2017, 08:09 PM	#6025 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,235 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	Then i guess it's July for me __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

06-10-2017, 03:47 AM	#6027 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,235 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	holy smokes! Next Level just notified me I'm on the build list for next week! Might actually make it this month __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

06-11-2017, 03:40 PM	#6030 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Still one of my favorite sounding exhausts. F.I. Inc. and Nixin like this. __________________

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