Mishimoto sponsorship
 

Figured I would tell the Z community, I was just told by Mishimoto today they are sponsoring my Nismo. More excited to have a z sponsored than the actual perks mainly because it isn't a Subaru or Evo lol. Car is still getting finished with the header install but she will be on the road next week with mishi cooling goodies ready for the summer :eekdance:

plenty of events coming up. need to get it on the road soon :tiphat:

tell them to come up with a better name dat actually makes sense next time.

:rofl2:

seriously... I take offense to that name biting my name!

actually mine is not of Asian origin. it was 3 items that were near my computer during my earlier years.

mi = me

shu = shoe (I saw a nike box)

ko = Coke. my favourite non alcoholic beverage.

Mishimoto sponsorship
 

Their parts are overpriced even if you give them to you free. Failure prone knockoff Chinese garbage.

isn't that the name of the tires used by the heist civics in the first FF.

think it was mishimoto ZX tires.

I hope an oil cooler holds up and lifetime warranty :icon14:

ohhhh... ok dat might be it.

interesting name indeed... :icon08:

One member here almost lost his motor because of their oil cooler. Their customer support and lifetime warranty meant they replaced the failed o ring, not anything else downstream. Search for the thread. It's a good look at the type of "service" you can expect.

Prior to contrary belief, I have Mishimoto parts and have not had an issue with mine. Originally bought the universal oil cooler kit accidentally off of a vendor (not mishimoto) on amazon and it didn't come with the correct mounting bracket for the Z, called mishimoto and they sent me the entire bracket free. no shipping no handling. Their customer service is definitely up there.

In business there is a certain grey area that companies have to be over and not under to sell a product. If the product fails too many times out of a certain batch they have to classify it as a defective product. If they had too many claims about their product they wouldn't be able to shelf it and sell it until it was proved through testing that it has been fixed.

Another example is EVO-R (not taking customer service into consideration here):
do they have fitment issues? Sometimes
have I ran into any with them? No.
Are they still in business? yes

Every aftermarket product in this industry is made slightly different and can never control if you part goes bad.

You could order a complete VARIS body kit from Bulletproof Automotive or even VARIS itself, and if during production the product is made slightly off that is how it is. If the customer is fine with it then they keep it. If it is unusable then you have it sent back.

Maybe asking the vendor their exact return policy and how to have everything returned in an orderly and smooth fashion incase of defects should be something that the BUYER initiates and figures out with them; not blaming the Vendor for not being able to accept the returned product due to being outside of return policies. I, myself, always ask for a specific step by step return process for defects and coverage behind the shipping insurance to be emailed.

I also figure that if their product was such crap like everyone says they wouldn't be in business today.

Mishimoto sponsorship
 

Still defending bad companies, eh Birdman? First gtm, then spec, now mishimoto? The fact that yours didn't fail doesn't mean it's not a cut-rate product. It just means you got one of the good ones. Hopefully since the op has a sponsorship they let the smart kids in the sweatshop make it, not the usual kid with the extra chromosome.

I wish I had a picture of the pile of takeoff bad mishimoto parts that used to be behind one of our local shops. It was impressive.

Op, be very careful with this. Make sure you only get parts that won't kill your motor if they fail. I'd stay away from the oil cooler and thermostat specifically.

Wanna know how I know I'm going to hell?

:icon17:

I have heard horror stories of mishi thermostats so i wont be using that. I hope I dont get a bad one

If you use the oil cooler, you might want to hit up McMaster-Carr for some different o rings and remove that point of failure.

Not defending them, if I was supposed to be defending them I would make sure I was getting paid for it. :tup:

I was merely stating my experience and opinion of the Mishimoto product. I always seem to get crap though for stating my experience with companies that are not forum approved. I am told, I apparently received parts that work as a fluke.
There are plenty of products that happen to fail in many different companies in the production business world. It is part of the business and won't cease for any company. It does not mean the entire company is crap..

News flash, it would be the end result for any o-ring failure from any company and causes leaking oil . If the engine has no oil I wonder what will happen... hmmmm

Plus mishimoto has upgraded the o-ring structure and made it more effective causing less and less failures since then.
EzDz, if you want to just install a completely differently thermo plate or oring setup it would probably be for the best if you never want to encounter the issue.

This forum cant be too bias when it comes to brand name.
Ex. Cold air intakes. If you don't buy the g3's you get hated on; kinda like how you've always done to my posts Chuck :rolleyes:


Bring up the past much...
Not going into GTM due to not wanting to ruin EzDz's sponsorship thread lol.. you can swallow that one :tiphat:
As for spec, their clutches are fine, just don't pair them with the hdcsc so nothing ends up failing. Go with the elim kit instead like I have at this point. End of story. Done.
And as for mishimoto, I have stated my opinion and expierences in threads with you before, of which is usually the opposite of your beliefs and apparently in your eyes is a bad thing, Won't be going any further on that either.


Also, what is so wrong with making sure you know what the return policies are for a company. It should be done with any company that you are thinking of purchasing production parts or items.

Congrats on the sponsorship EzDz! I am a bit jealous... wish I knew when they were doing the applications.

You guys can take the thread wherever you want :stirthepot: I appreciate your first hand experience with this. Ill end up getting a different plate for the install. Go on their website for an app but It took forever and then some