knock it off with the knockoff!!!!

[coupster]

Not to sure if the top pick has been covered by its own thread but I'm going to let you know right now that you pay for what you get. I recently began a S13 RHD SR swap and like everyone else I went in and bought a whole lot of parts to make my build as fun as possible. Now some people think I am crazy for all of the work I have put into my car and I would tell them they are crazy and I would do it all over again if I had the chance. Now getting to the point I want to say that I did not go cheapo on all of my parts but my exhaust was a Godspeed special. I think I paid $275 shipped and let me tell you from the start I was impressed with the welds and how clean they looked. Well on start up the exhaust was a little loud for me but that first drive was something else. With a new clutch master 6 puck and Fidanza light weight flywheel not broken in I tuck the car out for an ease drive. to my surprise the can insulation ejected itself along with the silencer in the can. But wait that is not it, with a closer inspection the back of the can opened up as well. so let me be the first many to say I am done with knock offs. By the way this exhaust was purchased from an ebay seller Aerosports who hung up the phone on me when I simply and calmly asked for a replacement.

So if you value your money stay away from Godspeed and the other ebay items. your only going to waist your money and get a sketchy item!!!!!!!!!!

I am inviting all of my Zilvia brothers to post up their experiences so we as a community can benefit from each others experiences!!!!!

LOVE YOU ALL KEEP SPINNING THOSE TIRES!!!!!!! :faint:

[801nismo104]

cool story

[F20cS13]

Godspeed is horseshit
I think peoples biggest misconception is because they see these brands advertised n magazines. Just because you see Godspeed crap in magazines doesn't mean there reputable, its called PAID advertising. And I understand the appeal as this pertains to mostly cheap minded individuals.

And people who say: well if it blow/breaks I'll just replace it.
.......I get so sick of the Godspeed bandwagon. Skunk2 borders on this subject as well.

[fckillerbee]

well it sounds like your bad customer service came from EBAY and not Godspeed. Have you called Godspeed and asked them what they will do for you? I know some of the dudes down there are more than helpful. ;D

I've rocked Godspeed arms, and have yet to have a complaint.

Just because you got the 1 bad item, doesn't mean you should bash everything they sell. Just sayin....

[Martino]

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQElppBt4p1ZusyoQH90f6CMpkHNf57M Fr2p09n_x8szn33DLiYvvVFVtku

[!Zar!]

TLDR


Cliff notes: Florida

[F20cS13]

TLDR


Cliff notes: Florida

And a bad experience on eBay doesn't result I an exhaust being made like shit? What an irrelevant comment


What is with this gay bieber shit?

[fckillerbee]

TLDR


Cliff notes: Florida


ohhhh, that explains everything. I should have noticed. ;D

[zspeedrft]

i hate knockoffs.....especially those guys from jdm sports with their plastic parts

[fckillerbee]

And a bad experience on eBay doesn't result I an exhaust being made like shit? What an irrelevant comment


What is with this gay bieber shit?

yes, cause every manufacturer is perfect.


I wonder what my buddy should do about his stance coils snapping in half. Maybe no one should buy stance ever again.

yeah....right.

[F20cS13]

yes, cause every manufacturer is perfect.


I wonder what my buddy should do about his stance coils snapping in half. Maybe no one should buy stance ever again.

yeah....right.
I think stance has a better rep then shitspeed. Care to start a pole?

[Wheelchair]

TLDR


Cliff notes: Florida

HAHAHAHAHA! :rimshot:

Writingyourpostswithoutgivingpausesmakesitverydiff iculttoread.

[coupster]

Ok everybody you have to take into consideration the proper installation of these Items. I installed an exhaust not coilovers. I am not saying that you friend did not install the coilovers incorrectly but what I am saying is the POS i bought had no reason on my end for exploding on me. If I would have bought a HKS high power this would have never happened. Bottom line you pay for what you get, it cost half the price of the name brand not only because of the brand name but because the high end brands have to keep up with their standards!

[Wheelchair]

I think stance has a better rep then shitspeed. Care to start a pole?

What's a pole? Flagpole? :bs:

[coupster]

I think stance has a better rep then shitspeed. Care to start a pole?

I agree 100%

[fckillerbee]

I think stance has a better rep then shitspeed. Care to start a pole?

You are right, but what does that have to do with a one time problem making the conclusion that ALL godspeed parts are garbage. If that was the case then the FD Rookie of the year wouldn't run those parts. ;D

[F20cS13]

It had to do with reputation. Not overall product individuality... and a fully built car with name parts doesnt mean shit. You can always make an accurate product for your show/sponsorship vehicle, its another to produce them on a grand scale with outstanding results.

[S13Boosts]

ur a ricer i hope ur car catches on fire!

[Wake]

lol start a pole? how the fuck do you do that?

[s14j]

this already has been covered 4785946857489232875834 times.

you pay for what you get easy as that. who cares people are gonna buy what they what when they want.

its been coveredddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddddddd

:bash:

[s14fbs]

TLDR


Cliff notes: Florida

hahahahahaha thats awesome but so true

[slydin240sx]

ur a ricer i hope ur car catches on fire!

You can't spell correctly! So shut your mouth. You're just being a typical internet douche.

[c72c]

These rants tend to bother me. I know most people think all knockoffs are shit, but popular brands aren't always great either. Every once in a while you get a 'bad apple'. Also, some companies (like hks iirc) have their turbos made by a different company, that company also decided to start selling the same turbo without the hks stamp for less. Same exact quality, just not 'name brand'... knockoff?

I had the same thing happen to me on a drive one night, and iinm it was an rs-r exhaust.

http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/141/f3e8890436304607963f1ef21a23b7a9/l.jpg

http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/138/9dc1acbdd4f6456e8f6791f2557fbb2f/l.jpg

http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/128/dee390816d4f4962b785ac1387077ee8/l.jpg

[fckillerbee]

It had to do with reputation. Not overall product individuality... and a fully built car with name parts doesnt mean shit. You can always make an accurate product for your show/sponsorship vehicle, its another to produce them on a grand scale with outstanding results.

what?

fully built car would put more stress on these so called shitty parts. I'm sure odi looked into them before installing them on his car. I've showed the arms that sit in my living room to bmw mechanics, fd drivers, even a few people that weld, they say the welds look like shit, but the fact is it's welded all the way through.

Look i'm sorry you don't like godspeed, you may have had a bad experience in the past, but I strongly believe that people/things change.

You know how many times I have customer say they won't buy firestones because of what happened on the Fords in 98.....THAT WAS OVER 10 YEARS AGO. Can you imagine the amount of change from then till now.

If your gas pedal on your prius stuck, would you call all toyotas shitbags? Each and every one before and after the problem.....

[fckillerbee]

OMG A RSR EXHAUST HAD PROBLEMS.....


this is what I was talking about. There is always a bad apple...doesn't mean all apples in the tree are bad.

[SnakeKack]

Hahahaahaha I feel bad for you but that shit looks funny I would have laughed if I seen that happen.

On topic though what if the exhaust was a knockoff of the Godspeed knockoff?

[c72c]

^Nothing to feel bad about... shit happens. I even laughed when I saw it.

OMG A RSR EXHAUST HAD PROBLEMS.....


this is what I was talking about. There is always a bad apple...doesn't mean all apples in the tree are bad.

That's what I was getting at. ;)

[omgRWDgoodness!]

Lots of waisting time, pole voting and squirrels jumping into mufflers in this top pick.

[jacobs13]

^^^ thats not possible when its not godspeeds to copy

[Wake]

Lots of illiterate fucks is what I see.

just in case......
il·lit·er·ate
adj \(ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-t(ə-)rət\
Definition of ILLITERATE
1
: having little or no education; especially : unable to read or write <an illiterate population>
2
a : showing or marked by a lack of familiarity with language and literature <an illiterate magazine> b : violating approved patterns of speaking or writing
3
: showing or marked by a lack of acquaintance with the fundamentals of a particular field of knowledge <musically illiterate>

[memphis180sx]

theres some things u can cheap out on and some things u cant look at isis arms good shit not spl,pbm strong but they work well enough for a pro driver to use em all season u and all u pay for in the more expensive stuff is the rod ends and u get a hell of a backing from enjuku

[STL240SXDRIFT]

My Godspeed cage is tough stuff. Fits great and does exactly what I bought it for.

[Fatboy Garage]

Looks like you just had some bad customer service from an eBay vendor. We do NOT treat our customers like that nor hang up on them...

Try contacting us directly, if it was purchased through an authorized vendor of ours and depending when it was ordered I may be able to help you out. Feel free to PM ME.

[usdm180sx]

Occupy godspeed?

[Jose1]

So if you value your money stay away from





http://www.arcade911.com/games/images/123796844_l.jpg

WARNING DANGER TO MANIFOLD, this has been a Public Service Announcement from the Quanzhou, Fujian, China parts company

[anthonyr sil8ty]

Occupy godspeed?

make sense, wouldnt be any different then all the tards that think their school loan should be cleared...........:wackit:

[joel.e.krueger]

You really changed my opinion on what products to spend my own money on. Thank you so much OP /sarcasm

[coupster]

So if it's cool to skimp out a little where would you cut the corrners at.
Ie: three of my friends run walbro 255 and they buy theirs in pairs cause they go bad within a year or so, would it make sense to buy Isis reps of the 255?
What do you guys think, is there an approved cheap o meter scanner out there that can help me make these decisions?

[anthonyr sil8ty]

So if it's cool to skimp out a little where would you cut the corrners at.
Ie: three of my friends run walbro 255 and they buy theirs in pairs cause they go bad within a year or so, would it make sense to buy Isis reps of the 255?
What do you guys think, is there an approved cheap o meter scanner out there that can help me make these decisions?


i have heard of this walboro crisis, but i have a hard time believing the hype. I have ran walboro's in all my 240's w/ no issue's what so ever. i think alot of the noise is due to installer error, bad connections i.e. grounds, properly hooking up a 30amp relay, and the biggest all the broke s-chassis owners running on empty and heating the pump up(yes these pumps are cooled by being submerged)

/rant

[96Turbo]

so put a new muffler on it and stop crying

[Enna]

Lots of illiterate fucks is what I see.


I see a lot of florida.

[usdm180sx]

So if it's cool to skimp out a little where would you cut the corrners at.
Ie: three of my friends run walbro 255 and they buy theirs in pairs cause they go bad within a year or so, would it make sense to buy Isis reps of the 255?
What do you guys think, is there an approved cheap o meter scanner out there that can help me make these decisions?

Walbros are a crap shoot. Some people never have problems and others do. I always ran a Tomei and never had problems.

[Wake]

what happened to using a z32 TT pump?

Tomei is the same as a (R34) GTR, correct?

Does anyone know what Q45 pumps flow?

[ZenkiCam]

These rants tend to bother me. I know most people think all knockoffs are shit, but popular brands aren't always great either. Every once in a while you get a 'bad apple'. Also, some companies (like hks iirc) have their turbos made by a different company, that company also decided to start selling the same turbo without the hks stamp for less. Same exact quality, just not 'name brand'... knockoff?

I had the same thing happen to me on a drive one night, and iinm it was an rs-r exhaust.

http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/141/f3e8890436304607963f1ef21a23b7a9/l.jpg

http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/138/9dc1acbdd4f6456e8f6791f2557fbb2f/l.jpg

http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/128/dee390816d4f4962b785ac1387077ee8/l.jpg

Looks like your exhaust prolapsed:mrmeph:

[badbob2121]

TLDR


Cliff notes: Florida


:rofl: ...........

[fliprayzin240sx]

^Nothing to feel bad about... shit happens. I even laughed when I saw it.



That's what I was getting at. ;)

Question is, how fucking old is that exhaust?!?! Considering it was probably passed around like a dirty whore, parts arent built to last forever. I had a Blitz NurSpec do the same thing on my first S14, mind you, I've had the exhaust for over 6 yrs when it did it and the car was slammed to the ground.

But in all honesty, nobody really gives a fuck about this thread. People will do what they want to do and buy whatever shit they can afford. Some folks can only afford knock offs, some can afford the name brand stuff, then we have idiots out here who thinks Pep-boys is a damn car accessory shop.

[nightsauce]

Summary:

1. 9 times outta 10, you get what you pay for.
2. There are always bad products when items are mass produced. Happens in every industry.
3. Ebay vendors can be shady sometimes. Be sure they have back the products they sell or buy from a more reputable source (FRSport, Enjuku, etc.)
4. People from Florida are illiterate.

[ezza]

I brought knock off overfenders, in the night they raped my wife and killed my children

[ZenkiCam]

Made in a Mexico prison?

[ManoNegra]

Speaking of knock-offs, blowing up on fb:

EVO IX vs. Fake Wheels = One FREAKED up CAR. Real vs Fake Wheels debate #2. - JDM Chicago-Japanese Car Community (http://jdmchicago.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20513)

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/vipS2/IMG_6971.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/vipS2/IMG_6970.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/vipS2/IMG_6969.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/vipS2/IMG_6967.jpg

enjoy

[ZenkiCam]

*looks at my forged bbs wheels* smiles :)

[badbob2121]

lol, thats awesome

but you have to admit, there has to be more to that story. Everyone knows the quality of XXR's, but a catastrophic explosion while driving down the road at 35mph? hmm

and those arent snow tires like explained in that thread link...which makes everything questionable

[raz0rbladez909]

I stopped caring what others do to their cars after realizing I'm not the one having to drive a heaping pile of shit. :coold:
Now if you run into me because you're a cheapass, be prepared to pay out of pocket for any damages you caused ;)
^^The quote below has nothing to do with this statement^^


I had the same thing happen to me on a drive one night, and iinm it was an rs-r exhaust.
http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/141/f3e8890436304607963f1ef21a23b7a9/l.jpg
Chewbacca exhaust FTW!!!!
http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/0/08/Esb14.jpg

[revcyanide]

ITT:

http://gifs.gifbin.com/florida.gif



another chance to use my favorite gif.

[landins13]

My Godspeed cage is tough stuff. Fits great and does exactly what I bought it for.

made your car look like it has a cage? Bolt in cages are useless and dangerous if you want to stiffen the car up buy strut bars and replace your bushings.


the simple solution for the cheap asses is to wait for a group buy or blowout sale on the quality parts you want rather than buying crap.

Ive had my Apexi N1 Noir on my s13 for 5 years on the east coast where they salt the roads and it still looks and sounds as good as the day i installed it. I also only paid about 400 shipped for it because i bought it off a vendor on here when they were trying to clean out some inventory.

[CrimsonRockett]

But in all honesty, nobody really gives a fuck about this thread. People will do what they want to do and buy whatever shit they can afford. Some folks can only afford knock offs, some can afford the name brand stuff, then we have idiots out here who thinks Pep-boys is a damn car accessory shop.

Summary:

1. 9 times outta 10, you get what you pay for.
2. There are always bad products when items are mass produced. Happens in every industry.
3. Ebay vendors can be shady sometimes. Be sure they have back the products they sell or buy from a more reputable source (FRSport, Enjuku, etc.)
4. People from Florida are illiterate.

Pretty much sums up what I would've said (minus the Florida part, hah).

Everyone will always have their views and opinions when it comes to "real" vs "knock offs".

At the end of the day, it's your money. Do what you want with it.