No more manifolds?

[l0nestar]

Trust / GReddy declares bankruptcy [via AutoBlog]

"Today, one of the world's largest performance parts companies, known as Trust in Japan and Greddy here in the States, declared bankruptcy. According to various reports, Trust is approximately $60 million in debt and, after reporting a serious decline in sales since February 2008 and amassing $43 million in loan payments, filed for bankruptcy in Tokyo District Court."

Wonder what this means about getting a GReddy RB manifold.. Maybe I should have purchased one from RawBrokereage before they went up in August

[meet07]

WOOOWWW!!!!!!!! Really??

[fast_s14]

I was wondering why the greddy manifold jumped up to almost a grand. That explains it all.

[l0nestar]

Now where will China / Ebay get their new ideas from???

/ sarcasm

[Cjmartz2k]

Just one less over priced japanese parts company as far as I'm concerned. Paying $25 for one straight 3" intercooler couple just because it had greddy stamped on the side because I can't wait 15 days to get it from summit was really pissing me off. Screw Greddy, HKS, Tomei, and the rest of them. I can't wait until Brian Crower starts making cams for RB's like the SR guys for less than half the price.

[StricNyne]

they are not gunna dissapear overnight apexi filed for bankruptcy a few years ago also but u still see them

[PorkChopExpress]

goin on three months for warrenty work on my defective greddy mss.

they suck.

why cant someone make a manifold for a decent price. the dsm guys can get a top of the line manifold for 450 bucks. we gotta pay 1200.

[Cjmartz2k]

O yeah, and trust (greddy) manifolds are the biggest pieces of crap out there. They crack ALL the time. And don't even get me started on e-manage. The only good thing greddy makes is the Profec B boost controller.

[Fearsome_tea]

Funny thing is that they have their stuff made in China for cheap as dirt then turn around and sell it for one hella mark up. Hmm sounds like money mismanagement.

[USMCgetsome]

a little bit of insight into this matter. Since 2000 there really hasn't been any low cost tuneable cars. As in sr20det motors rb's and so on. All day every day i see friggin K cars 50 plates. The days of the old TURBO silvias are fading away. Heck man it's hard as heck to just get skyline JCI and get parts. It sucks in here in shimizu. I normally see altezza boosted and crowns majestas mostly toyotas. i've seen nissans but not that many boosted! It's just a different market here now.

[Cjmartz2k]

You should head on down to Oki than. Everything is backwards and 10 years behind here!! Good in some respects, bad in most.

[Neejay]

Just one less over priced japanese parts company as far as I'm concerned. Paying $25 for one straight 3" intercooler couple just because it had greddy stamped on the side because I can't wait 15 days to get it from summit was really pissing me off. Screw Greddy, HKS, Tomei, and the rest of them. I can't wait until Brian Crower starts making cams for RB's like the SR guys for less than half the price.

+1

why cant someone make a manifold for a decent price. the dsm guys can get a top of the line manifold for 450 bucks. we gotta pay 1200.

+1

Everything is about money in the world, unfortunately.

[l0nestar]

why cant someone make a manifold for a decent price. the dsm guys can get a top of the line manifold for 450 bucks. we gotta pay 1200.

This has been debated ad nauseum. It is basic economics.. supply and demand..

[l0nestar]

You should head on down to Oki than. Everything is backwards and 10 years behind here!! Good in some respects, bad in most.

Hi, I believe you can substitute 'Oki' for 'Midwest' and still get the point across.

You should head on down to The Midwest than. Everything is backwards and 10 years behind here!! Good in some respects, bad in most.

See! It works!

[Cjmartz2k]

That might apply, but you know I was talking about Okinawa Japan, right?

[yotik]

That might apply, but you know I was talking about Okinawa Japan, right?

Wow thats crazy but no big shock though. +1 bad money management.

+1 Midwest is 10years behind! Kids up here just now grabbin civic hatch's

nothin wrong with honda but nissans better imo.

Hell im kinda behind-i bought my first 240 in 04 and never fixed it up

[imotion s14]

Hell im kinda behind-i bought my first 240 in 04 and never fixed it up

lol.. not as bad as me.. bought my S14 in June 2000.. I started my RB swap this summer.. June 2008.

[Fearsome_tea]

Its official Trust has been denied Bank bankruptcy, just got the call. Everything is going on sale. Hmmm Hey CJmartz that means the over priced Auto shop turbo store is going out of business. That the only contract they they have with their broke az dyno.

[Cjmartz2k]

Sweet, fire sale!! I really hate AST. They've got one or two things I wouldn't mind having for cheap though. Maybe we should go get on there dyno before they go tits up so we can get some 1600hp dyno sheets, eh?

[l0nestar]

That might apply, but you know I was talking about Okinawa Japan, right?

Judging by the previous email correspondence and your avatar saying 'Okinawa Japan'... but to answer your question.. nope, no Idea.. I thought you meant.. uh.. Oki.. IL No wait.. skOKIe IL .. (A suburb of Chicago).. Yeah, that's the ticket.. yeah!

Yes I knew you lived in Nippon.

[yotik]

lol.. not as bad as me.. bought my S14 in June 2000.. I started my RB swap this summer.. June 2008.

i feel your pain. my buddy just finished his rhd s14 and he bought it in 04 when i got my first s13.

slackers

[Cjmartz2k]

Sorry, I just saw Midwest and assumed