**Project eBay** (sorry 56k, no one loves you)

[xdarkrune]

i jsut explained why they have higher prices. yeah anyone can buy a 150 dollar exhaust. why not just save moeny a little longer and support the betetr company. thats really what it boils down to. most of these ricer kiddies want as much as they can have for as little as possible. i have no doubt in my mind they would blow the seller to get that exhaust for free if they could. this industry is not a cheap hobby. and trying to cheapen out in it is jsut rediculous. SAVE YOUR PENNYS AND BUY QUALITY PARTS. whats so hard about that? really? JESUS.

[1unar3clipse]

It's thanks to people like you, and all the supporters in this thread, that TRUST/GREDDY has now declared bankruptcy

http://zilvia.net/f/nissan-new....html

http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-....html

THIS is what happens when you cheap asses buy knock off parts and pinch all your godamn pennys and dont buy and support quality parts.

THanks to you, this company has gone under.

I HATE ricers like you who have NO CONSIDERATION for the companys who create quality products to begin with. DO you honestly think greddy sells an exhaust for 400 bucks becuse they are money grubbing bungholes? NO its because they use quality materials, quality certified TRAINED employees, and they R&D the products like no bodys business.

Ebay parts create poor copys of name brand products using the cheapest labor and materials possible. THEY DONT EVEN R&D THE PRODUCT. which is why have the time there is very bad fitment issues.

how about instead of paying 10 bucks to see amovie, i record it with my hand held camcorder and you can buy a copy for 8 bucks. you get a crappy recording, and save some money, and i make 80% of my money bank.

YOU GOT TO PAY TO PLAY AND PUTTING CHEAP PARTS ON YOUR CAR IS RICE-TASTIC AND HURTS THE VERY INDUSTRY YOU ARE TRYING TO BE APART OF.

This doesn't belong in this build thread.

Thats plain disrespectful GTFO.

[n240sxfnatic]

It's thanks to people like you, and all the supporters in this thread, that TRUST/GREDDY has now declared bankruptcy

http://zilvia.net/f/nissan-new....html

http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-....html

THIS is what happens when you cheap asses buy knock off parts and pinch all your godamn pennys and dont buy and support quality parts.

THanks to you, this company has gone under.

I HATE ricers like you who have NO CONSIDERATION for the companys who create quality products to begin with. DO you honestly think greddy sells an exhaust for 400 bucks becuse they are money grubbing bungholes? NO its because they use quality materials, quality certified TRAINED employees, and they R&D the products like no bodys business.

Ebay parts create poor copys of name brand products using the cheapest labor and materials possible. THEY DONT EVEN R&D THE PRODUCT. which is why have the time there is very bad fitment issues.

how about instead of paying 10 bucks to see amovie, i record it with my hand held camcorder and you can buy a copy for 8 bucks. you get a crappy recording, and save some money, and i make 80% of my money bank.

YOU GOT TO PAY TO PLAY AND PUTTING CHEAP PARTS ON YOUR CAR IS RICE-TASTIC AND HURTS THE VERY INDUSTRY YOU ARE TRYING TO BE APART OF.

maybe greddy should have patented their products...

[supreamS14]

I think that if they mass produced their products they would of been able to stay competitive with their pricing. If the price was only about $50 more than everyone would pay the difference for greddy. Its called supply & demand and competitiveness! My ebay exhaust fits perfect and sounds nice. I payed $200 shipped. I would of payed $350 for a greddy exhaust, but $500..... nahh! If using cheep-er parts works for me like they have been than I will always want to save some money to upgrade other stuff. I'm poor, I love cars, racing and drifting! Not a good mix but I wouldn't be as far as I am now with out saving some money here and there.

[neverlift]

maybe greddy should have patented their products...

ebay pistons in my kaT 8psi daily... now a turbo from ebay I would def avoid, too many small parts that move. My pistons from ebay look way better than the stockers did....(casting marks/ pin fitment)...

ebay rucas have prob 30k on em(beat them regularly)

close to 3k on this ebay manifold too, oh my 4 y/o megan afpr is still working great at 70+ psi daily,my headlights that are in fact projectors that do not blind people or fog up.....

do you thing man I do

[ZOMG.SR20]

....my headlights that are in fact projectors that do not blind people or fog up.....

pictures? which ones

[Clawhammer]

It's thanks to people like you, and all the supporters in this thread, that TRUST/GREDDY has now declared bankruptcy

http://zilvia.net/f/nissan-new....html

http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-....html

THIS is what happens when you cheap asses buy knock off parts and pinch all your godamn pennys and dont buy and support quality parts.

THanks to you, this company has gone under.

I HATE ricers like you who have NO CONSIDERATION for the companys who create quality products to begin with. DO you honestly think greddy sells an exhaust for 400 bucks becuse they are money grubbing bungholes? NO its because they use quality materials, quality certified TRAINED employees, and they R&D the products like no bodys business.

Ebay parts create poor copys of name brand products using the cheapest labor and materials possible. THEY DONT EVEN R&D THE PRODUCT. which is why have the time there is very bad fitment issues.

how about instead of paying 10 bucks to see amovie, i record it with my hand held camcorder and you can buy a copy for 8 bucks. you get a crappy recording, and save some money, and i make 80% of my money bank.

YOU GOT TO PAY TO PLAY AND PUTTING CHEAP PARTS ON YOUR CAR IS RICE-TASTIC AND HURTS THE VERY INDUSTRY YOU ARE TRYING TO BE APART OF.

As rude as this is in this guy's build thread....when I heard the news the first thing I thought about was this build. Which is more sad?

[EviL inside]

It's thanks to people like you, and all the supporters in this thread, that TRUST/GREDDY has now declared bankruptcy

http://zilvia.net/f/nissan-new....html

http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-....html

THIS is what happens when you cheap asses buy knock off parts and pinch all your godamn pennys and dont buy and support quality parts.

THanks to you, this company has gone under.

I HATE ricers like you who have NO CONSIDERATION for the companys who create quality products to begin with. DO you honestly think greddy sells an exhaust for 400 bucks becuse they are money grubbing bungholes? NO its because they use quality materials, quality certified TRAINED employees, and they R&D the products like no bodys business.

Ebay parts create poor copys of name brand products using the cheapest labor and materials possible. THEY DONT EVEN R&D THE PRODUCT. which is why have the time there is very bad fitment issues.

how about instead of paying 10 bucks to see amovie, i record it with my hand held camcorder and you can buy a copy for 8 bucks. you get a crappy recording, and save some money, and i make 80% of my money bank.

YOU GOT TO PAY TO PLAY AND PUTTING CHEAP PARTS ON YOUR CAR IS RICE-TASTIC AND HURTS THE VERY INDUSTRY YOU ARE TRYING TO BE APART OF.

not my fault. they weren't going to get my money REGARDLESS. even IF they had the only bolt-on aftermarket stuff available, i still would'nt buy it. i would be in a different car, with a different market. not everyone lives with parents and no bills, or makes 6 figures and can throw $100 bills around like confetti. if i can't get a cat-back exhaust for my car for UNDER $175 SHIPPED, i'll have one welded up from scratch at a local shop for under $175. HOW'S THAT FOR SUPPORTING BUSINESS. LOCAL.

just like the movies i download. i wasn't going to go to the theaters and pay $10+ to see it anyways, so it's no real loss on their part. you can't lose what you didn't have in the first place.

a business goes bankrupt from poor decisions, or not satisfying consumer's demands. don't blame that **** on me.

[240lookis]

not my fault. they weren't going to get my money REGARDLESS. even IF they had the only bolt-on aftermarket stuff available, i still would'nt buy it. i would be in a different car, with a different market. not everyone lives with parents and no bills, or makes 6 figures and can throw $100 bills around like confetti. if i can't get a cat-back exhaust for my car for UNDER $175 SHIPPED, i'll have one welded up from scratch at a local shop for under $175. HOW'S THAT FOR SUPPORTING BUSINESS. LOCAL.

just like the movies i download. i wasn't going to go to the theaters and pay $10+ to see it anyways, so it's no real loss on their part. you can't lose what you didn't have in the first place.

a business goes bankrupt from poor decisions, or not satisfying consumer's demands. don't blame that **** on me.

amen brother.

i totally agree.

[sommmatt]

not my fault. they weren't going to get my money REGARDLESS. even IF they had the only bolt-on aftermarket stuff available, i still would'nt buy it. i would be in a different car, with a different market. not everyone lives with parents and no bills, or makes 6 figures and can throw $100 bills around like confetti. if i can't get a cat-back exhaust for my car for UNDER $175 SHIPPED, i'll have one welded up from scratch at a local shop for under $175. HOW'S THAT FOR SUPPORTING BUSINESS. LOCAL.

just like the movies i download. i wasn't going to go to the theaters and pay $10+ to see it anyways, so it's no real loss on their part. you can't lose what you didn't have in the first place.

a business goes bankrupt from poor decisions, or not satisfying consumer's demands. don't blame that **** on me.

QFT. Continue build thread plz.

[NismoDriver240]

-Starting the 14th page off RIGHT-

ME? Cuz of people like ME?

Wasting money on a label not watching price like you should.

(He thinks it's people like me?)



In all seriousness though...

I love how you constantly throw the word ricer around when the only thing you have defending your own anti-ricer status is brand names.

i jsut explained why they have higher prices.

yeah anyone can buy a 150 dollar exhaust. why not just save moeny a little longer and support the betetr company. thats really what it boils down to.

most of these ricer kiddies want as much as they can have for as little as possible. i have no doubt in my mind they would blow the seller to get that exhaust for free if they could. this industry is not a cheap hobby. and trying to cheapen out in it is jsut rediculous. SAVE YOUR PENNYS AND BUY QUALITY PARTS. whats so hard about that? really? JESUS.

you didnt explain sh1t. you said they R&D, ok, so who was the first creator of a blow off valve, or intercooler, or exhaust? Yout hink all these companies didnt pick up another product, check it out, and try to make it better (or duplicate it)? eBay picked it up and re-made it, same exact thing.

Anyone can but brand names too.... If I save more money that means 1) I'll be longer without my product and 2) They dont support me with low-as-they-can-go prices, so why should I pay what they ask?

As a matter of fact, a big business going down like this might just spark up an insane thought... lower you FKING prices!!!

So it's rice to want more for your money? If you could get a bag of Lays potato chips for $3, but they had a sale for a bigger bag of lays for $2, what would you pick?

Well... it appears it IS a cheap industry you just have to go to the right place.

Who's to say eBay parts aren't quality? Personal experience > hearsay.

Let me ask you something.... would you ever buy BRAND NAME parts off eBay? You're STILL not supporting the company. They only sold 1 set and now have supported 2 people. Thats 2 different sales, when they only got money for one.

maybe greddy should have patented their products...

not even entirely tho, if big brand companies lower their prices I'd flock over to them. I dont decide their prices, only my business, and their business is decided by their prices (hope that made sense)

A company potentially going bankrupt. Bching over that is more pathetic than the kids here that whine over a riced out/crushed 240. Grow up kid, business is a competitive world, and companies go up and down all the time. Didn't Apex'i call bankrupt at one point then change their minds? Don't yell at me (or anyone for that matter) until something is finalized in paper.

GTFO

[StricNyne]

WERD!!I damn sure love lobster, but some times i settle for crab !

(just whoring my new siggy !)

[Chaluska]

It's thanks to people like you, and all the supporters in this thread, that TRUST/GREDDY has now declared bankruptcy

http://zilvia.net/f/nissan-new....html

http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-....html

THIS is what happens when you cheap asses buy knock off parts and pinch all your godamn pennys and dont buy and support quality parts.

THanks to you, this company has gone under.

I HATE ricers like you who have NO CONSIDERATION for the companys who create quality products to begin with. DO you honestly think greddy sells an exhaust for 400 bucks becuse they are money grubbing bungholes? NO its because they use quality materials, quality certified TRAINED employees, and they R&D the products like no bodys business.

Ebay parts create poor copys of name brand products using the cheapest labor and materials possible. THEY DONT EVEN R&D THE PRODUCT. which is why have the time there is very bad fitment issues.

how about instead of paying 10 bucks to see amovie, i record it with my hand held camcorder and you can buy a copy for 8 bucks. you get a crappy recording, and save some money, and i make 80% of my money bank.

YOU GOT TO PAY TO PLAY AND PUTTING CHEAP PARTS ON YOUR CAR IS RICE-TASTIC AND HURTS THE VERY INDUSTRY YOU ARE TRYING TO BE APART OF.

anyone who pays more than 300$ for an exhaust is a moron. 3" piping is 3" piping.

but i agree with the consensus. companys cannot rape there customers forever.. given enough time people will stop gaining interest and go to a cheaper alternative...

I predict that B&M will be going out of business soon enough.. Why pay $200+ for the same exact thing you get for 1/5 the price on ebay!.

Tuning a car shouldnt have to cost you an arm and a leg like it has been for the past few years.. Turbo manifolds going for $900+ WTF. thats a months rent. Im waiting for some chinese manufacture to start copying full-race KA manifolds, then ill be in the market to pick one up.

If saving money is being a ricer, then im the biggest ricer of them all.

))) on a side note (((

the one truely ****ty thing that i will never buy off ebay is HID kits.. i PERSONALLY have went through 12 ballasts and 20 bulbs.. in 3 years (lighting is my addiction)

[240lookis]

If you know how to shop on eBay, you can find great deals on quality parts. It's when people buy $50 "coilovers" and HID kits that ebay gets bad rep. I think it's really too bad that Greddy is going bankrupt, but when something that can be had for $150 costs around $500 or $600 it's sort of ridiculous.

[1unar3clipse]

I predict that B&M will be going out of business soon enough.. Why pay $200+ for the same exact thing you get for 1/5 the price on ebay!.

Trust me, B&M isn't sweating it over a few 240sx owners choosing to buy a knock off.

[EviL inside]

Trust me, B&M isn't sweating it over a few 240sx owners choosing to buy a knock off.

if so, it means they are making decent business decisions and fulfilling consumers' demands. funny how that works.

[ThuG LyFe]

i have a ebay exhaust and i dont think the quality is bad at all. only reason i don't like it is cause it's 3" and the "resonator" is basically useless and it's very loud on n/a motor. i don't hate on knock offs (unless they're sneakers) but paying hundreds more just for brand name doesnt sound like the best idea.

[supreamS14]

What's next, People getting mad because I buy all my grocery's at wal-mart!!!??? I went to Albertsons, then went to Walmart. I got a bag of knock-off cereal (THAT'S RIGHT ) twice the size for a doller cheaper ! Awww, are people gonna throw a pissy fit's when Captin-crunch goes bankrupt? That would be a 5 time's bigger bag than the captin's brand name. I know the captin makes it happen and if it weren't for him there wouldn't be a knock-off! But that's evolution for ya. I bet only rich people always buy the most expensive name brand stuff. Yah Im wearing south pole and polo! But I bought it at a garage sale !
Modified by supreamS14 at 8:32 PM 9/11/2008

[ZOMG.SR20]

[rant]PEOPLE this is JESSE's Thread he made this not for flaming and arguing but for a review of how well the EBAY product's hold up so please everyone get back on track [/rant]

[NismoDriver240]

[rant]PEOPLE this is JESSE's Thread he made this not for flaming and arguing but for a review of how well the EBAY product's hold up so please everyone get back on track [/rant]

[Hijacker]

[rant]PEOPLE this is JESSE's Thread he made this not for flaming and arguing but for a review of how well the EBAY product's hold up so please everyone get back on track [/rant]

Seconded. I have kept my very vocal opinions on ebay knockoffs out of this thread for a reason. If you want to discuss Trust going under, we have a thread in general chat waiting for you.

[slowvia]

wow, just read through most of this thread and I got to say, what youre doing is f***ing awesome!Ive always wondered about the quality of some ebay parts but never really had the guts to spend my money on it.Im doing kind of the same thing on my car, but Im buying mostly brand name stuff second hand. I just got a full set of megan coilovers with about 1000 miles on em for $500!cheap doesnt always mean sh**y quality.dont listen to those bungholes giving you crap for doing something different. rock on man!

[sr20deTsomeday118]

dont listen to those bungholes giving you crap for doing something different. rock on man!

[NismoDriver240]

i know i've said this ALOT, but i saw my car yesterday (no pics phone was dead) and the dudes at ESP said its looking like next week, to be finished that is. So lets hope

[King Ranzo]

Cant wait to see it. It's taking forever man. What are you having done on it? Engine swap right?

[King Ranzo]

cheap doesnt always mean sh**y quality.dont listen to those bungholes giving you crap for doing something different. rock on man!

double

[NismoDriver240]

Cant wait to see it. It's taking forever man. What are you having done on it? Engine swap right?

Yea. This is what happened:

I literally did the swap... KA out, SR in. I then had little stuff to do before it got towed to the shop to do the wiring. At the same time, my job picked up so I started get out later. I got out at 5, the place I had my car closed at 6. So I did extremely minor things til the day the tow truck showed up. I tow it to the shop and hand it to them with a bunch of quick fixes to do that has turned into a waiting game.

Now for the update...

It cranked today

There's a cracked spark plug so they're fixing those (see what I mean by a bunch of little things I over looked?) And then they're checking compression and timing and the like. I'm calling thursday for an update. I'm chasing down the days when this will be done, itll be done tomorrow, no tomorrow, no tomorrow.

So. Close.

[xrider252]

so u goin to the meet next month. u should go i want to see this thing in person and u can see my new car if it street legal by then

[sjbsuperman1425]

All your parts look nice. I for one, have bought parts off ebay and was very pleased. I bought an SSAC downpipe+cat that for my CA swap and it was quality welded, very nice 3" piping. but i sold it to my friend for $100 lol. I ended up buying Seat Harnesses off ebay (my stock seat belts were junk), and they hold tight and are made very nicely, and for $40 for two harness, they are 1/2 the price of the $80 Sparco 3 point harness. I also bought my Intercooler off ebay. Very nice quality, and fitment was 100%.

BTW, i pat your back for doing this. like said probably so many times before, alot of people that love the sport, can't afford somethings, and ebay is there only hope sometimes, me being one of them lol. I for one give the selling "Just-Intercoolers" a good review. I plan on buying my Catback from them.

Dont listen to the haters, like stated before, pipe is pipe. Horsepower doesn't care who made the exhaust

A+++ review!

[otterman]

You should post a list of all the parts you bought, the brand, and how much it cost.

There's waaay to many posts to filter through and see what all has been bought from Ebay for this car.