Actually that's a pretty good idea. I wonder if Tom will approve it. Let me cross it with him and seei love the Mythbuster thingy, busting all those crap products. ZTH must set up a team for that.
Izso..u'll be Jamie Hyneman.
Hi guys, IMO car manufacturers dont supply aftermarket products. hence the word "aftermarket". if this is the case, then why dont "most" car manufacturers equip cars (for example) with chassis strengthening bar as standard rather then as an option? or any aftermarkt products that works for that matter.why haven't car manufacturers introduced it as OEM since nowadays emissions is a big deal, petrol prices are going up and everyone goes all out for power without sacrificing FC.
I humbly disagree. If manufacturers took up building these extra things into their cars it would no longer be aftermarket and be OEM instead! Higher spec cars such as Beemers, Golf GTI and all have battery conditioners built into their electronics. Sound familiar? Yes.. Voltage Stabilizers and battery life extenders. That's a technology they've decided to incorporate into their cars so it's not aftermarket for them, it's OEM.Hi guys, IMO car manufacturers dont supply aftermarket products. hence the word "aftermarket". if this is the case, then why dont "most" car manufacturers equip cars (for example) with chassis strengthening bar as standard rather then as an option? or any aftermarkt products that works for that matter.
its all a question of cost reduction.
im no believer in this kind of devices, but i am using 1 (Air Charger) and hav yet to find any disadvantages be it in FC, HP or NM. tho im not singing praises to whether it works.
Noted and i agree with your statement. That is why i have mentioned it's about the cost of production and whether car manufacturers are willing to invest in R&D for thousands if not millions in a technology that will only have little gain in performance needless to say better FC.I humbly disagree. If manufacturers took up building these extra things into their cars it would no longer be aftermarket and be OEM instead! Higher spec cars such as Beemers, Golf GTI and all have battery conditioners built into their electronics. Sound familiar? Yes.. Voltage Stabilizers and battery life extenders. That's a technology they've decided to incorporate into their cars so it's not aftermarket for them, it's OEM.
Strengthening bars isn't exactly the best way to stiffen a chassis. If I were a car manufacturer and had mass production assembly lines, while building the chassis I'd have the robots weld a few extra spots for chassis strengthening, rather than bolting on some bars that add on to overall weight. Kinda like what Proton did with the C99 chassis and R3 with the Satria R3. Spot welded by the manufacturer.
So again the discussion comes back to why didn't the manufacturers pick up this technology?