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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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$140 to "dress up the engine bay" .... I hope this will be for car shows or something.

I like UT, their y-pipe kicksasss, but this is not really a functional piece, and I am trying to let some buyers know that this will give no gains (most likely)
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 11:47 AM
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I believe most pple buy CF products for aesthetics over functionality. Don't get me wrong, CF products saves weight and looks great! Anyhow, It's personal preference.
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 02:24 PM
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Originally posted by UnlimitedTuning
I believe most pple buy CF products for aesthetics over functionality. Don't get me wrong, CF products saves weight and looks great! Anyhow, It's personal preference.
You're right, most of the time, it's a matter of aesthetics over performance gain, unless we're talking about hardcore CF upgrades like CF hatches and doors. But one thing I'd like to know is whether the inner diameter is smaller than stock. I don't mind if I don't gain any performance, but I certainly don't want to lose performance. Can you please confirm?
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 02:53 PM
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The overall diameter of the tube is 3 1/8" and the inside measures just shy of 3".
2 15/16" to be precise. I don't think you'll lose any power there!
Hope that helps.

Originally posted by spf4000
You're right, most of the time, it's a matter of aesthetics over performance gain, unless we're talking about hardcore CF upgrades like CF hatches and doors. But one thing I'd like to know is whether the inner diameter is smaller than stock. I don't mind if I don't gain any performance, but I certainly don't want to lose performance. Can you please confirm?
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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 08:37 AM
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Kinda pricy don't you think? You can buy the JWT pop charger for under $100. How about a better deal on a group buy?????

Say $99 for 20 or more orders? Just a thought!
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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 09:34 AM
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Originally posted by maserom
Kinda pricy don't you think? You can buy the JWT pop charger for under $100. How about a better deal on a group buy?????

Say $99 for 20 or more orders? Just a thought!

i think they already lowered the price for the introductory gb.
i think the regular price is $175 and they are now selling it for $140 shipped.

still kinda pricey for just a tube,imo. but it sure does look nice!
they have chrome or polished for lower price, if that helps any.
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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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just for reference purposes, the stock tube at the local Nissan dealerships sell for $99.00. Also the CF tube in the beginning of this thread looks different from the one on the UTR website.

UTR please respond...
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 07:54 PM
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The one you see on their website is for the G35. There are different applications for the Z and G.
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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Yup, 100 is reasonable for the c/f piece, but 140...slow down tiger
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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If everyone keeps posting, we may get somewhere. Thanks for backing me. I understand we are paying for time, materials, production, ect!! But $100 for a tube is still a good profit. I'm in the aftermarket industry and know the cost of producing several carbon fiber and Urathane products.

We love your product, we just want a good deal if you can get more people to purchase!!

Thanks
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:17 AM
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$100 a piece and I'm sure a lot more people would buy the product (well, make it $99.00 since it's has a psychological effect).
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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Anybody buy yet at 140.00? If not lets show UTR that we are interested at 100.00 and start a list. I'm in.........
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:39 PM
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I love the way it looks, but the price yeah it's too high for me. If this is just the introductory price, then I will never be buying one, I try to keep aesthetic mods at $100 or less. Looks great though!
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:49 PM
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If it's $100. You got me.



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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 05:13 PM
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i like it alot but personally for 140 ill pass...if it was like 80-100 shipped for 350z members id order one also...
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 09:23 AM
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UTR- Looks like you got 3 sales waiting for your reply. I'm sure your checking this thread daily...RIGHT.
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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Make it 4 at 100
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:33 AM
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if he can do them for 100 shipped im in for sure...! send me a pm if this goes down
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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Looks like the response is pretty good at 100.00. UnlimitedTuning, any response?
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 01:13 PM
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I e-mailed Unlimited Tuning so lets see if they respond. Any other members interested in the tube please acknowledge.
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