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Originally Posted by Fast_Freddy
.... that costs way too much at $900+ (more than double what I paid for a Borla).
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Well, some people are happy with a $1000 bicycle, while others spend $6000.
Is the other bike 6x better?... no.
Is it better nonetheless? .... yes.
The headers mentioned (other than HKS), are produced by small businesses. They don't do the kind of sales that Borla does to make money with the slimmest of margins. They also pay attention to the small details like the collector, aesthetics and TIG welding. These practices are more time consuming. Thus the headers cost more for them to build.
Why knock the other products, because they cost more? It's not like the companies mentioned can just change their price to $535, as they would lose money on every sale.
My point is that some consumers are willing to pay more for those attributes. If it weren't for those consumers, there would be no more artisan, handmade types of products, and everything would be mass-produced crap. Technically, if it weren't for the handmade $900 headers, Borla would be free to price theirs much higher.