[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Believe me they are not taking emissions readings at the tailpipe at the regulations stage. It is far more stringent and makes perfect sense.

There is no such thing as minimum order contracts at the parts level. The auto companies rule and you play the game their way or do not play at all. Even if there was a such thing it would be easier and cheaper for them to just pay out the contract or roll it into the next.

I am familiar with the manufacturing process and my credentials include almost 30 years at the management level in the Teir One automotive parts manufacturing business. I am not throwing out home cooked theories or guesses based on how other business are run here but speaking from experience gained as the industry changed and grew. You can disbelieve all you want because things "don't make sense" to you but there are many aspects of the business that don't make sense if you can't see the whole picture.




My guess is that it is the California regulations that prevented the rest of North America from getting the upgrades in the AT>

I made this simple statement. I do not see any insult in it.

Originally Posted by gtengr

I didn't say the logistics point doesn't make sense. I actually said it was a fair point. Maybe try a little harder with the reading comprehension?


For as simple as this emissions regulation forcing the old manifold is, you sure have a hard time relating the specifics of it...


...so do you know or are you just guessing?

You replied with this gem. Who is "conflating" who here?

Originally Posted by gtengr

No, conflating my words just to belittle me is insulting. If you'd read our exchanges a few days ago before this thread you'd understand. I didn't initially quote nor did I initially care to discuss this topic with tcoat. I had enough of his backpedaling and double talk in the other thread I just referenced. So what happened is he quoted me, conflated my words in an attempt to portray me as a stubborn idiot who won't listen, acts like he didn't do that, and then away we go.


Thanks for pointing that out. Very constructive. Keep it up.

Ah yes the "you are a poor enthusiast and a delusional fanboi if you don't mind the torque dip" thread. I don't recall any back pedaling there. Again nobody was belittling you here or there. All the belittling is clearly coming from your direction. You are obviously an angry man that thinks anything said is also in anger.


I will now ignore you since you can not seem to grasp what I am saying, think every word is an insult somehow, feel that everybody that doesn't agree with you is an "idiot and you have not even attempted to present any form of information to support your theories.