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Old 03-07-2013, 02:31 PM   #57
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Originally Posted by jr429 View Post
Actually I took a look at their site. I would be VERY surprised a lot of those rolled tips, flex sections, and muffler bodies were all built in the states. Certainly you can buy seamless pipe, a mandrel bender and a MIG welder but chances are you are not building a lot of that stuff in the states. I would question if those flanges are CNC cut in the states also - it's not cheap to do that here.

BTW looking at that WRX downpipe in good quality used to cost $80 to make in China with investment cast head. Would you rather pay $249 for a WRX downpipe built in China or $599 here? Most WRX owners would say $249.
Rolled tips are from Taiwan I think, they were talking about locating a US source, and they can make you in house welded double wall tips for extra $.

That is the only overseas component in their systems, afaik. They're open about their sourcing if you ask them.
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