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Originally Posted by Elarson
The limits on available Pontiac parts forces serious racers to be more creative and to work harder at putting together a good engine package. That's what makes running Pontiacs interesting to me. I'd be bored to death getting out my checkbook and buying a bunch of proven Chevy parts (or hemi parts in the case of the funny car).
JMHO,
Eric
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One of the things that stunts us is the "proven" parts thing... its a nice thing to want in some ways, but at our volume level it could/can drive costs of some things to point most wouldnt/cant justify spending for.
If a manufacturer had to build some killer combo, dyno it and refine it to perfection, that cost, one way or another, would get passed onto all the consumers of that companies products.(Yep our Pontiac part prices from Edelbrock help cover r+d costs on Chev and Ford parts) A start-up company has to eat costs till they establish market then work on recouping their investment.
If you are a big company with thousands of customers your R+D costs can be spread across those thousands of customers allowing you a very competitive price advantage.
You can bet those R+D costs arent eaten by the larger more established company. No one runs a business to lose money. Nor do business want unhappy customers.
With the low volume of consumers in this market extensive R+D of certain products would up our price tag considerably.
I think we are quite fortunate to have what we have and thank all those who are trying to bring to market things we need and want.
So much we do have is because of talented Pontiac enthusiasts trying to aid our cause. Keep in mind many(most?) of them arent marketing specialists and few if any have
intensions that are questionable.