8ight Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 COIL PACK!!!! Pulled off the $$ MSD Performance coil and put in the 23 Year Old original coil... and vroom. Fired right up. Thanks again Zapanater, you were spot on man! haha it always baffles me how OEM parts tend to be way fucking better than expensive aftermarket parts I have a friend who is the former head mechanic and now general manager at Arrigo Dodge here in FL (MASSIVE dealership), he says he prefers to use OEM parts for everything less suspension. He tells me that since they are engineered for maximum service life, not performance, in their respective applications they function best. Most parts are engineered and perfected for years to be paired precisely with the other parts they interact with, the vehicle model, and engine. That is why most OEM parts only receive revisions to their designs to improve them or lower production cost with a tight tolerance for performance loss and even more strict a tolerance for useful service life loss. Labor is big money, not parts, so parts are made to outlive the duration and mileage the most ridiculous warranty packages include at least. Quote I'm gonna hate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 COIL PACK!!!! Pulled off the $$ MSD Performance coil and put in the 23 Year Old original coil... and vroom. Fired right up. Thanks again Zapanater, you were spot on man! haha it always baffles me how OEM parts tend to be way fucking better than expensive aftermarket parts I have a friend who is the former head mechanic and now general manager at Arrigo Dodge here in FL (MASSIVE dealership), he says he prefers to use OEM parts for everything less suspension. He tells me that since they are engineered for maximum service life, not performance, in their respective applications they function best. Most parts are engineered and perfected for years to be paired precisely with the other parts they interact with, the vehicle model, and engine. That is why most OEM parts only receive revisions to their designs to improve them or lower production cost with a tight tolerance for performance loss and even more strict a tolerance for useful service life loss. Labor is big money, not parts, so parts are made to outlive the duration and mileage the most ridiculous warranty packages include at least. actually parts are not meant to make it the life of the vehicle, if they did dealships would make no money from people bringing in their cars to pay for the labour, im in automotive right now, car companies really have everything done out to a science on how to make money. because honestly thats what the automotive industry is for, to make money, parts are designed as cheap as possible without any thought as to how serviceable or how easy they are to service.for the most part will have less problems going with OE parts as they were already designed to work with the system. Quote chevrolet all day er day. '81 camaro z28 performance '03 silverado ext cab show and go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassface Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 COIL PACK!!!! Pulled off the $$ MSD Performance coil and put in the 23 Year Old original coil... and vroom. Fired right up. Thanks again Zapanater, you were spot on man! haha it always baffles me how OEM parts tend to be way fucking better than expensive aftermarket parts I have a friend who is the former head mechanic and now general manager at Arrigo Dodge here in FL (MASSIVE dealership), he says he prefers to use OEM parts for everything less suspension. He tells me that since they are engineered for maximum service life, not performance, in their respective applications they function best. Most parts are engineered and perfected for years to be paired precisely with the other parts they interact with, the vehicle model, and engine. That is why most OEM parts only receive revisions to their designs to improve them or lower production cost with a tight tolerance for performance loss and even more strict a tolerance for useful service life loss. Labor is big money, not parts, so parts are made to outlive the duration and mileage the most ridiculous warranty packages include at least. Your friend is full of shit, he likes oem parts because they make the most profit on them by eliminating the 3rd party vendor. Even buying a oem hubcap from a dealership will cost over 100 dollars for just 1 hubcap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapanater Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I don't know about the OEM vs Aftermarket deal but I'll tell you one thing. NOBODY spends thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours to design a part that breaks. Would you buy a car that was designed to give you problems? Quote 2015 Subaru Outback. That is all, I refuse to touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassface Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Oem parts are made to be lightweight and cost effective, thats why they spend so much money on them to figure out how to make them cheap and light. They usually make sure the performance of the vehicle matches the parts. They dont put corvette disk brakes on a cavalier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I don't know about the OEM vs Aftermarket deal but I'll tell you one thing. NOBODY spends thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours to design a part that breaks. Would you buy a car that was designed to give you problems? they cant design parts that will last forever the R&D cost + manufacturing would be staggering, trust me ive asked the same thing, its all about money. timing belts give troubles when they are about to go... they are only designed to last 120k km (dunno what that is in miles for you americans) so in essence yes we do and will continue buying products that are not designed to last as long as its in the automotive field. but all problems that people have with cars are usually associated with lack of maintenance or improper work being done. Quote chevrolet all day er day. '81 camaro z28 performance '03 silverado ext cab show and go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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