Re: Who makes what (was: attn bernd. v6 headers)

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Wed Apr 14 2004 - 21:55:14 EDT


<jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote in message
>
> The MP stuff is made by other people too. :-) (For example,
> I think Edelbrock was responsible for the aluminum Magnum cylinder
> heads, and I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't make most of
> the MP intake manifolds too.) Heck, even for new vehicles, Dodge
> doesn't really make much of anything - I guess you could consider
> them designers and assemblers. :-) AFAIK, most parts on a vehicle
> comes from outside sources. (I said "most", not "all".) ;-)
> I'm not sure about the frame and the sheet metal; I wouldn't be
> surprised to learn that Dodge does actually do their own stamping.
> (There is a Ford stamping plant near me in Buffalo, so I know they
> do some of their own stamping, at least.)
>
> --
> -Jon-

Cool. I wasn't sure if the MP stuff was outsourced or not, so I put a maybe
in there for safekeeping. Perhaps if they made some parts for my truck, I'd
have known better. ;-)

-- 
- Josh
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