Re: JBA header info

From: Bruce Bridges (bbridges@alarismed.com)
Date: Wed Jul 15 1998 - 10:57:26 EDT


ron,
I talked to Jeff at JBA and they are very interested in making y pipes. Im
hoping they will extend their preliminary offer to prototype them on my
truck. Im going to "push" this today due to popular demand. Well see part II.
Bruce KBridges
At 09:18 AM 7/15/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Jon Steiger wrote:
>
>> Also, I noticed that their warrantee is null and void if you race,
>> have nitrous oxide, or a whole list of other things. Strange.
>
> Well, I think they're just covering their asses. They get the extra
>buzz by offering a "lifetime warranty," and then add plenty of caveats
>to get out of the vast majority of header failures. Trucks tend to
>work harder than autos, so this sort of makes sense. I'm not saying
>I like it or agree with it, but I do understand.
>
>> So anyway, I was thinkin' about getting in on that deal, but after
>> checking out their site I'm not so sure now.
>
> The current street price is still roughly $379, so at the moment this
>remains a fantastic deal. Now, I suspect JBA is ready to drop their
>prices and this is their way to prime the pump to see what the interest
>remains. Trust me, Jeff isn't doing anything without his employer's
>full knowledge. The distributors supporting the $379 street price would
>definitely go ape shit if they heard about this, but I really doubt we're
>getting _that_ much special treatment. Probably just an early break.
>
> I am really getting concerned about the Y-pipe, though, and am thinking
>hard about whether or not to get the Doug Thorley kit or the JBA shorties.
>
> Ron
>
>



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