| Re: Budget build, what are you giving up? |
Subject: Re: Budget build, what are you giving up? by BeachBum on 2008/11/28 3:03:24 I think people buy what they know....especially with parts that build power.... if they know of a certain part that works, they'll find the money for it versus venturing into the unknown. Nothing wrong with that.... to each their own. For the reliability parts such as rocker arms, crank, rods, etc..., the world may never know the true benefit of purchasing a $ 400 set of rocker arms vs $ 200 set..... simply because, we don't know the statistics of failure rate for each one and rest assured nobody does.... each company knows their own failure rate, but they're not sharing that information if they can help it. I will say, racer reputation does and rightly so should go a long way..... when you go and talk to the racers that have been running a part for a long time without any problems, you might start to see a trend on certain parts.... that should mean something, and does to me. But, that is just one method of determining the part to run..... I will say, I am a fairly firm believer in you get what you pay for, but I also realize, in some cases, you're buying a name, not a product.... which isn't always the smartest buy. I myself, I buy good parts typically, but I look for the discounts, ebay steals and racing junk desperation sell-outs... I always buy the part new if it has moving parts, but I'll buy used if its a non-moving part like a manifold, headers, etc..... and then I build/install myself to save more... I'm comfortable that I didn't overbuild or underbuild on my project, and I doubt anybody could have built a big cube sbc for less than I did unless you have a resale license.... |
