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      05-17-2010, 12:56 PM   #23
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i am actually quite suprised "you" bought something from them. i would have figured you would have an Akrapovic or something of that nature
I didn't. I bought used and saved a BUNDLE.

I like nice mods and demand quality but I am not a brand snob. I'm also into minimizing my losses from modding.
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fair enough, just after reading your work in the diff thread i was stunned to read you bought a vorsteiner product when i personally have only seen overpriced crap from them but i guess they have started making better stuff

i'm no brand snob either but i refuse to put junk on my car whether it be 70k or 7k i search out a better product. people can say what they want about Dinan but after 3 M cars and over 100k miles on the products i have yet to find any flaws or problems

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I didn't. I bought used and saved a BUNDLE.

I like nice mods and demand quality but I am not a brand snob. I'm also into minimizing my losses from modding.
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fair enough, just after reading your work in the diff thread i was stunned to read you bought a vorsteiner product when i personally have only seen overpriced crap from them but i guess they have started making better stuff

i'm no brand snob either but i refuse to put junk on my car whether it be 70k or 7k i search out a better product. people can say what they want about Dinan but after 3 M cars and over 100k miles on the products i have yet to find any flaws or problems
Keep in mind the difference between a cosmetic mod and a performance mod. Since most cat back systems give you no real appreciable power gains (maybe a couple hp at best) I call them cosmetic. They can improve looks and sounds (both subjectively of course). My evaluation of the V. exhaust is that it does both exceptionally well. You can't call me wrong here since both opinions are entirely subjective.

On the other hand I'd never call a diff a cosmetic mod. Whether or not the Dinan diff is of exceptional quality is a secondary issue to whatever performance gains it provides. Let's try not to get too much thread "cross talk" here. Cheers.
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def agree the cat back is more of a sound good mod then for power. good to hear the vorst one is of good quality i personally have never seen it in person just there other products

wasn't calling it wrong just was suprised that is all. agreed enough cross talk, later

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Keep in mind the difference between a cosmetic mod and a performance mod. Since most cat back systems give you no real appreciable power gains (maybe a couple hp at best) I call them cosmetic. They can improve looks and sounds (both subjectively of course). My evaluation of the V. exhaust is that it does both exceptionally well. You can't call me wrong here since both opinions are entirely subjective.

On the other hand I'd never call a diff a cosmetic mod. Whether or not the Dinan diff is of exceptional quality is a secondary issue to whatever performance gains it provides. Let's try not to get too much thread "cross talk" here. Cheers.
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