I guess the parts i seen being fabbed by Dr. Charles and later put into production were imaginary?

 

Idk about the situation--and I don't know who is right or wrong. I haven't had any issues with Skunk2 (don't have any of their products). I just think the internet fighting is laughable.

 

Of course Junk2's west coast street team has come to their defense.

Chris, a member of NWP got this manifold, upon seeing how much of a POS it was, he contacted Junk2 who told him they all look like that, is this the kind of shit you saw being made?

 

I really have no idea what is going on between the owners of Skunk2 and these two forum members. I do know thought that skunk2 has done WAY more damage to there company and name by posting a bounty then these two guys ever could have.

That right there makes me weary of buying any new skunk parts and even getting rid of my Skunk2 Pro-C coilovers

 

Current running H-T thread on the subject.

Looking for legal representation - Honda-Tech

You can basically piece everything together by reading. Looks like this has been a longstanding rivalry.

Apparantly somebody gave up their information.

Stop Snitching.

 

H-T has been deleting post you get a better idea if what is going on from K20A.org

 

Wow, i know nothing about Skunk2 parts at all but if i was a business i would most certainly not make the terrible mistake these guys did by posting a BOUNTY!?! That has to be quite possible the most unprofessional action I've ever seen and to top it, for $300 or credit towards their parts??? lol seriously a terrible business practice these guys are going with....i am very interested to see how this ends though.

 

been reading the lulz all day

 

 

I am not part of their street team, I don't work for them, I don't have anything to do with them other than get deals for members... of which I dont make a DIME.

With that being said... There's only been one side of the story told so far. Skunk has never hid the fact that some products final construction points are Taiwan. They are all still Designed and R&D'd by them. For all I know, the pictures of the Intake manifold can be a Skunk2 counterfeit. There are TONS of those being sold around (even by some shops). I'm not saying its not dumb that the bounty thing was posted.. but they did what they needed to do to find these persons identities immediately So they can put a stop to what they feel are false claims. I will hold my judgement on who is right and who is wrong after I hear both sides.

 

I can tell you from experience that is a quality control issue. Those are made in large quantities and shipped to a warehouse. Obviously they don't look at them before packaging them. Those are not cracks necessary but the flashing from the casting. One of my customer returns 1 out of 10 because of lack of quality. There should be the refiners to clean them up and then the customer of the refiner made them for inspection.

 

junk2 cam gear.... eats a full on top to bottom build (using alot of skunk 2 parts i might add) this is an engine i installed in a guys car. 6 months later, boomy. $3500 down the shitter

 

Quality control is expensive and being in the trucking industry I can tell you things are not good. It depends on where it was made. If it came from overseas then where do they send it back? From my sons experience with them it was good.

 

This is my biggest problem with them now, the bounty BS. Who ever is right im going to always think twice about getting S2 parts

 

They don't hook you up with free or discounted parts? I wouldn't expect you to get commission for setting up deals for forum members, you're not an employee. But I would assume that they've been hooking you up with parts and you've been promoting them, like a sponsorship or partial sponsorship. Correct me if I'm wrong?

I mean, I wouldn't rock a giant 'Kraftwerks' banner across my windshield - which you do/did - unless I felt obligated to do so due to discounts. If they are indeed hooking you up, then it doesn't matter that you're not part of their street team, you're still affiliated with them.

I want to be clear though, I'm not taking any sides on this. I don't even fully understand what's going on between these people. It's funny how the internet and boards kind of function as one collective mind though, like it's got a brain of its own. It's almost a witch hunt really, with people adamantly taking sides based solely each others' comments.

 

That is illegal what they are doing besides getting every one against them. I am late as usual.

My sons experience was years ago and I pick up parts and know how it works.

 

This was fucking good reading material this morning. Ha ha.

 

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I think the real confusion lies in your GB's w/ S2