whats a fms cam shaft worth?

[perucho]

Where have you been?

Hiding under a rock. Good to see that everyone is still here. Got tired of waiting for FastivaB6T to sell me that yellow Festiva so I bought an Abarth. Sorry for the highjack!

[sketchman]

First, I think you do incredible work and if your B3 car is as fast as you say; then that is an incredible feet!

Anyway, I think you missed my point. Sure a person can spend as much as they wish on any car that they want! What I was saying is devoting a large portion of your time/money into developing and selling performance parts for a Festiva is not a sustainable market to be in. Hence you are leaving it. I wish it was a lucrative market for you and I both! However, you had to know it wasn't going to have good payback compared to other markets.

I'm sure your example of a guy spending 52k on a $600 car wasn't a Festiva. Maybe you should get in the market for whatever car that was.

Problem was people either misrepresented the environment here or/and had eyes bigger than their wallets and all didn't know any better till they saw prices. When 12 guys on here say they're going to buy an almost $900 set of pistons if it was only available, I'd know to proceed with extreme prejudice, and get $$ before I moved an inch. Same with the turbo kit that was originally developed. I'd imagine Matt is used to people who when they say, "I want this. Please build it.", it means they will pay for it when it's done.

[eurotiva]

Charlie! Nancy is still running strong?

Where have you been?

[Charlie1717]

Charlie! Nancy is still running strong?

Oh yeah! Finally put a G-series in it. Still going strong!

[perucho]

Charlie! Nancy is still running strong?

[Charlie1717]

Not sure what you paid for the car has to do with any thing, the cheaper you get the car the more it leaves for mods.On the shop face book i show build for customer, he paid 600.00 for the car and i'm at 52,000.00 and still not done.

First, I think you do incredible work and if your B3 car is as fast as you say; then that is an incredible feet!

Anyway, I think you missed my point. Sure a person can spend as much as they wish on any car that they want! What I was saying is devoting a large portion of your time/money into developing and selling performance parts for a Festiva is not a sustainable market to be in. Hence you are leaving it. I wish it was a lucrative market for you and I both! However, you had to know it wasn't going to have good payback compared to other markets.

I'm sure your example of a guy spending 52k on a $600 car wasn't a Festiva. Maybe you should get in the market for whatever car that was.

[F3BZ]

even though I read it twice, my jaw didn't drop at seeing the 52K figure. that guys got me beat, but not by much. it's surprising how the receipts add up over almost 15 years of accumulation, but sometimes it's about the passion, not the coldly calculated material worth of something. what's that statistic about the value of the minerals in the human body being worth like about $10?

[mattdickmeyer]

Which I would assume you would have considered! Selling parts for a $500 car is not a sustainable market to be in. Side hobby sure. Who doesn't want the best quality/performance for free? Doesn't mean you have to do it! If people don't want to pay the price that will keep your business above water, then you are in the wrong market. So, smart move getting out.

Not sure what you paid for the car has to do with any thing, the cheaper you get the car the more it leaves for mods.On the shop face book i show build for customer, he paid 600.00 for the car and i'm at 52,000.00 and still not done.

[FestYboy]

^ true DAT! lol

[zoom zoom]

Haha I know how you can still turn them into 60-100$ pieces of metal and not feel bad about it!

[FestYboy]

got one for Scrappy for the B6 build about 8 years ago, then when FMS went belly up, i grabbed 3 more for cheap. one is currently in Skippy as well. they deliver no torque and peak from 4-5k and then fall straight off again, so it's a 1000 rpm cam and it's all in the wrong end of the power band.

[TominMO]

ok, then i'll say it outright: the FMS cam is JUNK, no matter what you paid for it. i should know, i have 4 of them. take that as you will.

How do you happen to have four of them?

[FestYboy]

ok, then i'll say it outright: the FMS cam is JUNK, no matter what you paid for it. i should know, i have 4 of them. take that as you will.

[Team Lightning]

Festy boy I can only read what you wrote. To me you trashed the FMS cam by your comment. A simple $80 price should have been the answer. I'll say no more.

[Charlie1717]

Can't blame you at all. This is your living and you aren't gonna make $100k off this crowd. More like -20k

Which I would assume you would have considered! Selling parts for a $500 car is not a sustainable market to be in. Side hobby sure. Who doesn't want the best quality/performance for free? Doesn't mean you have to do it! If people don't want to pay the price that will keep your business above water, then you are in the wrong market. So, smart move getting out.