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blackoutt · 10-06-2009, 08:47 AM

I agree with buying cheap/ebay/knockoff NON-PRECISION parts, as long as you clean them up i.e. reinforcing welds, smoothing out the internal bores, slotting the flange, and don't use their fischer price less than class 1 hardware. If you can do the work, or know people who can, and you don't mind the extra time to make it right, you can save yourself alottttta dough, and feel pretty damn good about your solid setup too.

*filiperuvian* · 10-06-2009, 11:54 AM

their cast manifold looks pretty beefy

Pure_JDM · 11-14-2009, 01:33 PM

as a customer of many of their products, let me give my personal experience on a few parts:

bov, garbage. had an internal gasket design that caused it the become chewed up after the first blowoff

wastegate, garbage. looked solid. ugly, but solid. I took it apart the change the spring, and thankgod i did. the gasket was condom-thin and already tearing around the edge. the wastegate surged before i changed out the spring.

intercooler, great once i retapped one of the threads.

piping, great once i beaded the ends.

turbo, cost me a motor. absolute garbage. always surged, never had a consistent boost output at consistent rpm ranges. shaft play after a week or so, and blow-by by the second week.

these are the only parts i have experience with from them, so i won't bash their other parts... as most people are saying, i would say their intercoolers and piping are worth every penny that you save... their other mechanical parts may cause you regret money lost, time lost, and further damage caused...

*racepar1* · 11-14-2009, 02:06 PM

Really??? ANOTHER godspeed thread??? So sad...

The post above really highlights what is wrong with godspeed. While maybe not all of their parts fail, all of their parts are more PRONE to failure. Anything from godspeed with a moving part in it should not be installed on your car, this includes suspension arms and coilovers.

ZX88 · 11-14-2009, 02:24 PM

what did you expect from cheap ass parts. the only thing i would buy from them is a strut bar or sway bar.

Taniguchi_Is_#1 · 11-14-2009, 02:27 PM

i always thought it was a rule of thumb to not cheap out on mechanical parts?

*racepar1* · 11-14-2009, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taniguchi_Is_#1

i always thought it was a rule of thumb to not cheap out on mechanical parts?

Apparently people no longer abide by that rule...

...I guess it just makes too much sense???

CleanAndLegit · 11-14-2009, 02:32 PM

anything that moves like pointed out above is no bueno everything else bueno :P

*burnsauto* · 11-14-2009, 02:42 PM

Can someone please just close this thing? Godspeed is a waste of money and bandwidth.

Pure_JDM · 11-15-2009, 03:02 PM

contrary to the requests to close this thread, i would opt to leave it open. unlike a lot of people, i like to read reviews and experience with certain manufacturers. let's not forget when Megan first started out. people cursed them and shit talked them and poor review after poor review came from their "cheap parts"... turns out now, Megan is building a reputation of quality that's still affordable...

*drift freaq* · 11-15-2009, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pure_JDM

contrary to the requests to close this thread, i would opt to leave it open. unlike a lot of people, i like to read reviews and experience with certain manufacturers. let's not forget when Megan first started out. people cursed them and shit talked them and poor review after poor review came from their "cheap parts"... turns out now, Megan is building a reputation of quality that's still affordable...

That is a matter of opinion. LOL

FusionR240sx · 11-15-2009, 07:02 PM

if it doesn't move.
it's fine.
the FMIC kit was good.
strong.
mine fell off when i hit a sewer thingy and i dragged it about 20ft or so and the endcaps were fine.
it was stuck in front of my oil pan.

*racepar1* · 11-15-2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pure_JDM

contrary to the requests to close this thread, i would opt to leave it open. unlike a lot of people, i like to read reviews and experience with certain manufacturers. let's not forget when Megan first started out. people cursed them and shit talked them and poor review after poor review came from their "cheap parts"... turns out now, Megan is building a reputation of quality that's still affordable...

How about we leave all the other ones open and just close this one??? You do realize that there are more then a couple of godspeed review threads already in existence and this is basically a re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-post right?

*FaLKoN240* · 11-15-2009, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pure_JDM

People cursed them and shit talked them and poor review after poor review came from their "cheap parts"

When did this stop?

Their shit still sucks, they just were the first to produce the first of knock off junk parts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pure_JDM

... turns out now, Megan is building a reputation of quality that's still affordable...

Who the hell says this?

spooled240 · 11-15-2009, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voodoo_child

i own a god speed radiator and they fine too. have anyone here is using their coilovers?

i got a slightly used set for 200 bucks, i wasn't too wild about them at first but for ride height adjustability, damper adjustable and overall better control over stock mushy suspension I was actually surprised how decent these were. As far as the build quality, these are surprisingly really solid. the welds seemed solid and didn't look like they were gonna fall apart on me. They are pretty bouncy and don't really feel like the dampers are strong enough for the springs even at full hard but hey you get what you pay for and you can't expect 600 dollar coils to perform just as good as 1400 dollar ones.

i also have their RLCA's, RUCA's and their sway bars, which are decent. The welds aren't pretty but they look solid. I'd say there's no way these arms are weaker than OEM, go look at your OEM suspension arms and notice the welds aren't exactly a work of art and they are made from stamped steel. I check all the parts on my car once in a while and everything has checked out ok after a good 5000 miles. I think the coils have about 7K miles on them.

I'm not saying this shit is quality but i'm saying this shit works.. just my .02 and my experiences

QuickSpoolSR · 11-15-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Touge Noob S13

Well at the most I'll use the stut bars if they were given to me for free, everything else is just garbage.

ya right, you want the first thing someone sees under your hood to be some generic cheap shit. Y cant everyone learn to just buy quality, find deals, usually you can find bomb ass deals on anything you need. I would never pay retail for godspeed anything. I would rock lightly used quality over new garbage

conwest · 11-15-2009, 11:18 PM

if you're gonna cheap out.....go megan at least. and please don't get godspeed coils.....worst choice ever

spooled240 · 11-15-2009, 11:58 PM

^did they mess up on you?

10-06-2009, 11:54 AM	#32
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11-14-2009, 02:06 PM	#34
racepar1 can't knock the hustle Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: reseda, CA Age: 26 Posts: 4,521 Trader Rating: (37) Rides Gallery: racepar1	Really??? ANOTHER godspeed thread??? So sad... The post above really highlights what is wrong with godspeed. While maybe not all of their parts fail, all of their parts are more PRONE to failure. Anything from godspeed with a moving part in it should not be installed on your car, this includes suspension arms and coilovers. __________________ Disrespecting $20k + sports cars since 2007 -1989 nissan 240sx: uber track whore -1994 infiniti Q45t: daily baller NEED A MECHANIC IN SO-CAL? LOOK HERE: http://zilvia.net/f/south-western-st...-mechanic.html

11-14-2009, 02:24 PM	#35
ZX88 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: new jersey Age: 21 Posts: 1,629 Trader Rating: (5)	what did you expect from cheap ass parts. the only thing i would buy from them is a strut bar or sway bar. __________________ destruction mode 1

11-14-2009, 02:27 PM	#36
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11-14-2009, 02:42 PM	#39
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10-06-2009, 08:47 AM	#31
blackoutt Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: upstate NY Posts: 76 Trader Rating: (2)	I agree with buying cheap/ebay/knockoff NON-PRECISION parts, as long as you clean them up i.e. reinforcing welds, smoothing out the internal bores, slotting the flange, and don't use their fischer price less than class 1 hardware. If you can do the work, or know people who can, and you don't mind the extra time to make it right, you can save yourself alottttta dough, and feel pretty damn good about your solid setup too.

11-14-2009, 01:33 PM	#33
Pure_JDM Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denham Springs Posts: 65 Trader Rating: (0)	as a customer of many of their products, let me give my personal experience on a few parts: bov, garbage. had an internal gasket design that caused it the become chewed up after the first blowoff wastegate, garbage. looked solid. ugly, but solid. I took it apart the change the spring, and thankgod i did. the gasket was condom-thin and already tearing around the edge. the wastegate surged before i changed out the spring. intercooler, great once i retapped one of the threads. piping, great once i beaded the ends. turbo, cost me a motor. absolute garbage. always surged, never had a consistent boost output at consistent rpm ranges. shaft play after a week or so, and blow-by by the second week. these are the only parts i have experience with from them, so i won't bash their other parts... as most people are saying, i would say their intercoolers and piping are worth every penny that you save... their other mechanical parts may cause you regret money lost, time lost, and further damage caused...

11-14-2009, 02:32 PM	#38
CleanAndLegit Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Moreno Valley Posts: 114 Trader Rating: (1)	anything that moves like pointed out above is no bueno everything else bueno :P

11-15-2009, 03:02 PM	#40
Pure_JDM Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denham Springs Posts: 65 Trader Rating: (0)	contrary to the requests to close this thread, i would opt to leave it open. unlike a lot of people, i like to read reviews and experience with certain manufacturers. let's not forget when Megan first started out. people cursed them and shit talked them and poor review after poor review came from their "cheap parts"... turns out now, Megan is building a reputation of quality that's still affordable...

11-15-2009, 07:02 PM	#42
FusionR240sx Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Des Plaines, IL Posts: 1,957 Trader Rating: (5)	if it doesn't move. it's fine. the FMIC kit was good. strong. mine fell off when i hit a sewer thingy and i dragged it about 20ft or so and the endcaps were fine. it was stuck in front of my oil pan. __________________

11-15-2009, 11:18 PM	#47
conwest Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Virginia Age: 19 Posts: 73 Trader Rating: (0)	if you're gonna cheap out.....go megan at least. and please don't get godspeed coils.....worst choice ever

11-15-2009, 11:58 PM	#48
spooled240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hesperia, CA Age: 21 Posts: 354 Trader Rating: (0)	^did they mess up on you? __________________

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