Holley Coil Covers installed
Not fair. I'm not one to bicker about prices. But $175 is a LOT of money for "tupperware". But at a retail standpoint, It's better to sell a 100,000 with a $50 profit each than to sell 1000 with a $125 profit each. This could be something that gets wide usage and becomes very popular or something that disappears because no one wants to pay the higher price.
First of all, the price is CHEAP for TWO pieces of INJECTION MOLDED plastic. Honestly, you guys have no idea how much stuff costs to get made...
Second of all, this is as goofy as caliper covers IMHO BUT I'm also the guy who sells lots of goofy plastic stuff so...
Second of all, this is as goofy as caliper covers IMHO BUT I'm also the guy who sells lots of goofy plastic stuff so...
Even if the tooling costs where the same for both of you, your going to make what? 10? So every piece would have 10% of your tooling cost... I would seriously doubt if Holley's first run isn't 100 or more.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo Before you go about telling people what they do or dont know, you may want to consider what it will cost a company the size of Holley to do a project like this versus yourself.
Even if the tooling costs where the same for both of you, your going to make what? 10? So every piece would have 10% of your tooling cost... I would seriously doubt if Holley's first run isn't 100 or more.
Even if the tooling costs where the same for both of you, your going to make what? 10? So every piece would have 10% of your tooling cost... I would seriously doubt if Holley's first run isn't 100 or more.
I'm sure Holley's first run is at least 1000 but even at that they are not looking just to get their money back, it is a business and they need to profit.
I'm sure a few years from now the cost will drop but like all other big businesses they're going to charge you the "first kid on the block to have..." tax and make sure they recoup their money in the first XXX number of sales...
The larger a company the more overhead the more they have to charge... Either Holley would outsource it (which I bet is the case) and would have slightly better deals due to volume or they'd do it in house which means they'd have more invested and cost per piece is technically more.
I'm sure Holley's first run is at least 1000 but even at that they are not looking just to get their money back, it is a business and they need to profit.
I'm sure a few years from now the cost will drop but like all other big businesses they're going to charge you the "first kid on the block to have..." tax and make sure they recoup their money in the first XXX number of sales...
I'm sure Holley's first run is at least 1000 but even at that they are not looking just to get their money back, it is a business and they need to profit.
I'm sure a few years from now the cost will drop but like all other big businesses they're going to charge you the "first kid on the block to have..." tax and make sure they recoup their money in the first XXX number of sales...
All of this would be the exact point everyone was trying to make.
I searched and could not find these anywhere, how did the OP get a pair?
BTW an alternative to these would be Edelbrock's coil covers, they are available in polished finish.
I don't think holley is going to be able to charge $175 for these considering Edelbrock covers can be found for $170 (bare finish) and they are aluminum and can be polished.
BTW an alternative to these would be Edelbrock's coil covers, they are available in polished finish.
I don't think holley is going to be able to charge $175 for these considering Edelbrock covers can be found for $170 (bare finish) and they are aluminum and can be polished.
those edelbrock covers, the cheapest i found were $201, but they relocate the coils to under the cover and eliminates the OEM coil bracket, which is cool and the big plus is they are made of aluminum
Again it is $170 for the bare cast aluminum version and for a little extra $$$ you can get it in a flat black powdercoat or polished finish.
i'm not a fan of covers of any sort, even FRC's, so my opinion's biased. even if it cost holley so much to make them, they just don't look like $175 worth of product. especially since your going to have to at least paint them if you don't want them bare. but like i said, i'd rather an engine bay be completely bare and plastic cover-less.
The edelbrock covers are not plastic, they are made of cast aluminum. Professional products makes a set of fuel rail covers that are made of stainless steel. Not trying to rip on your opinion, each to his own, just saying there are options out there for people who don't like plastic.
BTW I love the quote in your sig.
BTW I love the quote in your sig.
True, I forgot to mention that sorry.
I'm quite surprised you didn't find it. Trust me they are available for $170. Since the site I found that offers them at that price is not a sponsor I will not post a link, PM me if you want the link.
Again it is $170 for the bare cast aluminum version and for a little extra $$$ you can get it in a flat black powdercoat or polished finish.
I'm quite surprised you didn't find it. Trust me they are available for $170. Since the site I found that offers them at that price is not a sponsor I will not post a link, PM me if you want the link.
Again it is $170 for the bare cast aluminum version and for a little extra $$$ you can get it in a flat black powdercoat or polished finish.
Thanks bro
The edelbrock covers are not plastic, they are made of cast aluminum. Professional products makes a set of fuel rail covers that are made of stainless steel. Not trying to rip on your opinion, each to his own, just saying there are options out there for people who don't like plastic.
BTW I love the quote in your sig.
BTW I love the quote in your sig.
