CalSpeed Performance: COME INSIDE!
05-11-2012, 02:22 PM
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Wasnt aware of this post till accidentally came across it. (Not a frequent reading/visitor on here as we do not sponsor or post much on this site.
This will be the only post we will make as we have no interest in getting into any type of back and forth criticism. We feel we sell a very good product at a very competitive price. If you have any additional questions email me us at calspeedperformance@gmail.com
1) Producing parts is about 1% of our business. We are an honest, full fab/installation/chassis dyno shop. We specialize in LSx performance, LSx conversions and custom builds. We are not a retail type shop that survives on product sales and we do not spend much time on message boards etc as we are always very booked and busy in the shop. If someone doesnt email or PM us directly, we often will not see any posts or questions.
2) Due to the large market of truck customers we have locally. We decided to work on developing a few products that are very popular in our shop and fill a void in the market for certain parts. 1-7/8" was one of our primary targets as well as a full custom bolt on turbo kit
3) We prototype our products in house in our shop. Any one that has been in our shop would see the numerous custom builds/headers/turbo kits going on in our shop daily.
4) MANY MANY companies that sell LSx headers/exhaust (Texas speed (Made by pacesetter) , Pypes (Made by another Los Angeles manufacturer company we deal with) , LG Motorsports headers (made by Dynomax) , BRP Hot Rods (Made by hedman headers)
Do you think they openly provide customers with trade secrets and private business information where they have their parts produced or where they purchase components for their products they sell under their own name? Most of the products you buy on the consumer market are not directly manufactured by the direct brand you are purchasing. Purchase a chevy truck and find out 1/4-1/2 the parts are produced overseas, canada, mexico etc, but it is a USA american brand vehicle.
5) Will you demand for Texas Speed or any other company to provide their trade secrets on where they have products produced and pictures of their facilities? Im sorry but it took us a longtime to find manufacturers, suppliers for products we sell and any company with the right resources and abilities can have a product produced from a prototype. Do you think they will share the hard work that made it happen? No.
6) We do not purchase from any type of overseas companies. We deal with a Los Angeles based facility. We ship them a prototype, we have a large run of 50-100 products made, and we receive a finished product that we sell at a fair price.
7) -We have never to this day seen a LPP header in person and cannot attest to its comparison. I do not believe they have a 1-7/8" header nor does anyone else for near the cost of ours. You have people on here that say they took LPP's off and put ours on a 4wd vehicle and ours fit worse. We have NEVER designed or sold a header intended or designed for a 4wd/awd vehicle.
8) We feel it is completely unfair to criticize fitment on a 4WD when we do not even sell any headers under our name FOR OR DESIGNED for a 4WD application. They fit perfect in a 2WD application:
9) Here is a 3rd party installation / write up on another site we just saw on our 1-3/4" headers:
Cal Speed LT install
10) We feel our customer support is excellent. All phone calls are usually returned within 1-2 hours and same business day at the latest. We answer emails / pm's within 24 hours. If you post on a message board, please do not expect us to see it or respond if you are looking to criticize our product publicly on a product you do not even own or have not had 1st hand experience on.
11) I hope this answers any and all concerns you have. We are continually striving to develop quality products and bring alternatives to the market and to our customers. We know we cannot make everyone happy and there will always be the people with criticisms and if we feel there are any "flaws" in our product then we will make changes to fix them and take care of our customers.
Thank you -
Jim @ Calspeed (Owner)
This will be the only post we will make as we have no interest in getting into any type of back and forth criticism. We feel we sell a very good product at a very competitive price. If you have any additional questions email me us at calspeedperformance@gmail.com
1) Producing parts is about 1% of our business. We are an honest, full fab/installation/chassis dyno shop. We specialize in LSx performance, LSx conversions and custom builds. We are not a retail type shop that survives on product sales and we do not spend much time on message boards etc as we are always very booked and busy in the shop. If someone doesnt email or PM us directly, we often will not see any posts or questions.
2) Due to the large market of truck customers we have locally. We decided to work on developing a few products that are very popular in our shop and fill a void in the market for certain parts. 1-7/8" was one of our primary targets as well as a full custom bolt on turbo kit
3) We prototype our products in house in our shop. Any one that has been in our shop would see the numerous custom builds/headers/turbo kits going on in our shop daily.
4) MANY MANY companies that sell LSx headers/exhaust (Texas speed (Made by pacesetter) , Pypes (Made by another Los Angeles manufacturer company we deal with) , LG Motorsports headers (made by Dynomax) , BRP Hot Rods (Made by hedman headers)
Do you think they openly provide customers with trade secrets and private business information where they have their parts produced or where they purchase components for their products they sell under their own name? Most of the products you buy on the consumer market are not directly manufactured by the direct brand you are purchasing. Purchase a chevy truck and find out 1/4-1/2 the parts are produced overseas, canada, mexico etc, but it is a USA american brand vehicle.
5) Will you demand for Texas Speed or any other company to provide their trade secrets on where they have products produced and pictures of their facilities? Im sorry but it took us a longtime to find manufacturers, suppliers for products we sell and any company with the right resources and abilities can have a product produced from a prototype. Do you think they will share the hard work that made it happen? No.
6) We do not purchase from any type of overseas companies. We deal with a Los Angeles based facility. We ship them a prototype, we have a large run of 50-100 products made, and we receive a finished product that we sell at a fair price.
7) -We have never to this day seen a LPP header in person and cannot attest to its comparison. I do not believe they have a 1-7/8" header nor does anyone else for near the cost of ours. You have people on here that say they took LPP's off and put ours on a 4wd vehicle and ours fit worse. We have NEVER designed or sold a header intended or designed for a 4wd/awd vehicle.
8) We feel it is completely unfair to criticize fitment on a 4WD when we do not even sell any headers under our name FOR OR DESIGNED for a 4WD application. They fit perfect in a 2WD application:
9) Here is a 3rd party installation / write up on another site we just saw on our 1-3/4" headers:
Cal Speed LT install
10) We feel our customer support is excellent. All phone calls are usually returned within 1-2 hours and same business day at the latest. We answer emails / pm's within 24 hours. If you post on a message board, please do not expect us to see it or respond if you are looking to criticize our product publicly on a product you do not even own or have not had 1st hand experience on.
11) I hope this answers any and all concerns you have. We are continually striving to develop quality products and bring alternatives to the market and to our customers. We know we cannot make everyone happy and there will always be the people with criticisms and if we feel there are any "flaws" in our product then we will make changes to fix them and take care of our customers.
Thank you -
Jim @ Calspeed (Owner)
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05-11-2012, 02:27 PM
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I seem to remember Texas Speed doing a very nice walk through with pics of their new shop..... so apparently yes I would expect some proof or evidence from Cal Speed
05-11-2012, 02:29 PM
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Hmm they have no problem showing people where they work...
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...p-tour-497909/
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...p-tour-497909/
05-11-2012, 03:35 PM
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They do have a large shop my guess 8000-10000sft . I am a local in the area and drive by 2-3 times a week.
Are you thinking he is running the shop from his apartment or something?
seems like a witch hunt, look up other headers or any automotive product you will find someone somewhere that says it didnt fit or it broke right away. Many times its a wrong application or user error.
Are you thinking he is running the shop from his apartment or something?
seems like a witch hunt, look up other headers or any automotive product you will find someone somewhere that says it didnt fit or it broke right away. Many times its a wrong application or user error.
05-11-2012, 04:05 PM
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App you have not read the many many posts on issues with them, or seen the almost identical if not the same as LPP or DNA, being sold as their design. We are not here to bash, merely to get a CLEAR answer, with out being skated around.