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      12-22-2023, 05:56 PM   #89
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Here are the sound clips people have been asking for

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeA...NZCO_wkgbnrJrw
IMO the EL sounds like crap
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      12-22-2023, 08:54 PM   #90
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IMO the EL sounds like crap
Agreed, I prefer the single.

The equal really shines at high rpm, it SCREAMS.
But at low rpm, it sounds like ass.

That's my opinion, and I'm sure it won't be a popular one.
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Looks like Active Autowerke is also using suppliers from China and charging double. Nothing is really made in the US, just wish these company would be transparent with their customers.


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      12-24-2023, 11:04 AM   #92
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I circled every spot in the piping where the bends are different between the 2 exhausts . Even Ray Charles can see the bends are not the same from the 2 no matter whether it’s stainless or titanium . Seems like the only parts that match up between the two are the tips and the box/muffler . Look at every part I circled in red and tell me I’m not correct in saying the bends are different .
The bends are the same just a different angle so you think it’s different 😂.
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      12-24-2023, 05:05 PM   #93
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      12-26-2023, 11:11 AM   #94
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Here are the sound clips people have been asking for

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeA...NZCO_wkgbnrJrw
Wild. That doesn’t sound like any other video I’ve heard. But that does sound pretty meh, I agree.
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      01-04-2024, 01:18 PM   #96
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Looks like Active Autowerke is also using suppliers from China and charging double. Nothing is really made in the US, just wish these company would be transparent with their customers.


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I figured; being able to find an almost identical product on Ali the DAY you release something...Sus. These companies have to know their products are going to get bootlegged over there.
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I am not entirely surprised that most, if not all, of the supplies to make these systems come from China. Doesn't necessarily mean the entire AA exhaust is produced complete in China and ready to ship to customers. Unless I am mistaken its sounding like the Ali EL mids don't sound anything like AA's, for example.

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I figured; being able to find an almost identical product on Ali the DAY you release something...Sus. These companies have to know their products are going to get bootlegged over there.
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Looks like Active Autowerke is also using suppliers from China and charging double. Nothing is really made in the US, just wish these company would be transparent with their customers.
Active doesn't get items from China and just resells them. They get raw materials and basic stuff from China and they wield and design everything in-house in Miami. That's why it's not so common to find 100% Active Autowerke replicas in China.

Anyone can visit their location in Florida and see their wielders working all day on making the products and having them ready to ship.

Consider the recent release of the X3m Midpipe. We were shipping several of these daily, and it took about a month to complete all the orders. If the delay was due to awaiting a container, all the orders would have been shipped on the same day. As previously mentioned, you can actually visit their facility and see the welders building the products right before your eyes.
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Active doesn't get items from China and just resells them. They get raw materials and basic stuff from China and they wield and design everything in-house in Miami. That's why it's not so common to find 100% Active Autowerke replicas in China.

Anyone can visit their location in Florida and see their wielders working all day on making the products and having them ready to ship.

Consider the recent release of the X3m Midpipe. We were shipping several of these daily, and it took about a month to complete all the orders. If the delay was due to awaiting a container, all the orders would have been shipped on the same day. As previously mentioned, you can actually visit their facility and see the welders building the products right before your eyes.
Can't wait to hear the response on this one .

Getting ready to install the AA single mid and HKS exhaust you sold me next week . Appreciate all the help !
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Can't wait to hear the response on this one .

Getting ready to install the AA single mid and HKS exhaust you sold me next week . Appreciate all the help !
The response will be whatever people want to tell themselves to justify buying a cheap, knockoff, and in most cases inferior product. I'll admit I am just stirring the pot, but in my experience you really do get what you pay for.
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Do you know if this is resonated or not?
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Do you know if this is resonated or not?
Lol read the bottom of the video.
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Lol read the bottom of the video.
LMFAO fuck im blind
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LMFAO fuck im blind
In your defense , I missed that also cuz there is writing over the top of the video description at the bottom .
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Active doesn't get items from China and just resells them. They get raw materials and basic stuff from China and they wield and design everything in-house in Miami. That's why it's not so common to find 100% Active Autowerke replicas in China.

Anyone can visit their location in Florida and see their wielders working all day on making the products and having them ready to ship.

Consider the recent release of the X3m Midpipe. We were shipping several of these daily, and it took about a month to complete all the orders. If the delay was due to awaiting a container, all the orders would have been shipped on the same day. As previously mentioned, you can actually visit their facility and see the welders building the products right before your eyes.
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Can't wait to hear the response on this one .

Getting ready to install the AA single mid and HKS exhaust you sold me next week . Appreciate all the help !
My posts got deleted, so I'll just post my last one again.

I'll tell you what the response will be. Anything to justify buying knock off AA products. You do get what you pay for.
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Can't wait to hear the response on this one .

Getting ready to install the AA single mid and HKS exhaust you sold me next week . Appreciate all the help !
HKS makes an exhaust for this car?
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^wooild love to hear that setup when he gets it installed!
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HKS makes an exhaust for this car?
No they don't but I will make it work . It's all about being original !

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^wooild love to hear that setup when he gets it installed!
Me too ! Hopefully next week I can get it done .
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My posts got deleted, so I'll just post my last one again.

I'll tell you what the response will be. Anything to justify buying knock off AA products. You do get what you pay for.
They fit well, no issues, sound good. It’s not as bad as you think anymore. These “knock off” products are beating so many companies because it’s essentially the same thing that’s cheaper. However knock off isn’t the word because now everything is made in China. It’s crazy I know. Companies realize they can bring up their margin like crazy by dropshipping ali products. Some not all of them are like that.
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Just a small difference with getting material from china for your shop to build and fabricate stuff compared to buying and reselling a premade product.
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