Originally Posted by geeman789
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
... I've said it before and I'll say it again - stock components are always a compromise and are developed to find the balance between performance and efficiency while also considering noise and ease of serviceability.
You missed the key attribute - COST. When cost is not an issue, you end up with $ 400 000 Bentleys. Everything else is built to a price.
And aftermarket is designed with maximum profit in mind. In this example the OP was wise to return to stock.
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
... I've said it before and I'll say it again - stock components are always a compromise and are developed to find the balance between performance and efficiency while also considering noise and ease of serviceability.
You missed the key attribute - COST. When cost is not an issue, you end up with $ 400 000 Bentleys. Everything else is built to a price.
And aftermarket is designed with maximum profit in mind. In this example the OP was wise to return to stock.