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Old 08-19-2014, 01:38 PM
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What do you mean "us"? You an engineer for one of the "big 3"?

I agree about the cheapest part. But while on that subject; I also know that in a bid situation like the auto makers do with parts installed in their machines, they bidding company "cheapens" them up to make profit on their end. Tires, batteries, to spark plugs and air filters. If you go buy an AC Delco plug with the same numbers as the ones you took out of the OEM engine, it's a better plug. Seen this many times with tires. New set of Firestones on a vehicle lasting 40K miles, replace with the same tire from a tire shop, and get 60K out of the same tire. This kind of "cheapening" happens all the time. Wal-Mart is another good example of this kind of "bidding".
Full disclosure, yes I'm an engineer for an auto manufacturer, specifically in powertrain/engine control calibration. Part selection all comes down to meeting spec. The manufacturer specifies durability, performance, and quality for the part according to an internal spec. If the part meets it and is the right price then it is selected.

For the part supplier to sort 'cheaper' parts just to go in an OEM only to have the same part of higher quality is highly unlikely. That would required them to have a whole separate manufacturing line making the same part 'cheaper' OR sorting the 'bad' parts from the 'good' ones on one line. Either way, the cost to do that outweighs the cost of just supplying the same parts to OEM and store.

I feel this discussion has derailed from my build thread. If you'd like to discuss more PM me!
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