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Carroll Shelby Spills the Beans on 2007 Cobra
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<blockquote data-quote="djt81185" data-source="post: 2029526" data-attributes="member: 14371"><p>yes all that is paid for. tooling is the biggest initial outlay for any of these projects. But R&D for the most part is left up to the company that is making the part mostly. That and the big comapnies are squeezing every last penny out of their suppliers. im telling you those engines cost nowhere near what you say they do. Plus this isnt a brand new engine...the engines are modular...4v heads are already developed 5.4 rods and pistons...developed, crank developed, new tooling had to be made for the aluminum block ok. i mean hell if u look at it the gt motor was built almost completely off the shelf...(for the most part in terms of development and r&d) I mean if they can sell cars for 9k invoice to dealer new and still make 1-2k on a car that right there can show you how cheap items are. and im repeating myself...economies of scale...it keeps getting cheaper the more they produce...tho in theory it will eventually become more expensive to make at a point but i doubt they will reach it. what does ford charge u for a complete clutch/flywheel assembly? what about say a bumper? i can guarantee you both them items come in at under 35 bucks their cost</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djt81185, post: 2029526, member: 14371"] yes all that is paid for. tooling is the biggest initial outlay for any of these projects. But R&D for the most part is left up to the company that is making the part mostly. That and the big comapnies are squeezing every last penny out of their suppliers. im telling you those engines cost nowhere near what you say they do. Plus this isnt a brand new engine...the engines are modular...4v heads are already developed 5.4 rods and pistons...developed, crank developed, new tooling had to be made for the aluminum block ok. i mean hell if u look at it the gt motor was built almost completely off the shelf...(for the most part in terms of development and r&d) I mean if they can sell cars for 9k invoice to dealer new and still make 1-2k on a car that right there can show you how cheap items are. and im repeating myself...economies of scale...it keeps getting cheaper the more they produce...tho in theory it will eventually become more expensive to make at a point but i doubt they will reach it. what does ford charge u for a complete clutch/flywheel assembly? what about say a bumper? i can guarantee you both them items come in at under 35 bucks their cost [/QUOTE]
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