ASM catch can
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I have a new in box Cusco Oil Catch Tank, the only difference is the bracket and that area where the hoses attach are cusco blue instead of that gray color. Also in the picture the OP posted, the Catch tank is upside down. On the Cusco unit it has CUSCO laser cut on top. Other then that, it is the same exact unit.
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Originally Posted by Shadow_S2K,Dec 2 2006, 11:07 PM
Cusco makes parts for many distributors. Take for isntance Hood Dampers...ASM also sells those (just gray) does that mean its better then Tein or NRG ones? No...they come form the same company.
ASM is rebdaged Cusco, Cusco produces the parts for ASM, and ASM gets to paint it their own color and sell it as an ASM product. No big deal...its just if you are willing to pay the extra money for the different color.
Why would you make such as statement like ASM>Cusco? They product totally different parts...
ASM is rebdaged Cusco, Cusco produces the parts for ASM, and ASM gets to paint it their own color and sell it as an ASM product. No big deal...its just if you are willing to pay the extra money for the different color.
Why would you make such as statement like ASM>Cusco? They product totally different parts...
What about the Cusco clutch? Doesnt Cusco rebadge Exedy in that dept?
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Originally Posted by Shadow_S2K,Dec 2 2006, 08:59 PM
^ Thats because it is the Cusco..just painted a differnt color. If you look at all ASM parts like their Floor bars, and the Lower Type II bar...they are all just rebadged Cusco parts. 
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rebadging isn't the best term. parts are made by a factory in japan to specifications that the tuners provide to them. there are also instances where a tuner will just buy the generic product and include certain color or logo accessories with it that will differentiate their branding from others.
the asm looks exactly like the cusco. this doesn't neccesarily mean that cusco makes the asm, this most likely means that cusco and asm buy from the same factory. now if asm wanted to pay a higher price then they could buy the products from cusco, but i highly doubt that is happening so it is logical to believe that they are buying from the factory.
look at engine torque dampers, nobody is copying anyone in that department. they are just all made in the same factory and you pay for the color that you want.
there are only a handlful of companies that make their products inhouse, most tuners do not have the capabilities outside of moderate welding and fiberglass work to make much of anything.
the asm looks exactly like the cusco. this doesn't neccesarily mean that cusco makes the asm, this most likely means that cusco and asm buy from the same factory. now if asm wanted to pay a higher price then they could buy the products from cusco, but i highly doubt that is happening so it is logical to believe that they are buying from the factory.
look at engine torque dampers, nobody is copying anyone in that department. they are just all made in the same factory and you pay for the color that you want.
there are only a handlful of companies that make their products inhouse, most tuners do not have the capabilities outside of moderate welding and fiberglass work to make much of anything.
