I gotta say that this line really irks me.

Patents were put in place to protect peoples inventions and intellectual property. But just because they are in place doesn't give carte blanch for everyone to copy any designs or ideas that are not patented. And then to lie about the designs origin. That's just despicable.

You're right that legally Hypertune doesn't have a leg to stand on, but morally, and in the court of popular opinion, his case is clear. And in this community that's what really matters.

 

Your right in that it is despicable to lie about it, but is there any proof that says they did lie about it? They claimed to get it from an outside company. Sure they look similar but hasn't it been brought up that the design of his stuff looks similar to the design of supra stuff?(i dont know if it does but it has been brought up a few times in this thread) If that's the case does Hypertune say that he got some of his ideas from there? I'm not trying to flame anyone or anything like that but calling someone out because something looks similar, seems a bit overzealous when he has continued to say this isn't hurting him in anyway but in fact the opposite since he just said that hes gonna start making more after pretty much not making them. All this seems like is a type of "hey look at me look at me" when his manifold ether wasn't selling or he thought there wasn't interest in it, now that IP comes out with a similar manifold he goes on forums sayings its his and now bam there's interest in his manifold. Like i said not trying to flame anyone, and im no ones fan boy but my own when im in the sac with a lady but this whole situation could a been taken car of with a lot more tact.

 

A few changes here and there and someone say's it's not similar,I call that . GReddy and others had similar designs way before,just look at the over all shape. You can bicker about a few bolt holes and the angle of this and that but it's still similar.BTW I am not an IP fanboy nor have I ever bought any of their products,just calling it how I see it.

 

I'm just going to suggest you two take a closer look at the pics.

Also, check out the opinion of some of your more experienced peers.

If that fails, find a knowledgeable independent third party and ask their opinion.

 

Why are people trying to compare the Greddy manifold still?!? It looks nothing like the manifolds in question. Have you guys not seen the pictures? The Supra greddy manifold is and elongated oval plenum! There are no runners and no manifold flange. The Supra Hypertune manifold is a complete different design.

I especially like that someone stated, "there isnt much room in the s2k's engine compartment" as another excuse for the "similar" design... Ummm... Have you guys forgotten the boys over at AFI? They have put together a beautiful intake manifold for there timeattack car that looks nothing like the manifolds in question. If afi could do it why couldnt inline? What about the Mythical magnus manifold? Yep yep completly different approach in design as well.

If the few people still putting up arguments cannot see that it is a direct copy of the hypertune manifold then idk what...

Shame Shame on you Inline pros un-named "independent third party"

For the record i am not an Inline pro "hater" in fact quite the opposite. I frequently have wet dreams about there new sidewinder manifold im sorry to say. There fully built shortblocks have frequently been the subject of my daytime phantasy's Also my birthday is next month so um feel free to send to that manifold and downpipe that haunts my dreams.

 

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Did you even read the PM?

 

Guess Im a theif too..

I know for a fact IP made this before me, but i see what they did and made my own and call it my own..



Hypertune, i see that your design is similar, but look at every turbo manifold on the market for any b or K series and most F, they are all the same or similar.

You dont see Peakboost saying, topmount turbo manifold based on PFabs topmount design, even though its almost exactly the same and Pfab has had his out for years.. Its a similar design, so what, somewhere, someone has already made it, how do we not know you got it from someone else..

Just give it up dude.

 

^^^I made one of those as well. You stole my design. I used the same 2 hole diamond shaped design too.

 

You guys might be getting a bit silly. What you've 'designed' can be described as a 'diagonal plate with two holes'. I'm not sure a textual description of an intake manifold would be so brief.

But if you think it's as easy as designing a block off plate we all await your designs. Inline Pro obviously didn't think it was that easy. That's why they "allegedly" purchased the design from some as yet unnamed third party design company.

 

It's kind of funny, isn't it? I mean what do you say to those people????