are the skunk2 SS cat-back and the invidia sus304 SS cat-back exactly the same thing?? on http://www.modacar.com they have them both on there and the invidia is 475 and the skunk2 is 499 - why is that?? any ideas? isnt the invidia the japan verion on skunk2?

thanks brad

 

if i'm not mistaken, Skunk2, Invidia, and R*SR are all joined together somehow......i'm not really sure about R*SR, but Skunk2 and Invidia are joint somehow

 

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I think it's the other way around. RSR has a sub division of their company called Invidia.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rs-r.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
A letter from our President in Japan


July 30, 2003

Re: Intentional misuse of the RS-R brand and trademark by Invidia Products


Dear Valued Customers:

It has come to our attention that there may be some confusion in the market regarding the identification of automobile exhaust systems using the RS-R brand. Please be informed that the knock-off systems sold under the "Invidia" brand are not authorized to use the RS-R brand, or any other brand owned by TMC Co. Ltd. ("TMC").

You are hereby notified that TMC bears no liability for any past, current or future damage or loss, latent or otherwise that may arise from the purchase or use of any exhaust systems sold under the "Invidia" brand name, regardless of any unauthorized RS-R markings affixed to the products, its packing, or any other superficial similarities these forgeries might have with RS-R branded products.

The above brand-confusion is attributable in part to the intentional misrepresentations and unauthorized use by Invidia of the RS-R brand listed in the following examples:

1) RS-R has been identified with Invidia on some websites. Some examples of such unauthorized and misleading misidentifications are: "Invidia/RSR…steel exhaust," "RSR Invidia Exhaust system," "RSR Invidia Muffler," or "Exhaust system produced by RS-R Invidia"

2) The Invidia web address; " http://www.invidiarsr.com"

3) Invidia muffler packaging which has the RS-R trademark on the inside of the packaging.

Although there was a period (between 1994 and 1996) in which TMC manufactured and sold car exhaust systems under the Invidia name in Japan, the Invidia name is NOT currently lawfully associated with RS-R or TMC. Since the above noted period, TMC has not attached any other brand name except RS-R or EXMAG to any exhaust system it manufactures and sells in Japan, or anywhere else in the world.

All TMC manufactured exhaust systems legitimately sold under the RS-R brand name have the product plate clearly marked with "Made in Japan," whereas Invidia products only have arbitrary Japanese script displayed on the packaging.

Although it is often said that, "Imitation is the highest form of flattery" we are not in the least flattered by this unauthorized use of our trademark, the dilution of our name or fraud perpetrated on our potential customers.

Please protect yourself from this ongoing fraud by purchasing only products marked with RS-R or EXMAG names.

I hope that the above explanations will clarify any confusion in this matter. Thank you for your continued interest in and loyalty to the RS?R brand.

Best Regards,


Takeo Hayashi
President
TMC Co., Ltd.
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errrr wrong you just lost the million dollar question, none of them are conjoined and never have been, invidia is a japan based company , hmmm that's maybe why mackin industries sells invidia , kind of like they do with espilar , and other brands ,

 

anyone else?

does anyone have pics of either of these exhausts on an INTEGRA?

thanks

 

also - which one would you guys recomend getting? power? quality? sound?

 

Don't you already have an N1 catback(going by your sig)? Which brand? Don't like it or something?

 

chk out the new issue of TPR ISSUE 3. that should help you out.

 

yeah i do have the N1 already - but the back of the muffler (non-SS part) is rusting cause of built up moisture and its leaking pretty bad- so i figured that the SS would solve that - i was going to go for titianium but theyre mad exspensive and very rare for tegs