I'll admit that one of the factors besides quality in my choice in going with Nismo is the fact that I like knowing that the majority of my mods have the nismo name on it. I'll agree with you guys that Nismo is way overpriced on a number of their items but hopefully the prices will start coming down since Nismo just launched their US line even though it is pretty lousy as it stands right now. I started with some of the easy choices such as the power brace, motor mounts, and liscense plate frame
, but as I started to buy things like the tension rods and clutch kits I started to become weary of Nismo since the competition was offering adjustable tension rods and similair clutch kits for cheaper prices. I'm willing to give up a bit of extra money for the Nismo name and gaurantee, but if I'm going to be giving up extra money I still expect the performance to be just as good if not better than the competition. One place I'm drawing the line is Nismo's suspension line up. If you ask me it's crap compared to what the competitors offer for similair prices. I plan to go w/ flex types and an EDFC which I'm sure some of you might consider crap too but remember I'm tryting to build a street monster not a track dog, comfort is an issue.
BTW in support of the clutch parts
"what makes NISMO better then OEM Nissan"
The clutch kit is rated to handle over 400rwhp, the fork pivot is less prone to wear(a good idea for stronger clutches) and I believe adjusts the geometry a bit so you have a little less work to do. The concept behind the SS line and the slave cylinder is the same.