[Chevelle-list] "Summit" brand parts?

[Dale]

Often wondered that myself since Summit obviously isn't the manufacturer.  A
call to them and maybe Edelbrock or Holley might turn something up.

Dale McIntosh
1967 Chevelle Reference CD
ACES #1709/TC GOLD #92
 
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[mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of Karl Groves
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:07 AM
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Subject: [Chevelle-list] "Summit" brand parts?

I think everyone knows the concept well from supermarkets. Basically, the
supermarket commissions a major manufacturer for a store brand. Thus, the
store makes some money & the manufacturer sells twice as much, and
everyone's happy.

I assume this is what Summit does with its brand of parts.  So, my question
is this: Are theses parts actually manufactured at the same facility/ within
the same tolerances/ with the same materials as the major brand?  In other
words, in the most recent Summit update, the cover features a "Summit"
intake manifold which looks suspiciously like an Edelbrock performer and a
mechanical fuel pump that looks just like a Holley fuel pump.  Are these the
same (er, of the same quality) as the "real" ones?

Karl Groves
Master Certified CIW
http://www.karlcore.com 

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