Cattman Performance - Major Changes!
Cattman Performance - Major Changes!
Cattman Performance – Major change is on the way
As some of you are aware, I’ve become increasingly involved over the last couple years with other business activities, and the amount of time I have to manage Cattman Performance has steadily diminished. There’s no time for marketing, I’m hardly ever on the forums, and we’re way behind on new product development. It’s frustrating because I don’t like to do anything half-way, but putting more time into Cattman is not an option.
I’ve recently been invited to join an international consulting group based outside of the US. Accepting that position will involve a lot of travelling, and operating Cattman Performance will become impossible, even on the part time basis that it operates under now. In fact, we’ll be closed for two weeks this month (08 September through 26 September) while I’m on an overseas assignment.
CP was the first company to dedicate itself to Maxima performance products and, as most of you know, we’ve earned a strong reputation for developing some of the best performance parts ever made for this car, as well as a unique approach to serving and educating our customers – light on websites and social media, with a strong emphasis on effective one-on-one communication.
After building and operating the business for 14 years, we’re nearing the end of an era in terms of ownership, but it doesn’t have to mean the end of Cattman Performance and our outstanding product and customer service traditions. I’m not going to shut the doors and turn off the phones without trying to find capable a new owner, and my goal is to accomplish that before the end of October.
For the right individual or partnership with time, energy and resources to invest, this would be a fantastic opportunity. The new owner(s) of Cattman Performance would walk in the first morning with an established reputation, excellent supplier relationships, ownership of the tooling for our entire line of exhaust products, a 4000+ person customer database, a lean parts inventory, and the kind of respect and goodwill that money and advertising can’t buy. There’d be no reason to relocate to Tucson because the company can be operated from just about anywhere. Stop and think about it. The amount of time, resources, and blood, sweat and tears that would be required for a new company to create this cannot be measured.
So, there are two messages I want to get across:
First, if you’ve ever wanted to take your interest in automotive performance up to another level, and possibly be very successful at it, purchasing Cattman Performance is a unique and unequalled opportunity. I won’t discuss the terms of sale publicly, but I’ll be glad to cover this in a private conversation, preferably by appointment so I can give it my undivided attention. Call, PM, or email ASAP and we can set something up. I’m happy to talk with individuals, partnerships, and even owners of existing performance businesses.
Second, I’m not going to start anything I can’t finish, so I want our customers to be confident that all projects underway (we’re going into header and y-pipe production runs now) will be completed. However, until a new owner is identified I cannot say when, or IF, the next production run will occur, so it needs to be recognized that this could be the last time these parts are made. Those of you who know our work, also know that there are no substitutes on the market for our parts.
If you’ve always wanted a Cattman header for 95-08 Maxima, or a y-pipe for your 95-99 Maxima (plus ’00s with Federal emissions), the production that begins next week and finishes in October could be the last opportunity. It would be a good idea to pull the funds together and place an order by the end of the day on 07 September, because I’m leaving the country the next morning and will be out of touch for two weeks (production will be too far along by the time I’m back to add more units).
We still have a few 3” catbacks for 00-03 Maximas (and 00-04 I30/I35s), and y-pipes for 5.5 gen Maximas and I35s in stock now, so unless there’s enough demand to make more this Fall, they could be the last available too.
We can be reached at 800.759.9920 (US) and 888.296.5153 (Canada and AZ), and our hours are 9-5 MST/PDT (west coast time).
As some of you are aware, I’ve become increasingly involved over the last couple years with other business activities, and the amount of time I have to manage Cattman Performance has steadily diminished. There’s no time for marketing, I’m hardly ever on the forums, and we’re way behind on new product development. It’s frustrating because I don’t like to do anything half-way, but putting more time into Cattman is not an option.
I’ve recently been invited to join an international consulting group based outside of the US. Accepting that position will involve a lot of travelling, and operating Cattman Performance will become impossible, even on the part time basis that it operates under now. In fact, we’ll be closed for two weeks this month (08 September through 26 September) while I’m on an overseas assignment.
CP was the first company to dedicate itself to Maxima performance products and, as most of you know, we’ve earned a strong reputation for developing some of the best performance parts ever made for this car, as well as a unique approach to serving and educating our customers – light on websites and social media, with a strong emphasis on effective one-on-one communication.
After building and operating the business for 14 years, we’re nearing the end of an era in terms of ownership, but it doesn’t have to mean the end of Cattman Performance and our outstanding product and customer service traditions. I’m not going to shut the doors and turn off the phones without trying to find capable a new owner, and my goal is to accomplish that before the end of October.
For the right individual or partnership with time, energy and resources to invest, this would be a fantastic opportunity. The new owner(s) of Cattman Performance would walk in the first morning with an established reputation, excellent supplier relationships, ownership of the tooling for our entire line of exhaust products, a 4000+ person customer database, a lean parts inventory, and the kind of respect and goodwill that money and advertising can’t buy. There’d be no reason to relocate to Tucson because the company can be operated from just about anywhere. Stop and think about it. The amount of time, resources, and blood, sweat and tears that would be required for a new company to create this cannot be measured.
So, there are two messages I want to get across:
First, if you’ve ever wanted to take your interest in automotive performance up to another level, and possibly be very successful at it, purchasing Cattman Performance is a unique and unequalled opportunity. I won’t discuss the terms of sale publicly, but I’ll be glad to cover this in a private conversation, preferably by appointment so I can give it my undivided attention. Call, PM, or email ASAP and we can set something up. I’m happy to talk with individuals, partnerships, and even owners of existing performance businesses.
Second, I’m not going to start anything I can’t finish, so I want our customers to be confident that all projects underway (we’re going into header and y-pipe production runs now) will be completed. However, until a new owner is identified I cannot say when, or IF, the next production run will occur, so it needs to be recognized that this could be the last time these parts are made. Those of you who know our work, also know that there are no substitutes on the market for our parts.
If you’ve always wanted a Cattman header for 95-08 Maxima, or a y-pipe for your 95-99 Maxima (plus ’00s with Federal emissions), the production that begins next week and finishes in October could be the last opportunity. It would be a good idea to pull the funds together and place an order by the end of the day on 07 September, because I’m leaving the country the next morning and will be out of touch for two weeks (production will be too far along by the time I’m back to add more units).
We still have a few 3” catbacks for 00-03 Maximas (and 00-04 I30/I35s), and y-pipes for 5.5 gen Maximas and I35s in stock now, so unless there’s enough demand to make more this Fall, they could be the last available too.
We can be reached at 800.759.9920 (US) and 888.296.5153 (Canada and AZ), and our hours are 9-5 MST/PDT (west coast time).
Very sad to hear you're going. I hope that someone will take up this opportunity. Great guy, great business, from what I've heard, great product.. I'm so happy now that I have already put my order in. But anyway, wish you the best. Hopefully we'll see you around at Maxus sometime.
Actually, no, the headers are sold separately from the y-pipe for 6th gen Maximas because the parts are interchangeable with our header design (not the case with OBX and other Chinese catalog headers). This allows the customer to use our y-pipe, a stock y-pipe or a Racingline y-pipe - they all will fit.
Headers for 95-03 Maximas (and 95-04 I30/I35) are sold as three piece sets only. We are making headers for 6th gens in this next batch, but there are no plans for y-pipes unless we pick up about 7 more orders.
Actually, no, the headers are sold separately from the y-pipe for 6th gen Maximas because the parts are interchangeable with our header design (not the case with OBX and other Chinese catalog headers). This allows the customer to use our y-pipe, a stock y-pipe or a Racingline y-pipe - they all will fit.
Headers for 95-03 Maximas (and 95-04 I30/I35) are sold as three piece sets only. We are making headers for 6th gens in this next batch, but there are no plans for y-pipes unless we pick up about 7 more orders.
Headers for 95-03 Maximas (and 95-04 I30/I35) are sold as three piece sets only. We are making headers for 6th gens in this next batch, but there are no plans for y-pipes unless we pick up about 7 more orders.
I'll be calling you in the next few days to place an order for headers as well.. Talk to you soon.
Rani.
I really appreciate everyone's kind words, they mean a lot. Remember that I'd like to receive new orders by the end of the day on Tuesday (06 September). Wednesday will be crazy getting ready and Thursday I'll be gone for New Zealand.
Brian
Brian
Damn it. Tell me you have something for my 6th gen!
I've got one set of header manifolds for 04-08 Maximas with 6-speed manual, 4-speed auto and CVT transmissions. If you (or anyone else) is interested, give us a call on Monday.
Also have Progress springs and swaybars for 6th gen Maximas (but not 4th/5th gens).
Brian
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