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Old 07-01-2012, 10:58 PM   #15
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JDM !
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Old 07-02-2012, 03:12 PM   #16
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here and there...but if companies like Nameless keep impressing me, we'll see.
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Old 07-02-2012, 03:15 PM   #17
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The days of JDM being the best parts are long gone. Theres american made parts that are just as good if not better now a days.

Theres a few exceptions here and there but the days of JDM being the end all end all for performance are long gone.

That and JDM tax is meh
And are generally cheaper.
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Old 07-05-2012, 07:09 AM   #18
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I am. That's all I had on the Evo (Blitz, Tomei, ARC, etc.)
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Old 07-05-2012, 07:44 AM   #19
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I just plan on getting the parts that i want wherever they were made.
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Old 07-05-2012, 09:53 AM   #20
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Would you get USA parts if you lived in Japan? Who cares where the parts are made.
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Old 07-05-2012, 10:09 AM   #21
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aw yeah dude bro im totes goin all out jdm brosef that shit's mad jdmtyte yo, nahmean?


No. I'm not wasting my hard earned money on shiny shit.
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Old 07-05-2012, 01:04 PM   #22
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Yeah dude - overnight parts from Japan!
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