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Old 12-29-2012, 01:35 PM
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Default sheetmetal ls3 intakes on ebay

has anyone purchased or used one of these speedmaster ls3 intakes? doing a little research it appears they are manufactured overseas. i would love to have a sheetmetal intake as i've had hogan's in the past but saw this alternative.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FABRICATED-L...98795a&vxp=mtr
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Old 12-29-2012, 01:59 PM
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Wow man, thats a good price. Like anything from China you get what you pay for.
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If you end up gambling and ordering one let us know how it works out.
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pretty much an exact copy of the original Precision Metalcraft manifold I had.
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fuhking BITERS...
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Well, that sucks. I had a Precision Metalcraft manifold and it was a piece of art. There is no way Jeff could compete if people start buying these instead. Hopefully most realize what they are, or are not paying for.
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has anyone purchased or used one of these speedmaster ls3 intakes? doing a little research it appears they are manufactured overseas. i would love to have a sheetmetal intake as i've had hogan's in the past but saw this alternative.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FABRICATED-L...98795a&vxp=mtr
thanks for the link
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I get what everyone is saying about cheap copies, what it does to the economy, negative effect on the "true" high-end piece, etc.. I think most buyers nowadays are pretty savvy. As long as they aren't presenting it as another brand, most know what they are buying and are ok with it being a lesser quality piece. It doesn't look to me that they are trying to "fool" anybody.

I don't see this as any real threat to Hogan or PM or any of the high end fabricators. Their market is someone who wants (and can afford) the best and bragging rights to their label. Those builds involve $3-4k intakes and Forgelines, not ebay intakes and Intros...



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