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Ryan_H · 12-24-2020, 07:23 AM

Hi all

Sorry to bump this but I wanted to pipe up. I recently bought the 258 Deg Poncams here in Europe thinking I was buying an authentic Tomei JP product. Much to my disappointment, and by chance, I discovered this is not the case.

I’ve been trying to figure these out for a few days and I have tracked the Tomei USA cams back to being the same as items offered from Real Speed Engineering.

I know nothing of Real Speed Engineering either, so now I’m just trying to find out if they make their own parts.

What’s worse is that my box clearly shows the Tomei Japan part number as well as the USA T number, in a manner that suggest they are a replacement when in fact they’re a deviation.

I feel mislead. I have no intention of running these cams in my SR now, despite the fact they are probably fine. It’s a shitty, deceptive (IMO) marketing practice that meant I haven’t bought what I expected to buy.

Now I just need to find out more about Real Speed Engineering.

12-24-2020, 07:23 AM	#78
Ryan_H Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 116 Trader Rating: (1)	Hi all Sorry to bump this but I wanted to pipe up. I recently bought the 258 Deg Poncams here in Europe thinking I was buying an authentic Tomei JP product. Much to my disappointment, and by chance, I discovered this is not the case. I’ve been trying to figure these out for a few days and I have tracked the Tomei USA cams back to being the same as items offered from Real Speed Engineering. I know nothing of Real Speed Engineering either, so now I’m just trying to find out if they make their own parts. What’s worse is that my box clearly shows the Tomei Japan part number as well as the USA T number, in a manner that suggest they are a replacement when in fact they’re a deviation. I feel mislead. I have no intention of running these cams in my SR now, despite the fact they are probably fine. It’s a shitty, deceptive (IMO) marketing practice that meant I haven’t bought what I expected to buy. Now I just need to find out more about Real Speed Engineering.