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Originally Posted by Cashizslick
The fact that MR stuff is knock off stuff doesnt matter -> what matters is the quality of the parts.
The welds and construction of MR manifolds, exhausts, and other parts is just not on par with that of the more well established brands in the industry.
Sure knock-off parts might work well for the person who mod's their car to be cool, but serious enthusiasts will never put MR or SS/AC parts on their vehicles.
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Sorry, I'm a "serious" enthusiast. I run MR. It's 100% awesome. As an entusiast I'd rather spend my money on performance to get me around the track faster than spend it on big names and not have the money left over for added performance.
The welds are plenty strong, my system takes an immense amount of abuse, and the only part that has failed so far is the stock turbo elbow (being replaced with MR). The construction is great. Fitment is great. Price is amazing so replacement is easy in case of failure (which, guess what? Your super JDM stuff fails too) .
I think you're confusing enthusiast with brand whore. If it makes you feel better to tell your friend you got a sweet ass HKS downpipe, go for it. But for the same money I got the entire system from the manifold back and from the driver's seat you'd NEVER know the difference.