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Unkl Ian replied to the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
Did Edelbrock sell something without testing it first ?
Apr 24, 2024 at 6:08 PM -
Unkl Ian replied to the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
Would be real nice, if someone could get Jason Kencevski ( CEO of Speedmaster) to talk on the record, and try and explain away this...
Apr 24, 2024 at 6:06 PM -
Unkl Ian replied to the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
Those "Rat Fink" groups on FB are insane.
Apr 24, 2024 at 2:57 PM -
Unkl Ian liked Jeff Norwell's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
Stealing has been going on forever..... Not corporate. but I deal with it at least once a week...... its everywhere. Taken from bought...
Apr 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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Unkl Ian liked Okie Pete's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
Watch Jesse James video about a major company that bought one of his motorcycle fenders then sent it to China to have copies made for...
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:33 PM -
Unkl Ian liked 1971BB427's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
We can blame the big American companies who had their parts manufactured in China for later getting ripped off by those same Chinese...
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:33 PM -
Unkl Ian liked BamaMav's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
This is used a lot by the counterfeiters to shed attention from themselves. If their product is priced the same or just a little lower...
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:33 PM -
Unkl Ian liked bobss396's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
This ^^^. I'm sure that some of us have had run-ins with really crappy rubber products sourced from off-shore. I had ball joint boots...
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:32 PM -
Unkl Ian liked Roothawg's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
This is OT, but it does have some bearing on this topic. We bought some dog food off of Amazon for my wife's 2 Havanese. It was a big,...
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM -
Unkl Ian liked bobss396's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
I compare prices between a few parts houses, many times they are the same EXACT number down to the penny.
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM -
Unkl Ian liked PotvinV8's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
It's actually legal in China to over manufacture and then sell said overages out the back door. I've heard numbers as low as 10% but I...
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM -
Unkl Ian liked MercMan1951's post in the thread 4.6 swap into a 51 ford.
The 4.6 is smaller in displacement (281 C.I.) than a 302 or 289. But it is W-I-D-E as hell. See attached.
Apr 23, 2024 at 11:50 PM
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Unkl Ian liked spudsmania9's post in the thread 4.6 swap into a 51 ford.
4.6 is a new generation motor, nothing like a 289
Apr 23, 2024 at 11:50 PM -
Unkl Ian replied to the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
Easy to spend a bunch on promotion, when you have no R&D costs.
Apr 23, 2024 at 10:11 PM -
Unkl Ian liked lumpy 63's post in the thread Folks Of Interest Corporate Thieves.....
They had one of the bigger displays at Goodguys Del Mar a couple of weeks ago... Big tractor trailer with everything displayed. Blocks,...
Apr 23, 2024 at 10:10 PM
