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Old 02-22-2007 | 06:00 PM
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HKS: fake vs. real

so how do you tell the difference (physically) between these two:

i mean, how do you know you're getting the real stuff?



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Old 02-22-2007 | 06:02 PM
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Personally I don't care. I'm glad there's a true dual option for us poor folk
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 06:11 PM
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I'm actually thinking about getting it.
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 06:14 PM
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Yeahh FAKE looks very good still--sounds the same?
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 06:24 PM
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The fake has cheaper looking burnt tips, and the g35 pipe extensions....
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 06:29 PM
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one of our memebers just got the fake one. it looks pretty good. goin to check it out this sat to see how it sounds.
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 06:38 PM
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Whats so fake about the fake one? Who makes it?
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by srmfball
I'm actually thinking about getting it.
Where do you get this?
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 07:04 PM
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man i wanta hear wut it sounds like..
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 07:09 PM
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fake hks has TWO MORE PIPES

Originally Posted by ksj4340
Where do you get this?
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Originally Posted by 2slo2bfurious
The fake has cheaper looking burnt tips, and the g35 pipe extensions....
finally...someone NOTICED! THANK YOU!
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 07:10 PM
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alot of us people have the mock stuff.... like grills and body kits... i dont see anything wrong with this.... in fact if its priced right i think they'll do very well..
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 07:51 PM
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If it's stainless and it's selling at that price, that's a good deal to me. The only other concern is whether or not it sounds good and if the welds will ever crack. Someone who has one should post up a sound clip.

I will agree with buying mock stuff....for me, it depends on what part it is. If it's an imitation strut bar or exhaust...i'll give it consideration. If it's imitation springs or eletronics...hell no.
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 08:05 PM
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hmm, that's half price off of the authentic hks.. i wanna hear a sound clip of thise.. hopefully it's identical to the real one *hopes*
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 08:43 PM
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The fake exhaust's resonators are also sqaured off on the ends, compared to more rounded like the real HKS.
 
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Old 02-22-2007 | 09:02 PM
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It's cheap enough for me to buy one and cut it in pieces to mod to a single pipe via reverse Y for my turbo kit lol..

I sold my auth hks a while ago.. and got a Fuji!
 


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