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thatdarncat:
Broader Performance just posted a video illustrating how Speedmaster is blatantly ripping him off. Video is about 20 minutes long. A good consumer heads up, and some points to consider considering the many other products they copy.

Please be respectful of Jay's forum with any "political" comments.

A bit of a warning for the language too, essentially for some who might be watching at work in the office.

https://youtu.be/9dsHrSq8pso?si=I9W7C7dWwQwMluWL

Stangman:
It’s sad that they get away with this stuff. Probably have an army of lawyers that squash the little guys

cjshaker:

--- Quote from: Stangman on April 11, 2024, 08:20:05 PM ---It’s sad that they get away with this stuff. Probably have an army of lawyers that squash the little guys

--- End quote ---

You're right, but what really irks me is that Summit is selling the parts. That puts their whole reputation as a business in suspect. What else are they selling that's fake?

driveamerican:
Here locally a man with a family aggregate plant was railroaded by Sacramento county and Teichert construction. He won the first part worth around 20 million for lost revenue. He still has personal litigation with the board that he won't settle because he won't do the NDA stuff. I would love to see something like that with him and speedmaster.

Barry_R:
We - collectively as a consumer group - have done this to ourselves.

That company - under their current Speedmaster name and the previous Pro-Comp Electronics name - have been stealing designs and logos from recognized manufacturers for decades now.  They have visually cloned items from MSD, Holley, Autometer, and Edelbrock.  There have been a couple lawsuits, but nothing really deters them.  The parts have quality ranging from acceptable to dismal to outright dangerous.  They often supply private label product to large retailers.  The parts proliferate on eBay and Facebook.  The parts are visually identical to the "good stuff", sometimes to the point of including the brand name or logo of the original manufacturer.  They make claims about metallugy, performance and design that are entirely unproven and often unprovable by folks in the consumer marketplace. 

This is not the same as a company designing a product and sourcing it offshore - such as Scat does.  While not as desirable to us as making it here would be, they are not cloning somebody else's work, and they are not deceptive as to origin, quality or source country.

The only common thread is that the parts are cheaper - much cheaper.  Many customers purchase them, rationalizing the decision by saying that this is "just as good" as the real products at a lower cost.  When a large percentage of the high volume product sales go away, the original manufacturer has limited choices - they can raise prices on the rest of the line, purchase their own parts from a low cost country, or throw in the proverbial towel.

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