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MSD distributor cap & rotor? by fierogt28
Started on: 11-03-2013 02:18 PM
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Has anyone recently bought a MSD distributor cap & rotor kit??

I bought one for my fiero V6 and behind the box it says "Made in China".

What's this now?? I thought this was a US company with US quality.

That's the exact reason I bought MSD because it is a US made product, however...not now.

Unless MSD has a line of products made there, I really thought it was US made parts.

For car enthusiasts like me, it gets worse every year.

I researched that MSD has changed ownership, probably that explains why the management wants to make
more money by getting their products made in China. Bastards...


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Originally posted by fierogt28:

Has anyone recently bought a MSD distributor cap & rotor kit??

I bought one for my fiero V6 and behind the box it says "Made in China".

What's this now?? I thought this was a US company with US quality.

That's the exact reason I bought MSD because it is a US made product, however...not now.

Unless MSD has a line of products made there, I really was US made parts.

For car enthusiasts like me, it gets worse every year.

I researched that MSD has changed ownership, probably that explains why the management wants to make
more money by getting their products made in China. Bastards...




I see a lot of that changing in the near future as China is starting to demand more; however, it's kind of just something we're stuck with... really sticks, I know. The quality of most of these products is VERY noticeable too.
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Report this Post11-03-2013 05:17 PM Click Here to See the Profile for AL87Send a Private Message to AL87Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
a lot of borg-warner distributors (BWD) products are still made here.

I have a "bwd select"cap and rotor from them made in the usa.
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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:

I see a lot of that changing in the near future as China is starting to demand more...


I suspect it's because most consumers "demand" low prices. Something's got to give, and that's usually the quality of the products and/or where the items are manufactured.
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Originally posted by AL87:

a lot of borg-warner distributors (BWD) products are still made here.

I have a "bwd select"cap and rotor from them made in the usa.


Yep I have a Borg Warner ICM from Oriellys, run for 2 years so far no prob.

Its going to get gharder and harder to get American made as time goes on.

For a dist cap and rotor I ordered an MSD one for a 4.3 (because it fits the 2.8 too) and it appears to be American. But one never knows.
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