DSSA
Supporting Vendor
- 726
- 687
- Jul 26, 2002
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Hatfield,
Pennsylvania
We've been slowly chipping away at finding quality solutions to Mitsubishi's ever-increasing pricing updates, and lack of availability. It was great being able to get a quality timing kit from Mitsu back in the 90's and just move forward with the job. No one even bothered to look at Gates, GMB, Topline, etc., as the failure rate was much higher than OEM, and the OEM parts were cheap and available.
Remember $70, OEM MD972052 water pumps? When they were last available (discontinued around 2018-2019 through Mitsu), MSRP had hit $245.12!!! We sold the last ones we had quickly enough, but even with how much we mark OEM parts down, they were still $185!!
We fought against selling things like Gates parts (in the 90's/early 2000's you would have been crucified on the forums/Talon Digest for even suggesting them), but when we had to sell a full 6-Bolt OEM timing belt kit (both belts, all pullies, hydraulic tensioner, water pump) at $600+ (now, if the pumps were still available, it'd be about $745), clearly we had to offer other alternatives and joined the crowd.
This never sat well with us, and we wanted to claw back towards the 90's/early 2000's. What we came up with was buying as many parts as we could from the manufacturers who supply/supplied Mitsubishi with the parts they'd load in their boxes, and started our "WhiteBox" line a few years back. We've slowly made more connections, found more sources, and did bulk purchasing.
Now, if you want all OEM (some, just not in the Mitsu boxes, but the SAME exact parts that Mitsubishi has been selling since Day One), we've got the full kit, with an Evo IX reinforced belt, down to $447.35 for a full 6-bolt timing job, including balance shafts and water pump.
So you say you don't need Balance Shaft Belt parts? You're now looking at $385.22.
Want to pay more for a Gates idler pulley? Sure. We can't imagine why, but you can select it.
Want to change to a Gates Racing Belt? Select it. Greddy Belt? HKS Belt? Ditto, ditto.
We'll always continue to try to improve our selection, but we've gotten it down to a point where we're proud enough of it to publicly post it up. https://jnztuning.com/product/timing-belt-kit-dsm-gvr4-6-bolt-build-your-own/
Thanks to all of our customers that have supported us for the last 20 years (and some of you over the last 26 when I was running Conicelli Mitsubishi's parts division)!
Remember $70, OEM MD972052 water pumps? When they were last available (discontinued around 2018-2019 through Mitsu), MSRP had hit $245.12!!! We sold the last ones we had quickly enough, but even with how much we mark OEM parts down, they were still $185!!
We fought against selling things like Gates parts (in the 90's/early 2000's you would have been crucified on the forums/Talon Digest for even suggesting them), but when we had to sell a full 6-Bolt OEM timing belt kit (both belts, all pullies, hydraulic tensioner, water pump) at $600+ (now, if the pumps were still available, it'd be about $745), clearly we had to offer other alternatives and joined the crowd.
This never sat well with us, and we wanted to claw back towards the 90's/early 2000's. What we came up with was buying as many parts as we could from the manufacturers who supply/supplied Mitsubishi with the parts they'd load in their boxes, and started our "WhiteBox" line a few years back. We've slowly made more connections, found more sources, and did bulk purchasing.
Now, if you want all OEM (some, just not in the Mitsu boxes, but the SAME exact parts that Mitsubishi has been selling since Day One), we've got the full kit, with an Evo IX reinforced belt, down to $447.35 for a full 6-bolt timing job, including balance shafts and water pump.
So you say you don't need Balance Shaft Belt parts? You're now looking at $385.22.
Want to pay more for a Gates idler pulley? Sure. We can't imagine why, but you can select it.
Want to change to a Gates Racing Belt? Select it. Greddy Belt? HKS Belt? Ditto, ditto.
We'll always continue to try to improve our selection, but we've gotten it down to a point where we're proud enough of it to publicly post it up. https://jnztuning.com/product/timing-belt-kit-dsm-gvr4-6-bolt-build-your-own/
Thanks to all of our customers that have supported us for the last 20 years (and some of you over the last 26 when I was running Conicelli Mitsubishi's parts division)!
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