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 bajachris88
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 posted on May 18th, 2011 at 05:35 PM |
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how to say empi?
Been buying and talking about empi stuff for years, but after exposure with other dubbers i'm confused.
I been calling it empi, as in 'one word' pronounced 'ehmmpeee'.
but then some say the letters for the abbreviation form instead... saying Eee em pee eye (E.M.P.I)
which is the right way?
I naturally look like a spaz but this might help a little 
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 05:47 PM |
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if your a kiwi?
mmpe
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 05:50 PM |
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Surely it's just the way it looks?
Well at least, that's how I've herd people say it? When I was in the states they all said it "ehmpee".
Though I've been known to be wrong before!
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 05:52 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by ahoogah
if your a kiwi?
mmpe
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sorry, used a vowel.
mmpy
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 06:06 PM |
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I have only ever heard it as one word.
From your ole' mate Jeff
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 07:09 PM |
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I thought it was pronounced "sheeite" 
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 07:22 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vassy66T1
I thought it was pronounced "sheeite"
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LMAO
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 07:45 PM |
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The correct pronunciation is "EMPISHITE"
20 odd years ago it was good now it's just cheap crap
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 07:52 PM |
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Well in the GOOD old days it was
European Motor Products Incorporated
But today you can shorten it S H I T
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 09:35 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by bajachris88
...I naturally look like a spaz..
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any pics
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bajachris88
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| posted on May 18th, 2011 at 11:03 PM |
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aren't u the one with the remaining Mr. Rainy face pics? lol
thanks for all clearing that up, ehmmpee it is! rolls of the tongue better. but even shite is better again, for after all, its only 1 syllable lol.
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| posted on May 19th, 2011 at 07:54 AM |
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yes mr rainy face is locked up in the vault
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| posted on May 19th, 2011 at 11:02 AM |
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Don't worry it's in safe keeping, will reappear for your 40th 
Btw it's short for Everything Manufactured Passes Inspection
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| posted on May 19th, 2011 at 11:34 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Joel
Don't worry it's in safe keeping, will reappear for your 40th
Btw it's short for Everything Manufactured Passes Inspection [/quote
Thats funny as nowadays it obviously doesn't
EMPI
Was an American company and it was the initials of European Motor Products Inc
Now it's just cheap china crap
Also an Aussie Vw company has registered the name and sells anything and everything with EMPI added to it.
It's not the same as the Original
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| posted on May 19th, 2011 at 12:29 PM |
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Joke was missed there.
Your right, once upon a time it was a quality company making decent parts but that was 30 years ago, like everything it's been outsourced to sweat
shops in the peoples republic.
Everything manufactured even if it's a faulty piece of shit like most of their stuff is nowadays it passes inspection and is sold to the public no
matter how dodgy it is.
I saw an Empi chrome sump plate once, was so thin I could almost see through it.
It's the new comers to the hobby that heard of their fathers uncle who had the Porsche powered bug back in the day that all the Empi parts he had on
it made it beat Monaros and GTHOs so they buy all that prettty chrome tinware for the added 20hp thinking it's still the same good stuff and keep
companies like this afloat
Some parts you can get away with skimping, others just aren't worth it.
I might trust an Empi decklid seal, but not their rear disc brakes or shock absorbers for example.
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| posted on May 19th, 2011 at 09:13 PM |
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I thought empi was pronounced "Chinese dick!"
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| posted on May 22nd, 2011 at 08:18 PM |
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I can understand your problem when I was last in Queensland I said Bribie Island wrong and ended up in a punch up !
so after I punched him out I asked a bloke from Victoria how to pronounce Bribie and went on my way
they get a bit too much sun up here heh !! he said
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