Import tuners

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Import tuners are cars that are imported into America from another country. Most import tuners are from Japan, which seems to have Import tuners as the biggest hype in cars. Import tuners are also huge in such movies as The Fast and The Furious series.

[edit] History

Southern California has always been associated with the car culture, and not surprisingly, import car racing has its roots there, too. According to Namkung, import car racing started gaining attention in the Southern California media in the early 1990s. Predominantly involving Asian-American males at its start, import car racing differed from other, earlier California car cultures such as muscle cars and "lowriders" because its participants focused on sub-compact, import cars to modify.