[Boostfiend]

Today I had a conversation with my friend about my mod path and he ask me if I was going the JDM route? So I said I honestly don't know what the JDM route is, if you don't mind explaining it to me. His answer was "All japanese parts." However, last I remember when I first entered this whole japanese scene JDM meant that it functioned with as close to OEM form as possible (unless body additions were necessary) so to his question I answered no.

My reasoning is because of the following:
I trust the cosworth 2.2 stroker over an HKS 2.3 stroker and it also gives me the rev limit that I want. Cosworth is not japanese.
Forced performance is not japanese
The shop who's tuning my car is not japanese
I do have swift swaybars and most of my suspension is from japan except the energy suspension.
Sparco is not japanese
Takata is but I don't care because I know it works
Eventually I'll purchase an AMS C/F roof (not japanese) etc.

I think you get the point from the few parts I've listed above, but I honestly don't understand the JDM craze. If it works and is proven I could not care less if it was from Africa. I'm not knocking those of you who only buy Japanese parts, but I'm a little unclear on what JDM is. Is JDM "clean" or something else?