I do still have it for sale, a WHOLE lot of tire kickers but no one had made a serious offer. I was asking 4K, which includes the entire kit as well as the modified RMR downpipe, and lower tie bar. I'd still like to get 4k but will take a reasonable offer.

Please email me privately if interested at sglass@intercareins.com.

Thanks,

Shawn

 

so do you think my car is running slower with the 3, 2.5 , 3 setup then it woudl with the 2, 2.5 3inch set up... I really want to put in my test pipe.. but i am afriad it will be too loud, Would the test pipe pass the sound test?

 

Poor Shawn.

 

of course its slower. everyone knows turbo cars need small downpipes for maximum power. scavenging is very important with turbos you must have backpressure. exactly like a n/a. i'm not being sarcastic, at all, i would never be like that.

 

So 3 inch turboback is the best way to go hands down? Also what are the ups/downs of getting a new exhaust header as well. Big diffference or not worth the cash?

 

You want the greatest pressure drop across the turbo. Small primarly tubes (exhaust manifold) to help with pressure via expansion on the pre turbo side and a very large pipe on the outlet side of the turbo. A small downpipe restricts the turbo's ability to do work. There is nothing to scavenge in a turbo car because you are not trying to help get the gases out of the cylinder/head pipe, it's not an issue.
This is why everyone ups the size of the downpipe. It allows the turbo to spool easier and quicker. You can have zero backpressure after the turbo and it will only help performance. The comparison from a small exhaust to a big exhaust is not that great as far as bottom end (out of the hole). Even a good amount of backpressure is not going to give a 2.0 turbo better low end torgue but wil significantly kill the power once the turbo is spooling.

 

Depends on what you want to do. If you have other mods planned the tubular manifold can be a benefit. Really the biggest advantages are the differences between the cast manifold and the tubular manifold. The tubular will flow better because of the consistent sizing, etc versus the cast manifold. Also equal length tubing is better because all 4 cylinders exhaust travels the same difference to the turbo then having short and long tubing. Contributing to a more even pulse at the turbo. If you went tubular, definitely get it coated via Jet-Hot or one of those companies. It will make a big difference in underhood temperature and keeps the heat in the manifold for better gas expansion.
I am not 100% up on my exhaust gas flow at the manifold but I think I hit most of the points to tubular manfolds.

Oh and general consensus is the 3" turboback is the way to go.

 

blonde,

big al tunes his own cars. He did a STi engine/tranny swap to his WRX himself in his small little garage. I guess he has some kind of a right to be cocky, do you??

 

Thanks for gettin my back there man

The reality is that i could not afford to go this deep into the car mods if I didn't do 90% of the work myself - I do most of the bolt on parts work and simple mindless stuff like changes clutches myself

As for tuning - I learned a LOT by hangin out at Pruven and watching them tune many cars. Before I met them I was lost - trying to street tune my Tec II on my WRX. Pruven knowsa LOT about car tuning. At this point I've learned the whole dyno process so I do the whole operation myself and it only takes me 3 or 4 passes to get the car dialed in very well

I still need Pruven's help for guidance on what to do / not to do - and for all the welding, fabrication and engine work

Its very good when your affiliated with a team of master craftsmen and experts like Pruven so all your bases are covered

And when I say Pruven I do mean WE - my evo is part of team Pruven - you can see it at the DSM shootout running the Pruven colors and it will roll in on the Pruven trailer

 

I've had some work done by RMR before and yes, they do suck.

And let this be a lesson, if you want something done right you have to do it yourself.

 

take your nose out of his *** and step away!!!
like i said before, i have much respect for Al and i really don't think he needs a internet super hero to save his back. the only problem i have with him is the fact that he picks up fights everywhere he goes. now stay away from my business because you really don't know me or anything about me. and if you are a part of the quincy crew tell Wing and michelle i said hi

 

Don't be shy man, give us the low down. Don't take this the wrong way, but it is nice to know I'm not the only one getting screwed. Meaning I'm not an isolated incident. I dont want anyone to have to go through what I did, but maybe now people will believe me a bit more when I say how crappy the work was.

Oh yeah, there was rtv grey ALL over the oil pan drain plug area. I bought a new plug and gasket. Getting ready to pour it in now. Hope like hell it doesn't leak...I'll keep you all posted.

Shawn

 

Sorry to hear about all the hoopla... I guess I should feel fortunate. It's very strange to have such different experiences at the same place around the same time (I know it's not with the same parts, but you know what I mean). Good luck.

 

having read everything that everyone has said, I will say this. I think Shawn is right and RMR is wrong. but I will admit that there is always 2 sides to every story and hearing RMR's story would be very helpful. I realize that they may not be able to reply, but let's face it guys, I think they owe it to everyone one here to at least come forward and say.................."listen guys, we are paying attention to everything going on here, but we just cannot respond at this time". or something to that effect. I think it would be a good gesture on their part to at least acknowledge that they are "here" and reading everything that is going on. I think that everyone feels, including myself, that they have "hung us all out to dry" by not giving at least some kind of generic response so that all is not in vein as far as Shawn or the rest of us is concerned. let's face it, word of mouth is the best way to get ahead, but it also works in reverse. so, come on RMR, let's get with the program and at least respond to something before all these people here and possibly others in the future, take their hard earned dollars somwhere else . we all know your product is good, but I think the general concensus is that we aren't sure about your credentials as business people at the moment. so, how about something/anything.
well, to Shawn and any others who care, I hope that someone from RMR is reading this and at least acknowledges, even if it's to say that they can't. if not, then these words aren't even worth the screen they're written on. but I do "feel" for you Shawn. getting ripped off for whatever reason is a pretty crappy feeling. I really do hope that you get this all settled and over with so that you can move on. for future referance to all. remember the old caveat. it's latin for buyer beware...........basically. GOOD LUCK! ! !

 

Well I'm happy to say my EVO is back on the road once again!!

I still have some issues though that I'm wondering if someone can offer their opinions or thoughts on.

After resetting the ecu, it will trigger a check engine light about 15 miles after normal driving. My local dealership pulled the code for me and it is code 300, random misfire. Which doesn't make any sense considering I have brand new factory plugs and wires. The only mods on the car as of now is Pruven's front mount kit, Pruvens BOV and Vishnus' cat back. Other than the suspension mods, the car is once again bone stock. Any ideas? I honestly think the ECU was not properly flashed back to stock. That's the only reason I can think of as to why it would keep sending that code for no reason. The car never set that code before the mods, or any code for that matter.

With a new drain plug and factory flared gasket (RMR had just a regular zinc washer as a gasket), the oil leak is gone. Thank god for that.

So all I have left to do is get the cel figured out. I'd appreciate any thougts or ideas as to what it might be.

Thanks,

Shawn