Hi, I recently purchased SRI from RRM, for my 2009 lancer GTS M/T.
Everything has been great and other people who get on my car often times say that they like the extra sounds, compare to previous lancer's kinda sharpy noises.

And, One of my friends says that if I have SRI for my car, I must have exhaust and other changes for my car to take care of extra air coming in for the engine. I did not quite know what he was saying, I am not so much of car tuners, and only material that I would put on my car would be this SRI. I never thought about installing exhaust or any other things on my car, which I cannot install it so easily, and which have possibility of voiding my warranty. I really like SRI, and I don't still have any thoughts about purchasing additional upgrades.

Is it really necessary to change other modules of the car since I have changed my Intake? My friend is KEEP telling me that its not good for car so much to just have an aftermarket intake. In my personal viewpoint, it seems that he was just kinda showing off, but I couldn't argue with him because I do not really know much about cars. I really want to just stick with this SRI. What are the some of major things that I have to remember after installing aftermarket SRI? do I have to get an oil-change service more often??? Thanks!

The changes that I have notices after installing RRM SRI v2.0 on my 2009 lancer gts is that,

1.Great low-tone sounds!, (it gets noticeble from 2500~RPM i think)

2. my mpg has been reduced by 1~2 miles i think. (It usually hit 23~24 previous days, but these days I am having 20~21)


Thanks!

 

1) hes an idiot, and you're not harming your car one bit by not having an exhaust to compliment the SRI. You would just get MORE horsepower by having both. But not much. Turbo cars are really the cars that you need to pay more attention to your intake+exhaust combo.
2) You should be getting MORE mpg with an intake. The decrease is probably just you subconciously pushing the gas pedal down further to hear the intake noise louder.
3) With an SRI, there should be no changes to your maintenance schedule. As long as everything else is running properly, no changes should take place other than the increased HP and sound.
4) Put the brakes on (not literally) and start reading up about your car, and how cars work in general before you do any other modifications. To truly appreciate, understand, and prepare for, any mods you make on your car, know exactly what they do, how they do it, and why they do it. You really need to pay more attention to what you're doing to your car before doing it. Instead of putting on an SRI because other people do, learn why you put one on, and why it changes your car. THen before getting the next mod, learn about that, instead of just putting it on and figuring it out after.

Theres so many people out there who mod cars, and then have no idea what to do when something breaks, or why it broke in the first place. Its VERY important to know your patient before you operate, because if something goes wrong, you're going to have to be the one to fix it.

 

Thanks for your reply.

I think it is true that I seem to subsequently push more gas pedal for more dramatic noise, and that probably have reduced my mpg.

I am now quite confident about myself. I previously knew what SRI does, but did not know (more with unsureness) what the 'extra air' that it takes will eventually affect my engine, and kinda worried if I need to change my exhaust to take care of that 'extra air'.

Thanks for your great post. I will not change any mods on my cars, but I would not argue with the friend anymore. I am happy about myself and for all for knowing about your advice, and do not think I will actually need to spend time with him talking about whats right and whats wrong.

Thanks!

 

but an exhaust will not void your warrenty. basically you say that you hit something on the road aand it damaged your exhaust so you had a reason to change it. but that wont void anything.

 

it really depends on what shop you bring it to. Some dealerships pretty much consider changing anything on the car voiding the warranty. Others really could care less. Unfortunately theres no universal terminology regarding aftermarket modifications and warranty support, so its really a crap shoot when it comes to the dealership and its repair shop. You can fight all you want, but in the end, its up to them.

 

it's true that a dealer's reaction is on a shop-by-shop basis. For instance, I just took my lancer in to the dealer this week for the first time since installing my intake and exhaust, and all they did was compliment me on how it drives....most mechanics could care less and just work to get through the day. However, there is a "universal terminology" or law, look up the Magnusson Moss Act of 1979, which eventually produced a US law outlining how dealers can and cannot make warranties and under what circumstances said warranties can and cannot be voided.

 

for the 09 models with teh 2.4l engine the injen CAI works the best.

 

Try resetting your car's ecu by unplugging the negative terminal of your battery for a few minutes. The ecu will adapt the new modification and give you better gas mileage.

 

i talk to my dealer alot and they told me tht the only way the warrenty can b voided is if the install was the direct reason for the failure in the engine. i asked if a SRI/CAI would void and they said it would have to be the reason for the engine getting broken.

 

Hey, I when I was installing SRI, I did not unplug the negative terminal of my battery at all, and I have not so far from the first purchase of my lancer. Do I have to do that? It was shown on the instruction but I did not unplug it because it was really really hard to do so..i remember.

 

^ I would take off your negative battery terminal for about 15-30 minutes. Then reattach. All you need is a wrench and a ratchet set. Should only take about 3 minutes. Then reattach and drive normal for about 10-20 minutes to let the ECU recalibrate the new MAF sensor readings with the SRI on. After the 10-20 minutes, drive it like you stole it for about half a hour. Punch it off the line, drive it on the highway at high speeds so the MAF is "gulping" in that air, and the ECU can get accustom to your new set up. That is what I have always done with any air intake changes I have done with any vehicle, with any intake including panel filters, SRI, and CAI. Good luck!

 

tht depends on what your looking for when i reset the ecu in my dakota it got horrible gas milage from curving the ecu for accelerating off the line when i get got a new battery. if you reset the com by resetting it for MPGs you wanna baby it off the line for about 30 mins after you get it reset.

 

That is why I said to drive it normal for 10-20 minutes right after re-attaching the terminal cable!

 

i think i missed your post,lol.