Intake off e-bay?
Aug 7, 2007, 09:04 AM
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Intake off e-bay?
I have seen pics of RRM's intake and one off e-bay. They both look the same and claim cnc machining...the one on e-bay is obviously cheaper. It uses a ractive filter, which I have never hear of but googled it and lots of people seem to stock it...
For the amount of money saved I am probably going to go with RRM's piece, but just curious...
For the amount of money saved I am probably going to go with RRM's piece, but just curious...
Aug 7, 2007, 09:28 AM
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Rule of thumb, dont buy ebay brands. Only E-bay if its a piece made by a known manufacturer that someone is selling brand new.
IE: If RRM had an Ebay store and sold their stuff there.
IE: If RRM had an Ebay store and sold their stuff there.
Aug 7, 2007, 11:24 AM
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The eBay version is a ripoff of the RRM one. Buy it if you want, but know that it might not fit/work perfectly.
Aug 7, 2007, 12:32 PM
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Yeah another guy with an 08 did buy an ebay one just like RRMs and got a CEL. It works fine for 02-07s, but I guess the 08 is more technical.
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Aug 7, 2007, 01:14 PM
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Aug 7, 2007, 04:33 PM
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They had the debate about the ebay guy having the same name as a member but they said it wasn't the same guy. And I would say that if RRMs intake doesn't cause a CEL but the Ebay one does, then they don't do the same thing. Ebay intakes had no problems with the older Lancers.
Aug 7, 2007, 04:58 PM
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yeah for an extra 30$ i would pay more to have the one that is gonna work properly, not saying the e-bay one won't but these new 2008's I know have very picky sensors that love to throw check engine lights...wanna try one? unplug your drive by wire harness and see what happens :P
Aug 7, 2007, 07:06 PM
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Tell that to this chick...