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Old 06-12-17, 03:53 PM
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Wow, sounds absolutely incredible; such a deep tone. Great seeing you guys making parts for us.
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Sounds amazing. Is that the CEL on?

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Originally Posted by Meraki Autoworks
Sounds amazing. Is that the CEL on?

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I know...I thought the same thing. Does anyone know if you have to "raise the engine" to install the headers?
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Old 06-13-17, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Meraki Autoworks
Sounds amazing. Is that the CEL on?

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those are the traction lights. The CEL is on the bottom right
Old 06-13-17, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by PunisheRCF
I already have a Borla catback installed. Will these connect?
I am in the same boat as you. After looking at the pictures - looks like this system will replace everything but the Borla axleback. I love the way the Borla sounds already but it would probably sound much different even if you kept the Borla axleback. I'd probably buy the whole system and sell the Borla system if I was to go that route.
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Re header install -

You do have to " raise " the motor and drop the sub frame to access the motor. Basically, you " tilt" it. I took a fair amount of pics for my header install. Please search my UN, as you will see a fairly robust write up should you want to tackle it yourself.

A question for Nick or Basseem, when you changed the plugs......did you go one step colder?

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Originally Posted by JB5674
Re header install -

You do have to " raise " the motor and drop the sub frame to access the motor. Basically, you " tilt" it. I took a fair amount of pics for my header install. Please search my UN, as you will see a fairly robust write up should you want to tackle it yourself.

A question for Nick or Basseem, when you changed the plugs......did you go one step colder?

Thanks
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Awesome. Thanks
Old 06-16-17, 09:36 AM
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Did anyone buy these yet? I'm thinking about getting the whole system in the future and want to see if there are any issues first.
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oh hell, i just saw that IG post saying that they were partnering with ekanoo, many people don't know this but rumor has it they have been able to get into the lexus ecu for quite some time. A little birdie told me ekanoo is partnering with another US company to put out a supercharger for the LC500 followed by a system for the RCF/GSF but it will be a root style charger.
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I would love to see some dyno's for this new product. I know they posted numbers but why not show the full dyno run showing the hp and tq curve..

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Originally Posted by kizzzm
Did anyone buy these yet? I'm thinking about getting the whole system in the future and want to see if there are any issues first.
not touching their products with a 10 ft pole
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Originally Posted by SmurFPwr
oh hell, i just saw that IG post saying that they were partnering with ekanoo, many people don't know this but rumor has it they have been able to get into the lexus ecu for quite some time. A little birdie told me ekanoo is partnering with another US company to put out a supercharger for the LC500 followed by a system for the RCF/GSF but it will be a root style charger.
rafi and rrRacing already have an SC for our csrs. First to market say alot
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There's nothing wrong with good competition plus there is already an issue with the maf with rr-racing's sc..
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Originally Posted by cosmo1
There's nothing wrong with good competition plus there is already an issue with the maf with rr-racing's sc..
R&D is R&D. I have tremendous respect for Rafi, solely based on my impressions and dealings. Overall, the weakness of our car is the tuning. The ecu is too damn smart. " the maf issue " spoken of has been fixed both by a resistor and by an ecu revision. I've had conversations with both companies at length, yet if there is another tuning option that wouldn enable us more.....I'm all for it. Yet, to date, I'm not sure what other firm or company has put in the r&d and Dyno time that Rafi and RR have ( facts )
I spoke with Nick, and highlighted how our Cars are different on the dyno. He's not logging the time, as he mentioned that he's only doing a few pulls at a time and seeing the car come to heat. Our cars really need more than 3 pulls at a given time. They love the abuse and the power comes in after 5-7 pulls. Really it's iat and timing. I personally don't think one company is superior to another. There's only so much room for the piping and the tuning is our weak point. Not the exhaust.

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