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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Sub zero
The picture shown in the ebay link is MY engine bay but I definetly suggest its a scam. There are no pics of the kit, no dyno graphs..nothing.

Notice the tach on the engine bay pic..And the decals on the front. AEM inake that i had. RsR exhaust that i had...and nismo spoiler that i once had also..its my car for sure....i have yet to see that pic..but definetly a scam
I need to call Rick Squires at STS and see what this deal is..As far as I know the kits are not even out yet, and we are getting the first production one to develop base maps..This dude MUST be a scammer..
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mlg9770
I came across this on eBay this morning. The STS 350z Turbo Kit for sale......I didn't think it was out yet....could be a scam.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true
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Scam or not, this is one big FMIC...
But 400whp at less the 6psi, on a single, I'll have to see it to belive it...

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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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why would you need that big of a fmic if the ic piping alone is around 50% efficent...i wouldnt think you would need that big of an ic...i would think its a scam but you never know
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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I BELIEVE that is the fmic that they used on my car. Its not so much that its big....its just really THICK!!!
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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I can't believe that they would even consider that big of a intercooler. That is ridiculous and could actually hurt your performance over a properly sized intercooler that incorporates the right flow characteristics with minimal pressure drop and good heat dissapation. It looks like they just found a huge intercooler that would fill up the front bumper and plumbed it in IMO.
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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may be...
I'm going to wait on the MRC guy's verdict.
He is an *** most of the time, but he'll never hesitate before calling a turd a turd, and vice versa...
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Quamen
I can't believe that they would even consider that big of a intercooler. That is ridiculous and could actually hurt your performance over a properly sized intercooler that incorporates the right flow characteristics with minimal pressure drop and good heat dissapation. It looks like they just found a huge intercooler that would fill up the front bumper and plumbed it in IMO.

Lets not start to assume **** now....lets wait till the pics and details of the kit come out then we can flame...lol
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 08:13 AM
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The guy posting the ebay link is the same guy on the link I posted... Perhaps he's a vnedor trying to get a jump and selling the kit before it's introduced but if you where to ask me.... I see a college kid reselling kits on the side trying to make a quick buck. Based soley on the fact that you give yourself a name of RPM-Express but continue to use a .edu addy for your "business". May be some what legit but I would'nt trust the service regardless.

Eother way, if we get near 400rwhp and only stress the engine with 6psi that would be an nice sell point.

From his post

Screen Name: RPM-Express
Real Name: Matthew Jones
Phone: 7065751616
Location: Athens, Ga 30605 USA
E-mail: mjones62@uga.edu
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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the ebay thing is a scam for sure, the guy has 3 feedback, and not only that.... but if your a good ebay seller, you would post more than 2 pics. especially when the two pics the guy posted were absolutely stupid, not showing any evidence of a rear mount kit.
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ColecatZ
The guy posting the ebay link is the same guy on the link I posted... Perhaps he's a vnedor trying to get a jump and selling the kit before it's introduced but if you where to ask me.... I see a college kid reselling kits on the side trying to make a quick buck. Based soley on the fact that you give yourself a name of RPM-Express but continue to use a .edu addy for your "business". May be some what legit but I would'nt trust the service regardless.

Eother way, if we get near 400rwhp and only stress the engine with 6psi that would be an nice sell point.

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Screen Name: RPM-Express
Real Name: Matthew Jones
Phone: 7065751616
Location: Athens, Ga 30605 USA
E-mail: mjones62@uga.edu
Talked to Rick Squires from STS.He has no idea what that guy is about, he is doing some research.But he is not an authorized dealer.
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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The thing I cant seem to understand is how is everyone (apart from MRC) getting pictures of the car and the kit?!?!?!? And where did this "scammer" get his figures? Because they sound just about right "I THINK".

Theres a leak....
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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my friend in the car/tuner business theres always a leak............
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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I just got back from STS in Orem Utah and I got a ride in the Z. Man this thing REALLY moves now...going sideways in third gear is pretty sweet. They installed a bigger turbo and Rick didnt like the noticeable turbo lag (full boost at 3200 lol) It was at 6 psi....he will be doing the final tune this week at 8-9psi on my car and I will be getting it this Friday! I will be going to the track this weekend on Sunday and hopefully lay down some good times...my only concern is that my street tires are not hooking up at all. I use 295's in the rear
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Sounds intersting and promising.

Good luck at the track and make sure you post pics or you could be banned
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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will due....i will be running Sunday but i will take plenty of pics and vids
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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yes def get some vids and pics.......
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Zilvia
yes def get some vids and pics.......
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 08:07 AM
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why o' why didnt you get vid of when you went to ride in your car?????????????
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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will this kit work with the 5at i hope no one answered this question yet but didnt want to look throught 12 pages to find out the answer?
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