I want to do some upgrades to my engine, but I'm concerned about the warrenty factor. For you guys who are doing this, are you not concerned about that factor or do some of you swap the parts when you take it in for service. I like the sound of the SRI but it doesn't seem like fun to swap out. Also, multiple Q's I know, though the increase in air flow to a stock engine increases HP, what about the wear and tear on the engine? As far as how long it'll last...
Well you wouldn't have to worry about the warranty. Unless you come to a problem with your car, and the after-market product is the cause, your warranty may be voided.
The SRI from Road Race would take a novice modder about an hour, tops. If you have an understanding of directions, basic tools, a little common sense, and are careful with everything, you should be able to finish it up easy enough. The Road Race SRI is literally a 2 or 3 bolt install. It is the easiest install I've done on any car I've thrown an intake on. As far as warranty, it really depends on the mod you do. The basic thing that a dealer would look at is: did the mod create the problem? If you throw on a cold air intake and suddenly your transmission blows up, there's no way the two are related. Thus, the transmission would be under warranty. If you hook up an intake and a rock gets in there, causing your engine to spontaneously combust....then you're SOL. I've thrown a cold air intake on every car I've had, and no dealer has ever looked down on it. It's when you get into stuff that affects timing, overrides the ECU, upping the boost on a turbo, messing with structure points, and more "extreme" mods, that they start backing away from. Generally exhaust, intake, and pulleys aren't really a problem; dealers just wont' touch them if they are a problem. As far as wear and tear, a short ram would be nominal. You can look at it like this: the car can breathe better. It can suck in more air, allowing the ECU to compensate and add more fuel. This causes a bigger "bang" and gives you more power. If you take it easy, you aren't likely to add more wear simply because the engine isn't compensating that much for the air. If you drive it fast, you have bigger bangs more often, causing faster wear.
The RRM SRI doesnt void the warranty.. its a "simple bolt on" as far as the engine taking in too much air, that NOT gonna happen. The engine is going to take in as much air as it needs anyway... Stuff like the ECU when you have to cut wires and so on, that voids your warranty.. the Light Weight Pulley doesnt void your warranty either.. I do know that a lowering kit voids your suspension warranty... but it doesnt touch your power train. Anything simple bolt on your gonna be fine.. if you have a prob with your car (depending on what it is) they could blame it on the after martket part. But like I said.. it depends on what it is.. Hope this helped BigSteve
BigSteve is right nothing bolt on will void your warranty. But as soon as you change any engine logic ie fuel injection your done. A dealer can even void your engine warranty if he finds out you spliced your ECU to try and modify your lighting system (HIDS). The idea basically is that now the manufacture wont warranty due to the fact that its bench marks for the engine model have been exceeded heheh. thats my 2 ents.
guys I already posted about the warrenty thing, but I will let you know again. Magnuson Act back in approximately 1986 prohibites Manufactures and dealers from voiding your warrenty PERIOD! If you change out or mod anything on your car, yes the manufacture does not have to honor the warrenty on that part. WHY- well because it is no longer their part so it is up to you to make sure that the company that youre doing business with on that part has a warrenty to cover the investment. HOWEVER, a manufacture cant void the warrenty on the rest of the vehicle. They have to honor it. Now if the aftermarket part caused the problem for your other oem part to fail, then yes the manufacture does not have to honor your warrenty only on that oem part that was effected. So that basically means that the dealer has to prove it! Just like if you put in an aftermarket radio, well the manufacture still has to cover the warrenty on the rest of the oem stereo components. Now if it is proven that you aftermarket radio surged and caused the radio harness to melt then yeah the manufacture can tell you to kick rocks. You have to know your rights! I speak from hands on experience. If they tell you different then they are just trying to scare you, cuz most of the time they cant afford techs at the dealers that are experienced in the field performance and or aftermarket and if they do. Well then take a look around that dealer and you will probably see a section in the parts deparment where they sell aftermarket parts. Its all about making the money. Dont be nieve. So get to moding!
