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REDESIGNED RRM HEADER FOR FED LANCERS

Discussion in '8G Lancer - Performance' started by johntango, Feb 6, 2009.

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  1. johntango

    johntango Active Member

    johntango, Feb 6, 2009
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  2. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    damn...that sucks..new one dosent look bad...all though i dont like much the idea of that short pipe...why not just make it straight down...dont know, IMO its just another extra seal we dont need and therefore more possibilities for another leak...but if the first one is bad then oh well...i still prefer RRMs over that new header from singapore, looks way better...
     
    skullpr, Feb 6, 2009
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  3. johntango

    johntango Active Member


    The short pipe? hehehe... I guess you didn't know that FED OEM header has a short pipe to? The RRM header and our OEM header have the same format - made of 2 pieces. Except the RRM tubings are bigger.
     
    johntango, Feb 6, 2009
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  4. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    good to know...i always thought it was the one they have pictured in the FED headers for the 4b12's...
     
    skullpr, Feb 6, 2009
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  5. chileanpride06

    chileanpride06 Well-Known Member

    whats wrong with the old headers, i havent had any problems?
     
    chileanpride06, Feb 7, 2009
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  6. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    i wonder were my replacment header is? i emailed rob and he said he would look in to it, haven't heard anything yet and it's been a few days.
    on my header the flex section swelled almost shut.
     
    jacob1bc, Feb 8, 2009
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  7. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    jacob1bc, Feb 8, 2009
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  8. SeRious08

    SeRious08 Well-Known Member

    No email, if you want action make a phone call and talk to them. Emails get lost in the shuffle.
     
    SeRious08, Feb 8, 2009
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  9. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    cool thanks i will call them monday
     
    jacob1bc, Feb 8, 2009
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  10. johntango

    johntango Active Member

    -Yap same thing happened to me - it swelled up -- the wire mesh inside the flex pipe almost blocked off the entire hole. I sent them picture of this problem. Probably this is a just random production problem, but i'm glad they looked after me right away - in the beginning I was just going to dump rrm due to this problem, but thinking about how they stood by their product -that's what I like. Definitely going to buy some more from them.
     
    johntango, Feb 8, 2009
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  11. brian95638

    brian95638 Well-Known Member

    how did you know the mesh swelled up? did you hear a difference?
     
    brian95638, Feb 8, 2009
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  12. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    yeah the tone of the exhaust changed and the HP/TQ wasn't the same. i dropped the exhaust and looked at the hi flow CAT and nothing so i looked at the header and low and behold that was my problem
     
    jacob1bc, Feb 8, 2009
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  13. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    how long did you use it before you noticed the problem??
     
    skullpr, Feb 8, 2009
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  14. johntango

    johntango Active Member

    Tell tale of RRM header problem - 1st) the fumes smell in the car was getting stronger and stronger -whenever i turn on my heater(coz this started almost winter and it was getting really really cold) i had to shut the external air switch off -- so i end up recirculating interior air -- 2nd) then I noticed once day I was about to warm up the car and this fart can sound is coming from underneath -- I thought it was something loose -- then on acceleration same thing - fart can sound -- i can no longer bare it coz its embarrassing - I braved the cold inside my garage and took it off -- Good thing i did. The flex pipe hole was almost all covered up -- that is why probably the fumes inside the car is so strong on just idle coz its getting backed up the exhaust gas pressure built up and has to find a way to escape somewhere that is why I had fumes problem in the first place. So the flex pipe blockage caused fumes to leak through the header gasket itself and probably punch micro holes on the flexys itself.
     
    johntango, Feb 8, 2009
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  15. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    i called RRM today and they were pretty cool they told me it will be sent wed. and while i was on the phone with them i ask about the new mod coming out. matt told be in his opinion this is bad ass. will see about 9+ hp and for us 2008 pzev it will give us our losed hp + some. comboed with the piggyback we can maybe see close to 14 hp. i think that fucking cool.
     
    jacob1bc, Feb 9, 2009
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  16. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    damn!! those numbers sound pretty good!! did they say an estimate date on production?
     
    skullpr, Feb 9, 2009
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  17. RedRum

    RedRum Member

    hey guys i got my replacement FED header about a week ago and low end torque is amazingly better, not to mention it looks great!!
     
    RedRum, Feb 9, 2009
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  18. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    nice!! post some pics of it installed when you get a chance
     
    skullpr, Feb 9, 2009
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  19. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    he told me really soon
     
    jacob1bc, Feb 9, 2009
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  20. SeRious08

    SeRious08 Well-Known Member

    I told you all it takes is a phone call. Rob runs a tight ship over there with Brian leading the way. They all go out of thier way for customer service and answer questions. Every customers situation is different and it helps them to be able to ask the customer questions. You can't efficiently do that through email.
     
    SeRious08, Feb 9, 2009
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