im in debate now with RRM SRI($220) or fujita SRI
($139). if i get the fujita i can get one more upgrade for teh DE. i want to get the cat back also or a RRM pulley.

 

Do not get the pulley! Read the threads about the pulley. I had one. It has some issues, and not worth a dime. No power gains, and my car did not accelerate any faster then stock. I would actually go for a K&N SRI. I had a RRM, it was great for about a year, and then the cone began to break apart. You can look that up as well; another issue that is common. You can buy new filter cones for $45, but to only last 1 year?! I actually liked the K&N drop in for the money, you get similar performance and same sound effect! Then you will have money to get something worth while. Like tinting the windows. Good Luck!!

 

thanx for your imput. if anything id probly do the fujita with a K&N cone to mix them,lol. the tinting sounds good for the baby.

i heard that RRM fixed the pulley problem. i also heard there was problems with the stock pulley too. is that true?

 

dont go with FUJITA did you not read the numerous problems people have had with that intake. id try to find someone selling a used RRM or K&N. Fujita may have a V3 of their intake out now that may work but their first two tries were horrible, altho you can f ix it yourself, to me its just not worth it.

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/la...e-problem.html

I dont know if Version 3 is any better good luck and let us know how it works if u do get it.

 

I had the stock pulley on my 08 and no problems, but others are supposedly having issues. I tinted my Lancer, and it made the look a whole lot hotter then simply adding a pulley that did little to nothing. Just FYI

 

thanx i heard about ppl on here having problems with the fujita but i always fix or customize my own parts if something dont work like its suppose to or i dont like how it works. i have a welder and a little bro that knows how to weld so problems with fitment wont be a problem. im just lazy and didnt want to make a mas sensor bung for the intake.lol.

 

well the problem with fujita isnt the fitment or how it looks, it looks great imo, the problem is the MAF sensor holder, just dont waste your time or money on that garbage.

 

I disagree with the whole fujita bashing. My SRI is very solid and has given me good performance. And as for the MAF holder its the same as on the RRM. The two are virtually identical except for the heat shield.

 

well see you disagree because you joined here sep 2009, where as i have been here since may of 07 when i got one of the first 2008 lancers in early april.

a few months later fujita released their SRI and people were throwing CELS....fujita came out with V2 and people were still t hrowing cells...supposedly a v3 was supposed to come out/did come out and that may be what u have and it may be working just fine but the problem is it took them 2 years to get a damn sri correct, where it took RRM a couple of months and they never had any problems.

if you like your intake thats good, you may disagree because you might have V3 and its working finally and thats awesome but for people who have seen the nightmare of the fujita intake on the 08+ lancers they dont care if it works now or not its just garbage to us. i know some people fixed theirs to work and thats great, the intake is a good deal at about $150 avg price but some people like quality parts, i for one was not going to spend $200 dollars and have to make my own fix.

 

K&N sri.

 

lol, why does it matter that you've been here since 07? Ive been in the world since 1990 lol so what. Is that supposed to mean that you "know more than me" or are more "experienced" than me about cars. And because I joined here in 2009 is not the reason I disagree, I disagree because I have seen real world performance out of the fujita SRI (Im not trying to be a D**K just trying to play devils advocate). So I was just saying that the new V3 works for people who are not going to spend ~300 on an intake for the little amount of HP and torque they create and also for a turbo application down the road possibly, why spend a lot of money for a possibly temporary or permanent performance upgrade.

 

hey i have looked all over and i cant fine anyhing on a V3 fujita. and where are you finding the damned fujita for 150? i looked and everone changed the price to 186-215. i got lucky and afer being on the fujita site for over 3 hours and going thru all the dealers on there(either they ddnt carry the 2.0 es/de lancer intake or they ddnt have anything for our lancers at all.) i found one n VA that was still 156 and some change so i got that one last night. i still dont see a reson to pay 300 for 6-8 hp. K&N needs to get over their ego,lol. just becuse your the best you dont need to price it like gold. lol. anyways i got the magnaflow exhaust and im looking for a shop that will install it for less then 300 bucks too. ppl in fayetteville are really stupid. i have the tip and the muffler and took them to a shop and asked for a price for instaling it. the guy said for the instal and for the pipe it was gonna be 350. WTF i nver paid over 300 for custom exhaust before and that was with getting the muffler and tip from the shop.

and also you cant say that you joined in 07 bro, i have been on since 06 and i dont know anything about the new lancers other then i like the way it looks and handles compared to my old ES. and i had more suspension dont to the 02.

 

You gotta realize you are in a military town and a lot of soldiers are young and naive. They will pay anything to get what they want done. Go up to Raleigh to a place called Henry's Mufflers on Capital Blvd. They might charge you $100. They have done all my exhaust work on every vehicle I have ever had, and they will fix anything for the life of your vehicle. Great customer service at a great price. Only take 1/2 tank of gas to get there and back. There ya go! Gotta get out of Fayettnam to keep from paying out the a$$!

 

no joke,lol. i been here for over 5 years now. i asked for a custom pulley set the guy told me i couldnt afford his services. i smerked and told him hes an a$$ for that. and nver went back to that shop. but yeah i went home and found a shop that will do it for under 50 but they was closing up when i got there and it was fri so they wasnt open sat and sun. the only problem with my home town all shops close on the week end.