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[lagos]

Since when are 3sgte swaps reliable?

your joking, right? i have NEVER had a single issue with my 3sgte and my car is a daily driver.

what do you think will be more reliable, a factory build turbo motor that was been known to run well over 150,000 miles in many alltracs and mr2s, or brand new kit that is installed onto an economy 5sfe that was never factory designed for boost.

the 3sgte was tested, designed, and tuned for boosting every day by TOYOTA.

the ripp mods kit has a warrenty only on the parts they sold you. ripp will not warrenty your motor if it blows.

This post has been edited by lagos: Oct 17, 2005 - 12:10 PM

[shid]

Since when are 3sgte swaps reliable?

your joking, right? i have NEVER had a single issue with my 3sgte and my car is a daily driver.
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Wow, so a lot's changed in a year eh?

Last year everyone's swaps were breaking down left and right all the time, i seem to remember yours being included in that. When I was contemplating my swap, I was taken aside and warned that it would probably mean maintainence etc every other month.

I was just pointing out that RIPP is a reliable company, and their supercharger isn't going to randomly cause your engine to blow up unless you **** with it, while any number of things can and do go wrong in a 3s swap and you know it.

This post has been edited by shid: Oct 19, 2005 - 10:34 PM

[lagos]

huh? i had motor issues ?
the only problems i remember having were

clutch,
bad axel,
worn motor mounts,
strange steering issue from loose control arm,
walbro fuel pump went bad,

none of those have anything to do with the motor. most of those issue were my fault do to not doing it right the 1st time around.

dont get me wrong, doing a swap will turn you into a mechanic and you will be poping the hood more often to check up on things. but the same thing will happen when u add a charger or a turbo kit. get ready for your clutch to start sliping, motor mount to wear out, charger to make funny from a loose belt, etc....all because you are now making 2x the power the car was ever designed to handle.

if you want to NEVER have to pop the hood for anything except oil changes, then keep your car as stock as possible.

This post has been edited by lagos: Oct 17, 2005 - 12:37 PM

[shid]

I said you had issues with your swap, the motor is one part of your swap, fuel pumps, wiring, transmission, etc are all other parts.

Reliable = my Injen Ram intake. Installed and forgot about it.. I wonder if I need to clean it..

[lagos]

Reliable = my Injen Ram intake. Installed and forgot about it.. I wonder if I need to clean it..
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and you think this ripp kit will be just like that?

[shid]

Reliable = my Injen Ram intake. Installed and forgot about it.. I wonder if I need to clean it..
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and you think this ripp kit will be just like that?
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Lagos, stop trying to pretend I'm an idiot, and don't know anything about anything. You know I know the RIPP kit isn't that simple.

I was trying to give an example of an install and forget item.

A RIPP SC is not going to be an install and forget item, and I think it's a dumb kit, way overpriced, etc.

But saying: ZOMG, THE KIT WILL BLOW AND YOU ENGINE WILL BE DESTROYZORSSS is not correct either. Installed properly and used at what, the 8 psi they want you to use? the kit isn't going to do anything bad. RIPP kits have been out for a while, and are used on more than a small share of track cars, etc.

If the RIPP kit ****s up and stops working, you can take off the kit. If the engine blew, the engine would have probably blown without the kit. If the 3sgte stops for any NUMBER of reasons, your car is dead in the water until you, or a mechanic who is intimetly familiar with your car and your 3s swap, gets in there, and tracks down the problem

This post has been edited by shid: Oct 17, 2005 - 1:15 PM

[bonzaisushi]

way to expensive for what you get

[BBoYRuGGeD]

i just wunna add to it that tons of mr2 guys and 5th gen celi guys have done the 3sgte swap and have had no major complaints about reliability issues. the motor itself is reliable as heck...hell its built to run MANY MANY miles! tho in every swap minor issues always come up...but thats hand in hand with performance, swap or no swap.

i wouldnt call the ripp surpercharger unreliable tho when used properly

bboy

[orvillescelica]

I joined Ripp's forums as well as sent an email to try and craify things about the kit:

http://www.rippmods.com/forum/topic.asp?TO...465&whichpage=4

[orvillescelica]

ok, here is the email i got from them:

Umm????

The 5SFE program has been on the market for nearly 3 years... we sold all 20 units over that time and as far as we know, they are all on the road...and running strong.

In order to reinstate the 5SFE program we would need a group buy situation. The GB terms are five units at $3500 with a $1000 deposit required at the time of ordering and a 30-day lead-time. Your balance will be $2500 plus shipping/handling. There is no penalty that’s just silly...

We cannot afford to put product on the self and have it sit around for another 3 years....we want to accommodate our clients and appease there needs, but there has to be a meeting point, we have designed, engineered and brought to market what we believe to be the best alternative to an engine swap or a crappy turbo kit. Our on system has been running strong for 30 months and we have enjoyed every minute of it.

Please let us know what we can do for the community as we were currently looking to shut the 5SFE program down, if the communities can come together we will be there for them, alternatively we will have to cut our loses where they are.


----- Original Message -----
From: Asher Yap
To: rippmods@rippmods.com
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:03 PM
Subject: SC kitt for 5sfe


There has been a sudden re-interest in the SC kit for the 5sfe over at 6gc.net. WE have all been saving to get the kit, but so far no one has come up with the cash to do so. This sudden reinterest has come from one memeber planning on buying the kit in the next few weeks. She contacted Ripp who replied saying there are a limited number of the kits left. Another member contacted Ripp who replied that they were discontinued and in order to get them back, 5 members would need to put up $4500 ($1000 above listed selling price) to aquire them. Is this true and if so why the increase in price? Why the penelty of $1000 to be the first few to have the kit?

-Asher Yap
(orvillescelica @ 6gc.net and Ripp forums)

If anyone else is up for it, i can put down my $1000 deposit. But probably wont be able to put in the rest of the balance until the next year.

This post has been edited by orvillescelica: Oct 19, 2005 - 1:45 PM

[jgreening]

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I had very bad luck but have not had a maintenance issue in nearly 6 months after getting the bugs worked out (although i do have a little shifting grimlin that rears its ugly head every few weeks - I think its motor mount wear and have purchased some urethane to correct it).

And, by the way, my comments were given to you in confidence. I am surprised you mentioned it.

[BBoYRuGGeD]

hmmm so the kit itself is 3500 all in all. thats not that bad. does it come with anything for engine management? if it does then that'd be worth the money on a healthy running 5sfe. someone go buy it! id like to know what this SC kit can do.

bboy

[orvillescelica]

hmmm so the kit itself is 3500 all in all.  thats not that bad.  does it come with anything for engine management?  if it does then that'd be worth the money on a healthy running 5sfe.  someone go buy it!    id like to know what this SC kit can do.

bboy
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Yes, it comes with the Ripp Mods black box. It comes pre-tuned to be reliable for the engine.

[shid]

And, by the way, my comments were given to you in confidence.  I am surprised you mentioned it.
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I am sorry, I had totally forgotten that part Edited.

[orvillescelica]

So is this dead? No one is interested in the SC? Jen, Romano, bboyrugged? Mac?

I just want to know if its possible to get the five people. If not, then the 5sfe program at Ripp will be shut down and it will not be possible to get it later. Its sad to see such a great product die from our aftermarket community.

[Celicaguy13]

I wish they made a roots type supercharger... Just because I love how they sound.

[bonzaisushi]

that supercharger sounds nice as well i have a couple vids of it on a camry.

[elvasoshexai]

hm.. is the 3500 for the 9psi or 5.5psi version?

of the 4 choices: swapping a 3sgte, 3sge, tcing and scing...never could decide what to get

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Oct 25, 2005 - 11:43 PM

[Celicaguy13]

I am in the market for something.... I'm really interested but I'm taking my time to get what is right for me. BTW: Where are those vids? They're not there anymore.

[BBoYRuGGeD]

So is this dead? No one is interested in the SC? Jen, Romano, bboyrugged? Mac?

wow wow wow hold on there...i dont need a SC, heck i dont even have a GT, ive got something else under my hood

bboy