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Old Sep 1, 2004
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call late at night bro.
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Originally Posted by RedDragon333
call late at night bro.
Like 2AM late or 9PM late? He must have caller ID, my number memorized as well. Most of the only times I called & he answered is when it is from another phone.

I can't fu(king beleive that I am getting this treatment, get other people their stuff before even talking to me...really sucks!
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mike was suppose to send my stuff out 2 weeks ago and guess what, thats right, still no turbo!!
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Originally Posted by jkarge
mike was suppose to send my stuff out 2 weeks ago and guess what, thats right, still no turbo!!

Not a big suprise at all! How long ago did you order it? Close to 6 months for me!
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Originally Posted by canadian2k1si
Like 2AM late or 9PM late? He must have caller ID, my number memorized as well. Most of the only times I called & he answered is when it is from another phone.

I can't fu(king beleive that I am getting this treatment, get other people their stuff before even talking to me...really sucks!

Catalyst is back on the boards now
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my turbo came today, im at school thow and it was shiped to my house so i wont see it till sunday when my parents are bringing it to me. i hope that i have every thing that i need.
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I wish the best of luck to you^^

Even if you are missing something, as Civic01vtec said, Catalyst is back on the boards and seems to be sending people the parts that they were missing.
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I ordered mine in the middle of feburary, paid in full!!
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You'll get it buddy, dont worry. They are not going anywhere with your money. Just keep your cool and it will work out!
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Can anyone get ahold of Mike lately???? I am moving to Canada in a few days, and still my stuff has not arrived. He has to send it to Canada now, but I can't seem to contact him!
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Originally Posted by canadian2k1si
Can anyone get ahold of Mike lately???? I am moving to Canada in a few days, and still my stuff has not arrived. He has to send it to Canada now, but I can't seem to contact him!
Boy - I'm glad I'm done with these clowns.....man I feel bad for you guys.
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i drove out there to the shop last night to pay him a visit...

by the look of things, it seems like theres only one more kit that needs to be sent out... i think the work order said that the pipes were gonna be powdercoated black??

sound familiar to anyone here???

anyways... there like one thing left to finish before your kit goes out... so hang tite people... er the person waiting... it's on it's way...
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Originally Posted by iamboo
i drove out there to the shop last night to pay him a visit...

by the look of things, it seems like theres only one more kit that needs to be sent out... i think the work order said that the pipes were gonna be powdercoated black??

sound familiar to anyone here???

anyways... there like one thing left to finish before your kit goes out... so hang tite people... er the person waiting... it's on it's way...

Can you do it again. I have red pipes, and am still missing intercooler, oilfeed
line, fuel system, BOV, etc. I really need to know what is happing with my stuff there, I am moving to Canada in a few days, and Mike won's call or email me at all.
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It seems like Catalyst is going to help me out, thanks man.
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After months of fu(king waiting and dealing with tons of hassles and **** i finally seem to be getting what i deserve!

Here are a few teaser pics. I know im missing a few pipes but those are all on the way. They shipped it all in two boxes to ensure i got a perfect kit with no damage. I have the FMIC as well but i didnt get the picture but it looks amazing compared to my last one. The rest are on thier way. Should have it in by Mon.








Ill be getting the newer fuel system made of billet this time. They actually called me! So after i got all my Q&A out of the way they will ship the rest of the kit now that they know the addy is correct and everything. Ill keep you posted guys.
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Wow - looks good....

About my stuff - if you guys get stainless - make sure they don't screw you over. My stainless manifold contains a MILD STEEL TIAL FLANGE! Its starting to rust - and I'm quite pissed....Plus the downpipe was mild steel, but that's not as big of a deal as the wastegate flange.

Thanks for another great cheap manifold SF, can't wait to see when it cracks! Hope that the #'s it will put down will be good, or I'll have waited all of this time for nothing. Going to the dyno on Monday.
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i didnt get a stainless mani. Sorry to hear about your luck once again with SF. It seems like they continue to take the cheap route on these parts. I hope they arent all this way
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I opened my box today that i got Tuesday. Finally drove home to pick it up, all i got where 7 pipes and one that looks to have a bov connected to it (one part looks kind of like the part where you stuff pot into a pipe) I hope that’s the bov.

I don’t believe that one is a down pipe either that or I got an lx down pipe or something. Shouldn’t the down pipe have holes in it for a sencer?The other things that where shipped to me where the intercooler which looks ok only a few fins are a little bent but that’s expected I guess since they bend so easy. I got the air filter and then just clamps and connecters, the nut rod thing and a bunch of oil feed stuff in a smaller box.

So I looked over the check list since I am missing a lot of things, aka the most expensive things in the kit. They wrote down that I was getting 2 boxes one box is checked off one way and the other is checked off another way. Well the way they checked it I was suppose to also get the actual turbo, alcohol kit, and manifold in the box I got. So that’s an update on what i got and how much more I need to get grrrrrr more calling i guess.

The pipes look nice could not see any pinhole size holes in the welds even took a flashlight to them. Going to take them to someone that knows about welds if i have time this week. And I must say I love the color of my pipes black pearl.
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take some pics of the black pipes. As far as the BOV, your correct in the term. That is the BOV. THey shipped my stuff ion two boxes as well because they said it was easier on the parts when shipping. Good luck with yours.
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It seems as tho SF is getting things right the 2nd time around. I would imagine that they would save alot of money,time, and labor if they did everything right the first time. Wouldnt you all agree?
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going on what red said, the box is a huge box and it was really heavy and it was packed as packed could be so i could see less stress in 2 boxes.

but wouldent you think of sending both at the same time?
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Originally Posted by opto_isolator
Wow - looks good....

About my stuff - if you guys get stainless - make sure they don't screw you over. My stainless manifold contains a MILD STEEL TIAL FLANGE! Its starting to rust - and I'm quite pissed....Plus the downpipe was mild steel, but that's not as big of a deal as the wastegate flange.

Thanks for another great cheap manifold SF, can't wait to see when it cracks! Hope that the #'s it will put down will be good, or I'll have waited all of this time for nothing. Going to the dyno on Monday.
How has the car been running Opto?
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Originally Posted by deciuss
going on what red said, the box is a huge box and it was really heavy and it was packed as packed could be so i could see less stress in 2 boxes.

but wouldent you think of sending both at the same time?
You know i asked them the same quesiton and they told me they wanted to make sure i was happy with this second kit before sending the main components. But your case might be different. At this point im just happy they are sending better quality out this time around because i was ready to take legal action!
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Originally Posted by ZdS03Civic
How has the car been running Opto?
Actually the car runs great on the RSX injectors. I still need to get my high flow catalytic converter installed - but I don't know of anyone who will touch it since its against the law to do install one...

I am just ironing out a few bugs - exhaust rattles, front bumper - still need to install the windshield washer bottle somewhere. Oh yeah, I need a horn too!
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Actually the car runs great on the RSX injectors. I still need to get my high flow catalytic converter installed - but I don't know of anyone who will touch it since its against the law to do install one...

In my county, emissions testing is just visual.............so, soon..........i will be hollowing out my stock cat
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
In my county, emissions testing is just visual.............so, soon..........i will be hollowing out my stock cat
Nice...

For me its not all about power - I don't want to get out of my CAR smelling like I just rode my motorcycle! I can really smell it with the windows down....man it reeks!
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Originally Posted by opto_isolator
Nice...

For me its not all about power - I don't want to get out of my CAR smelling like I just rode my motorcycle! I can really smell it with the windows down....man it reeks!

I cant smell a thing....3 INCH TEST PIPE
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I am new to this site but i have been keeping up on the thread about these SF turbo's. To me, they seem like a crappy company throwing things together, trying to make a dollar and run.

Are there any other reliable (probably more expensive) companies that make turbos for the d17's? I have an 03 EX man trans.

Thanks,
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Originally Posted by budlightnmyhand
I am new to this site but i have been keeping up on the thread about these SF turbo's. To me, they seem like a crappy company throwing things together, trying to make a dollar and run.

Are there any other reliable (probably more expensive) companies that make turbos for the d17's? I have an 03 EX man trans.

Thanks,
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Yes there is. The only other options you have right now is the TSI Kit or putting together a custom kit. The one that just about everyone is waiting on is Dezod Motorsports Kit. You might want to look into that thread. They are using some top quality brands such as HKS, Blitz, and Tial just to name a few. That kit won't be available til Spring of 2005. In my opinion, it's worth the wait.
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So are we done with this thread or what?
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