Racing Beat REVi Intake System
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I've found that the subjective performance increase after adding the REVi was significantly greater than what was gained after adding the RB catback. I don't think its a placebo thing, because I should have got more of a "it sounds faster so it must BE faster" feeling from the exhaust...both pieces increased volume, but the exhaust (IMO) was more noticeable as a sound mod. However, I'm having a hard time reconciling this with RB's claimed average +1.9 hp or whatever it was.
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I am getting a custom exhaust made, purely for the sound of it, and I dont want to spend 600 bucks on a sound mod. It never really adds much power. IMO the stock exhaust has no personality.
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Your conclusion is the same as mine. Smoother idle too.
Perplexing. Guess this proves RB is being too conservative with their numbers? I have no other explanation.....
Your conclusion is the same as mine. Smoother idle too.
Perplexing. Guess this proves RB is being too conservative with their numbers? I have no other explanation.....
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This:
seems to directly contradict this:
yet they're both in the same sentence.
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Originally Posted by trhoads
I am getting a custom exhaust made, purely for the sound of it
I dont want to spend 600 bucks on a sound mod.
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I think he is doing it himself because it won't cost $600 that way. I personally have a welder. Some pipe, flanges, and a muffler would only cost around $150 or so. It's alot of effort though.
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Originally Posted by bureau13
I've found that the subjective performance increase after adding the REVi was significantly greater than what was gained after adding the RB catback. I don't think its a placebo thing, because I should have got more of a "it sounds faster so it must BE faster" feeling from the exhaust...both pieces increased volume, but the exhaust (IMO) was more noticeable as a sound mod. However, I'm having a hard time reconciling this with RB's claimed average +1.9 hp or whatever it was.
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Well... He hasn't yet posted a dyno yet, but I suppose you've seen Polak's post where he says that he saw a 7+HP increase from the REVi. I think they installed it right there on the dyno after doing the control run. There is also a post somewhere from RB themselves alluding to dyno numbers that are much higher than +2HP, but they don't say much more than that.
I'd be willing to bet dollars-to-donuts on more than +2HP just from my own experiences.
Some on the forum have speculated that perhaps the +2HP that RB claims publically is the residual after the ECU learns the new intake and compensates for the new flow. I believe Canzoomer has a switch on his battery just to erase the ECU's learned behavior and take back his full gains from the piggyback.
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Originally Posted by MadDog
Well... He hasn't yet posted a dyno yet, but I suppose you've seen Polak's post where he says that he saw a 7+HP increase from the REVi. I think they installed it right there on the dyno after doing the control run. There is also a post somewhere from RB themselves alluding to dyno numbers that are much higher than +2HP, but they don't say much more than that.
I'd be willing to bet dollars-to-donuts on more than +2HP just from my own experiences.
Some on the forum have speculated that perhaps the +2HP that RB claims publically is the residual after the ECU learns the new intake and compensates for the new flow. I believe Canzoomer has a switch on his battery just to erase the ECU's learned behavior and take back his full gains from the piggyback.
-MD
I'd be willing to bet dollars-to-donuts on more than +2HP just from my own experiences.
Some on the forum have speculated that perhaps the +2HP that RB claims publically is the residual after the ECU learns the new intake and compensates for the new flow. I believe Canzoomer has a switch on his battery just to erase the ECU's learned behavior and take back his full gains from the piggyback.
-MD
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LTFT can be viewed w the WDS or any other scan tool w/ CAN capabilities but you would have to know the previous trims to see what's really going on. If the trims were really out of whack or different by too large a percentage, a code would be set. Don't expect to see much.
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A door bell never sounded so good until 30 mins ago when I opened the door to accept the delivery of my REVi. I have been following this thread closely and after reading through the instructions I have one question that I did not notice anyone ask.
Has the filter been pre-oiled at RB or do I need to take the filter out and do that?
Has the filter been pre-oiled at RB or do I need to take the filter out and do that?
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Originally Posted by rotarygod
I think he is doing it himself because it won't cost $600 that way. I personally have a welder. Some pipe, flanges, and a muffler would only cost around $150 or so. It's alot of effort though.
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It SAYS its pre-oiled, but its not that reddish pink stuff K&N sells...it seems to be tinged blue, and there's not much oil. Maybe I put too much on the K&Ns on my previous car...
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Originally Posted by Hellbreed
A door bell never sounded so good until 30 mins ago when I opened the door to accept the delivery of my REVi. I have been following this thread closely and after reading through the instructions I have one question that I did not notice anyone ask.
Has the filter been pre-oiled at RB or do I need to take the filter out and do that?
Has the filter been pre-oiled at RB or do I need to take the filter out and do that?
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Originally Posted by bureau13
Maybe I put too much on the K&Ns on my previous car..
I was notorious for doing this...
So no additional oil need on the Revi, huh? That's GREAT news!
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It SAYS its pre-oiled
It does?! I read the instructions front to back and didn't see anything, looks like I should read them again , lol.
Thanks Bureau!
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Originally Posted by bureau13
Maybe I put too much {oil} on the K&Ns on my previous car...
Originally Posted by Jedi54
I was notorious for doing this...
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Originally Posted by pritch
how hard is it to install the intake yourself
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I didn't see it at first either.
Originally Posted by Hellbreed
It does?! I read the instructions front to back and didn't see anything, looks like I should read them again , lol.
Thanks Bureau!
Thanks Bureau!
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Originally Posted by pritch
how hard is it to install the intake yourself
The bumper is surprisingly light so it wasn't hard at all to remove it or replace it.