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RE: Tiburons eat **** - 2/6/2007 11:14:12 PM
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blacksharkpr
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LOL! now thats funny!
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RE: Tiburons eat **** - 2/7/2007 9:52:22 AM
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Patrick
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i saw a guy a few years back with a Ripp blown tibby 02ish...it ran pretty good...in the high 13s...but Ripp stuff is way too expensive for way too little quality...as they make alot of stuff for 2g stratus coupes, and it is EXPENSIVE...headers for 1700 bucks, then the welds let loose after a few months? no thanks.
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RE: Tiburons eat **** - 2/7/2007 10:34:55 AM
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Marty
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Rippmods is a joke IMO, anyone doing anything to the stratus/tibby/3rd gen eclipse that is worth a crap are doing it on their own period.
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RE: Tiburons eat **** - 2/7/2007 12:17:16 PM
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Patrick
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i wouldnt say that they are a joke, but their prices are.
i have seen two ripp strats, one was neals RT, and he is making something like 450whp, but his car was shipped to ripp, and they did everything that there is to do...i cant imagine how much that cost him.
i tried buying some stuff from ripp two years ago. i sent 10 or so emails, and left several voicemail messages, and they never called me back, answered emails, nothing. i cant imagine how mad i would be had i bought one of their 10g kits, and had a problem but they woudlnt answer the phone. but, they monopolize the cars that no one else bothers with, like the strat and tibby, and since there arent many options, they can charge a fortune for everything...for the 3g eclipse gt and stratus rt, tearstone seems like a much better option, and russ (the owner) is a good guy..ive talked to him on several occassions.
however, the cost of modding those cars in general is ridiculous. 5g for a blower kit to make an extra 100hp? if that? i dont have 5 grand in either of my cars, and theyre both faster than most of the ripp modded cars that ive seen.
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RE: Tiburons eat **** - 2/7/2007 12:23:28 PM
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Marty
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that is what i am saying, 100hp from a supercharger on a 3.0????? Not saying their quality is **** but I am saying much much better can be had if your willing to do a lil research and work on your own. To tell the truth though the 6G72 is not really a good engine to go into in the first place atleast not the newer versions.
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RE: Tiburons eat **** - 2/7/2007 12:27:56 PM
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Patrick
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no..the recent NA versions dont use the quality that the TT versions used...and while you can swap parts, i wouldnt waste my time. thats why my car is mostly stock. i suppose the same is true of the 4 cylinder models, but your buddy showed that there is a ton more potential for that motor...but at a cost.
and from what ive been told, people are having trouble with Ripps items, like the headers.
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RE: Tiburons eat **** - 2/11/2007 1:28:28 AM
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blacksharkpr
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well if the people are running there cars on stock headers with a ripp superchargers, then thats were its really thier fault. it clearly says that the only way for any of their products to run good or the way they should run is with aftermarket headers and if you want stock exhaust. but for better performance of course you runn with aftermarket exhaust. but the headers are a requirement. it clearly states it at the bottom with the prices and the specs. LOL! its hard to miss that. but if someone is doin it like that thats a waste of $2,500-$5,000. i feel for thier motor more then the person. LMAO! but i have heard some complaints mostly of thier fuel management. but now they changed it to a "blackbox" and "brat box". a lot more reliable from what they say. so i guess they picking up thier game, but at a very large cost!
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. The driver called me out as I was having a tim's (coffee) at a local spot. I figured what the heck. I killed him off the line as lag is no issue if you spend your money wisely. The tibby blew past me as i topped out third and i had a 13 sec 4 door 1992 Nissan Sentra exc (B13 for the nissan educated people.) . Dude had MITS EVO III with FWD Eclipse trans. TO3 ballbearing turbo looked . Thats the only TIBBY i ever lost to. 
Then i saw the light and bought a EG and i have begun building it. I will call him out again when its DONE and if i loose...well 
. So if you see a Pear Black first gen with huge front mount with a string bean oakley wearin goof. Don't bother less you have a 11 sec car. Plus this kid has no control man he cutt two people off on his exit from my beat down. Real head case.