Well I finally found the source of all my problems.

[crunchymilk55]

It will be a year in a few days. It is obviously a manufacturing defect because 4 solid bars are not sealed. It's impossible that I could have done something to uniformly rip the bars apart. It has been like this since day 1, which is why I've always had some issues with the car that I couldn't find. Slowboy has already admitted they have made a bad batch, now we just have to wait and see what they choose to do.

O and there are lots of bugs because for whatever reasons there are millions of monarch butterlies migrating through South Texas right now.

[scottsee]

Thats fucking retarded. SBR never ceases to amaze me.

[kjewer1]

SBR does NOT manufacture these cores. It never ceases to amaze me how many people think they're making these things The cores are made by garret and are some of the best in the industry. Kinetic Motorsports welds on the end tanks and brackets. So this in no way SBRs fault, and it sucks that they have to deal with this. But as a retailer, that's thier role. To intercede for us with the manufacturer.

The problem you are having is the first I've heard of. Mine, and what I believe all the others were, is a leak at the end tank welds, inside where you can't see it. SBR replaced mine promptly, but it's only a cuple months old. And I felt pretty retarded for waiting that long to pressure test it. 1 year is going to be really hard to explain.

I think I could argue this one both ways. If the bars are leaking along the whole length from end to end, it is most likely a manufactures defect. But at the same time, companies like SBR have to protect themselves from people that run these things for a year, pop them with a nitrous backfire or something, and then try to get it warrantied. It's too bad that all the douchbags out there that won't own up to thier own mistakes and take advantage of warrantiess ruined it for the rest of us.

I honestly don't know which way this is going to go...

[kjewer1]

Any update?

[crunchymilk55]

Sort of. I called them and immediately they said too bad, "sorry bud can't help ya". Well I bitched at them a bit and kind of got a little upset, this went on for about 30 minutes. Finally, they said well why don't you send it in and we'll have a look at it. I asked if they intended on fixing it and they said they won't know until they see it. This basically means they would only fix it if it was a pinhole leak that took 5 seconds to fix. I also have to pay shipping.

I'm taking it to my welder in town on the 10th (When im back in town) and we'll fix it. The core will be uglified most likely so I'm also going to anodize it black so it's not as visible.

I can't stand slowboy. They have the absolute worst customer service of ANY company I have ever dealt with, I'm not talking just about cars. They are very rude and attempt to be bossy on the phone. Once I get everything fixed I will be going on an anti-slowboy internet crusade. (You already know how the dsmlink forums feel about slowboy, kevin, heh) I'm not just talking about DSM forums either, every single car they deal with will know the whole story, (not just regarding this fmic, they have fucked me and others over before) and they can do with the advice as they please.

I understand mistakes happen, I'm not even mad at them for the mistake, they didn't make it. Garrett did. However, a vendor is supposed to be an intermediate between the manufacturer and the customer. That's what they do. They should not advertise a fmic as "the best we've ever seen" if they don't fucking pressure test it before they send it out. I would love to switch cores, but due to the piping setup of this core that is impossible without redoing everything. Sorry if I'm ranting but I can't deal with such incompetence. You'll see the whole write-up on every DSM forum soon enough

[Blackcrow64]

I've always heard horrible things about SBR's customer service. I never want to deal with them just for the simple fact that if I end up in the same situation they will be homos about it. Some of the best people with customer service is Shepherd, Buscher, and Extremepsi.com... Simply the best ones I've ever encountered. Its no wonder they excel to the top. Maybe SBR would have a better rep if they weren't so rude and nasty to customers.

[LouieAWDTSi]

dsmparts.com has been really nice to me as well as extremepsi. SBR I think kind of sucks all the way around, shipping and c/s.