i called and talked to a guy at fmax he said that the 720 ball bearing option only qucikened spool by 100rpm? i thought it ussually spooled 400-1000 rpm faster? i also told him my plans to remove the fmax downpipe cuz its only 2.25" and put in a 3" dp and he told me not too because i would lose so much midrange torque that it wouldnt be worth it and wouldnt make it faster?
any ideas?
thanks


[Modified by Civic420, 1:17 PM 7/21/2002]

 

damnit... i spelled smoking wrong on the thread.... haha somking

 

I woudnt take it to heart. Probably just some wanna-be stunna they got answering the phones, who thinks he's an expert.

Lose midrange torque with a 3" downpipe? suuuuuurrreee

 

he was probably their answering service. aka: male receptionist

 

they do say crack kills

 

doesnt fmax come w/ a 2.5" DP?

 

FMAX peeps are retards...I must admit!.....But as for the ball-bearing, for the money, I don't really think they are worth it...I would save that for something better.


[Modified by MiraiZ, 12:46 PM 7/22/2002]

 

i thought the F-max had 2.5" downpipes also, unless B-series gets the 2.5" and the D-series gets the 2.25"

 

i just got done helping out a friend on his custom f-max install on a '00 hybrid H22 accord and it had 2.5" dp.

 

gotta talk to scott. great customer service......takes time to answer questions even if you dont have an fmax kit. he knows his **** too.

 

the guys at fmax smoke nothing but the good stuff. i should know

 

yeah...they are good guys...its a shame all the **** they take from the HT guys.

 

1000rpm spool decrease will only happen if you use a turbo that is TOO small. BB allows you to use a housing one size larger w/o any adverse affects so that will amount to about 500~600rpm at the most with 100~300rpm being the norm if you are using a turbo of the same size.

 

May i add..the best way to spool up the turbo faster is to get a good wastegate and a boost controller..

and yes, FMAX employees are tards....I had to deal with them for 3 months during our group buy and it was a lot of fun...NOT!


[Modified by MiraiZ, 5:31 PM 7/22/2002]

 

there was a time when the fmax sales staff knew their ish. the problem is you have the owner's wife (who couldn't change her own oil) and some random non-racer (that is only working there because he rents a room at the owners old house) answering the phones. if you're really lucky, jhame (the owner) will answer the phone. he is a wealth of knowledge but doesn't have alot of patience... so ask him only what you need to know.
because of the high volume of calls, they recommend you direct your questions to one of their dealers. also, i can answer most fmax related questions... i used to work there.


[Modified by supergreenSol, 12:51 AM 7/22/2002]