Ractive Crap!!
#16
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Originally posted by codename:apexer
Ractive=****
People, do some research, and use some common sence.
I can tell by looking at an ad in a mag if a product is **** or not. Read articles in respectable mags and see what they give props to. Why the hell would you cut, file, and etc. to put a freaking brake handle on? Why would you put a Greddy **** on a Mazda if you have no Greddy performance parts?
You don't need to buy all that gay **** to have a nice/respectable car. Your gettin' it in the rear if you think your moddin' your car. Your just plain cutting your self in half.
Ractive=****
People, do some research, and use some common sence.
I can tell by looking at an ad in a mag if a product is **** or not. Read articles in respectable mags and see what they give props to. Why the hell would you cut, file, and etc. to put a freaking brake handle on? Why would you put a Greddy **** on a Mazda if you have no Greddy performance parts?
You don't need to buy all that gay **** to have a nice/respectable car. Your gettin' it in the rear if you think your moddin' your car. Your just plain cutting your self in half.
Also in my opinion these are modifications, maybe not performance modifications, but they are personalization mods. Would you like me to get out a Webster's and define the term for you?? Do what you want to your car, but in my opinion and based on my budget this is what I will have to do for now, so i am sorry if what I am doing to my car is "gay" to you, but to every man his own.
The whole point of this thread was to provide others with my personal expericence so they may learn from it and obviously many agree with me, yes it may have been somewhat of a rant, but that is because i was quite aggravated when I typed it up. I guess some people take doing simple things as being a waste, but I see otherwise, If you don't want to do these things it is fine but there is no reason to call what others like "gay". Why bash someone for what they like? This is turning into too long of a post, so I will say one last thing: I was asking for no ones opinion of what I did, and wanted no one's opinion of what I did becuase then I would have posted pics so you could see what I did (I AM NOT saying that in the future I do not want others opinions, becuase there are many people's opinions on this site that I value and appreciate when it is given, mostly defintely when it is asked for), I was simply trying to be a helpful guys to others, not start a bash fest.
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Originally posted by mantis
I personally make it a habit of NEVER putting anything on my car that says 'Universal' Fit. That usually means that it is generally a low grade piece that is designed to be a universally shitty fit on a wide variety of cars.
I personally make it a habit of NEVER putting anything on my car that says 'Universal' Fit. That usually means that it is generally a low grade piece that is designed to be a universally shitty fit on a wide variety of cars.
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Originally posted by Toru
You cannot install a Greddy shift **** unless you have Greddy performance parts installed?? Harsh rules...
You cannot install a Greddy shift **** unless you have Greddy performance parts installed?? Harsh rules...
I think you would not find many members on this forum that would agree with this statement, including I.
#19
I have to agree. I think that if you buy a piece of equipment that is represented as good investment then it should be just that. If a company provides a product that doesn't meet "acceptable" standards then customers should be aware.
I bought Ractive products and was not happy. As far as buying "bolt on" parts kosmicride, if it says bolt on I expect it to bolt on. I have made the same modifications as others on this site to my Ractive intake. And I replaced my pedals with Sparco pedals which I spent about 2 hours drilling and fitting them.
I don't mind putting in the time to fit parts or come up with solutions. But when someone sells me something saying it will be a good and easy fit for a specific car ie Protege 2002, and it ends up not being then I get upset.
Whew Mazdaboy your rants are contagious. that being said the problems I have had with Ractive have been aliveated by help from posts on this site.
I bought Ractive products and was not happy. As far as buying "bolt on" parts kosmicride, if it says bolt on I expect it to bolt on. I have made the same modifications as others on this site to my Ractive intake. And I replaced my pedals with Sparco pedals which I spent about 2 hours drilling and fitting them.
I don't mind putting in the time to fit parts or come up with solutions. But when someone sells me something saying it will be a good and easy fit for a specific car ie Protege 2002, and it ends up not being then I get upset.
Whew Mazdaboy your rants are contagious. that being said the problems I have had with Ractive have been aliveated by help from posts on this site.
#20
Originally posted by Tornado
I don't mind putting in the time to fit parts or come up with solutions. But when someone sells me something saying it will be a good and easy fit for a specific car ie Protege 2002, and it ends up not being then I get upset.
I don't mind putting in the time to fit parts or come up with solutions. But when someone sells me something saying it will be a good and easy fit for a specific car ie Protege 2002, and it ends up not being then I get upset.
I am happy with the Ractive intake even though it did not fit the car it was supposedly designed for. I was not disturbed by the poor fit and useless bracket because I knew about the issues before I bought it. If I was not prepared to do the mod work I would have simply spent 3 to 4 times more money on a different brand of intake...
And how do you find out that a supposed "bolt-on" part will need modification? You cruise the forums of course.
Which is exactly what started this whole thread.
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